Ogiri Igbo

NkemNwobu · January 10, 2020, 8:39pm

Ogiri igbo is a flavoring made of fermented oil seeds, such as sesame seeds or melon seeds and castor oil seed.

Ogiri is best known in West Africa and popularly used by the Eastern and Western Nigerians. In traditional Eastern Nigeria, it is used in preparing all kinds of soups like onugbu soup, ora soup, egusi soup and Some times the native tomatoe stew. It gives the delicacies a certain natural delicious flavour that would keep you wanting more. Ogiri igbo is also a major ingredient used in preparing Abacha.

Ogiri igbo is made from castor oil seed. This got me pondering the numerous things that nature has to offer. Castor oil we all know is used on infants, also helps to grow the hair.

I always used to think castor oil seed didn’t grow in Nigeria, I was truly amazed when i discovered it grows in its abundance in the communities close to me.

During the Christmas holidays i was oppotuned to discover the castor oil seed in a nearby community.

Fresh castor oil seed

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:03pm

Hello @NkemNwobu .

What a wonderful post you have here. Yes I know about ogiri but I do not know about the plant or how the seeds look like.

Thanks for the picture and the information now I know.

Also I do not know that the English name is castor oil.

Hello @To_paul @Stella2 @Ant_Bad_Yogi @user_not_found @Muhammad_Usman @Nyainurjanah @SabbirShawon Do you guys have castor oil in your locality?

And please if Yes, what do you use it for?

@NkemNwobu has already said what it is use for in Nigeria.

Muhammad_Usman · January 10, 2020, 9:15pm

@NkemNwobu Thanks fo sharing how you use it

Muhammad_Usman · January 10, 2020, 9:20pm

@Austinelewex could you believe in our country when small children have seweer constipation medicine didn’t cure them then Kidz drink casteroil and they get relief from constipation

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:24pm

Wow! @Muhammad_Usman that is really wonderful.

Thanks for sharing it here with us on connect.

It is a welcome knowledge @Muhammad_Usman

NkemNwobu · January 10, 2020, 9:31pm

@Muhammad_Usman thanks for sharing. I think castor oil is also used to aid easy child delivery. This I am not so sure of but i always see pregnant women purchase castor oil once their delivery gets close.

Muhammad_Usman · January 10, 2020, 9:33pm

@Austinelewex Thanks my dear to consider it as welcome knowledge

NkemNwobu · January 10, 2020, 9:34pm

@Austinelewex I am glad this post and picture have informed you on this. I was in awe when i made the discovery, I didn’t know this before now. And to think the seed grows in our nearby communities…amazing!!!

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:35pm

Wow! @NkemNwobu Really.

There is alot to this castor oil I don’t know about.

Cool and thanks for the sharing it here with us on connect.

Muhammad_Usman · January 10, 2020, 9:36pm

@NkemNwobu Yes you are 100,% right in our country also use casteroil use by pregnant women for lubrication during delivery

NkemNwobu · January 10, 2020, 9:38pm

@Muhammad_Usman wow!! Indeed nature has so much to offer.

system · January 10, 2020, 9:44pm

@NkemNwobu

Good post, interesting information. Is it a fruit? What does it taste like? What can be compared to?

@Austinelewex

Give me a link to Wikipedia and I’ll tell you. Whether we have such oil or not. We have sunflower oil from sunflower seeds or linseed oil, olive.

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:49pm

Hello dear @user_not_found

Here is the link of Castor oil .

I need your information.

system · January 10, 2020, 9:52pm

@Austinelewex

I am sure that I have not seen such oil.

To_paul · January 10, 2020, 9:53pm

hi @NkemNwobu

it is used as an ornamental plant @Austinelewex

but also for hair growth, but I do not use it

NkemNwobu · January 10, 2020, 9:55pm

@user_not_found no it is not a fruit, it is an oil seed just like you have sesame seeds. The castor oil is gotten from the seed through some processes but then the ogiri flavour comes from the fermented oil seed and it gives an unbeatable taste to our native delicacies.

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:57pm

Really @To_paul

Why don’t you use it. Hahahahaha.

I only eat it in food.

My hairs grow quickly so I don’t need a hair promoter or catalyst

Austinelewex · January 10, 2020, 9:58pm

Really @user_not_found .

Even when @To_paul said that he know about it so much.

May be it is because of geographical differences. Siberia Russia is very far from Moscow.

To_paul · January 10, 2020, 10:00pm

@Austinelewex the seeds contain a strong toxin, ricin that has no antidote yet

system · January 10, 2020, 10:02pm

@Austinelewex

Enough, but nothing is impossible. The territory of our country is large. Sometimes it really takes a long time to get through the route. I have not been to Siberia.