Long bean is a Traditional Oriental bean that never fails to impress. They are a delicious, colorful, and quick addition to any meal. It is renown by growers for its productivity, by chefs for its appearance, and by diners for its...
Sphenostylis stenocarpa, also known as African yambean, is a vital root crop in Africa, similar to a potato. The tuber has thick, brown skin and white, crisp, and juicy flesh that tastes like potatoes when cooked. But, it's mainly grown...
Have you ever tasted any other type of potato apart from Sweet potato and Irish potato? Did you even know there's another variety of potato apart from those two?? Well, there's another on commonly known as native potatoes, living spring...
Enset is an indigenous plant of tropical Africa; its scientific name is Ensete ventricosum. Enset Is a member of the same botanical family as the banana, but unlike its cousin, it’s not grown for its fruit, which earns it the...
African mango (Irvingia gabonesis) is a tree native to the tropical rain forests in West Africa. Fruits of this tree are protein-rich and resemble mangoes, hence the name. It is also known as wild mango, bush mango, dika, dika nut,...
Botanical Name: Abrus precatorius. Common Names: Jequirity bean, Crabs eye, Love bean, Lucky bean, Prayer beads, Indian licorice, Gunga, Rosary pea, and Wild licorice. African names: Hausa - Da marzaya Igbo - Anya nnunu Yoruba - Iwere_jeje / ojuologbo Tiwi...
Acacia Senegal is a small, thorny, deciduous tree commonly referred to as Arabic gum. The plant is native to parts of Africa, Pakistan, and India. Gum Arabic tree The gum is formed by the metamorphosis of the cells of the...
When it comes to food, Africa is blessed with so much variety and richness. We’ll be talking about Okra, also known as Gumbo, and Lady's fingers. It happens to be one of the healthiest vegetables out there. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)...
Baobab is a life-giving tree in the drylands of Africa, which made it known as the "Tree of Life." For thousands of years, it has provided shelter, nutrition, and water for humans and animals. Baobab tree The Baobab tree...
African Locust Beans ( Parkia biglobosa) looks nothing like what we might consider a vegetable plant to be. It is a tree, a giant tree. It often grows more than 20 meters tall, and people harvest all the pods they...
