IGBO DELICACY UKWA (African Breadfruit)

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African breadfruit as the name implies is one of the best Igbo delicacy you can’t afford to miss, known as Ukwa in Igbo. Ukwa is place under the beans section because the two seeds look similar to each other, with the scientific name as Treculia Africana .

Ukwa is one of the most delicious and expensive of all the Igbo Food delicacy, it can be cooked and eaten plain white, roasted and eat with coconut or palm kernel and also prepared Porridge .

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Cooking Direction for Breadfruit Porridge (Ukwa)

  1. Wash the Ukwa thoroughly with clean water and put it inside your pot for cooking

  2. Pour enough water inside the cooking pot to cover the ukwa .

  3. Add edible potash to help melt the seed faster. Cover your pot and watch closely in case to top water, the ukwa is done when the seed melt when pressed.

  4. When the ukwa is done cooking, separate the cooked ukwa seed from the water you cooked it with to separate basin

    Separating the ukwa from the water cooked with
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  5. Pour in your red oil, grind pepper to an empty pot, add your melt native magi (Ogiri),add little water a stir all together, then add your ukwa and turn thoroughly together till all turn yellow.

    Mixture of all the ingredients
    Mixture of all the ingredients3120×4160 1.37 MB

My ukwa ready to serve
My ukwa ready to serve3120×4160 1.3 MB

  1. In other to look more appetizing, add corn to it,or Sweet corn and mixed all together.

  2. Your ukwa is ready to eat , then that water you cooked it with that you separate from the ukwa seed (see step 4) ,can also serve as accompaniment . (eat the ukwa and drink the water together really delicious) .

  3. Well cooked or Garnished Stock fish as an accompaniment too .

    Ukwa Ready to serve
    Ukwa Ready to serve3120×4160 1.6 MB

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@OkekeNkiruka Thank you for sharing. I love it and it’s also my mom’s favorite. :yum::yum::yum:

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  1. @OkekeNkiruka مرحبا هل انتي تحضري هده الوجبة يبدو انها تحضير لوجبة الطعام لها وقت طويل
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@OkekeNkiruka Thank you for sharing. I do not know how it is prepared, but I love eating it. It is very natural.

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Thank you @OkekeNkiruka for this informative post! Hopefully, I will get a chance to try it in the near future.

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Great food. I will look for ukwa in Kenya and follow your cooking tips.

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Thanks @OkekeNkiruka for sharing this nutritious delicacy. Ukwa is rich in protein and vitamins. I like it when fried and enjoyed with either coconut or palm kernel nuts.

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You said it all. Right now I feel like eating Ukwa. This is a well detailed post for anybody trying to lean the meal. @OkekeNkiruka . Ride on

Local guides, come and see our local dish @NickOmondi , @EmekaUlor , @U-royFelixA and @ErmesT , @Austinelewex . @user_not_found , @Martin245

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Thanks for sharing @OkekeNkiruka . I have tasted it before. Hope to try it again.

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Yum :yum:

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Thanks all for commenting @Lynnpopes @HelloSamsonR @UchechukwuEnem @Onukakalu @NickOmondi I appreciated

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Try the roasted one really nice @HelloSamsonR

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Pls do and share your experience too, you will enjoy it especially the roasted one @NickOmondi

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you won’t regret it, so nutritious just try it,the porridge one, roasted or white one @SanyaOdare

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@OkekeNkiruka thanks for sharing this UKWA delicacy. Can you imagine that my mom cooked Ukwa last night? I think I will be eating some today. It’s been a long time.

Meanwhile, I see you have passion & culinary skills. You should explore it more and start a food series plus foodblog! You and @UchechukwuEnem can start an African restaurant chain :slight_smile:

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:yum:yum :yum: yummy​:yum:

You make me remember those days I use to come to the east.

Get ready to prepare ukwa for me because I’m coming to Akwa soon…

Thanks @OkekeNkiruka for the well detailed post.

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Thanks @Sagir your always welcomed.

@EmekaUlor you said it all, we look into the plan, Thank you so much .

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Hello @OkekeNkiruka ,

Thank you for sharing this interesting meal with us, and its way of preparation, step by step.

Never had the chance to taste anything like this before, but I would love to.

World cuisine is amazing and so diverse from one place to another, and can’t wait to see and learn more and more about the food from this area of the world.

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Thanks @BorrisS for commenting, wish you can try out the taste of Ukwa,will really enjoy it.

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