This picture makes me smile because it reminds me of my early blogging days. Uziza Recipes. Not only dt, I also made Oha soup n Ayamase stew….for d 1st time! English Name: Bitter Leaf Local Name: Onugbu (Igbo), Efo Ewuro (Yoruba), Shakwa shuwaka (Hausa), Etidot (Cross River State of Nigeria) Botanical Name: Vernonia amygdalina As the name implies, the plant is actually bitter and is used in preparing the popular Nigerian bitter leaf soup. Uziza how I differentiate it. On the hand, the leaves of uziza are also green but it has a spicy scent unlike utazi leaves. The igbo readers on my Facebook page confirmed to me that Uziza is spelt with a “U” not “O”, I used to be confused. Ogbono Seeds (a 170g milk tin size) 2. Uziza is the only one that has two Zs. Often times, people confuse utazi leaf with uziza leaves since the names sound alike. It is known as Uziza in Igbo and Iyere in Yoruba. Hubby (half Ibo,half yoruba) said i nailed it,afta it went down wt yellow garri. Olufunke Faluyi. Piper guineense known as iyere in Yoruba and uziza in Igbo is in the family Piperaceae. Thank u4 putting dis special soup up here. I believe it got the double z from the zing, the spiciness. Lawsonia inermis – henna, cypress shrub, egyptian privet, alkanna – laali in yoruba, uhie inine in Igbo. leaves of Senecio biafrae – worowo in Yoruba; leaves of Talinum triangulare (water leaf) or Basella alba, Indian spinach in English, Amunututu in Yoruba Ogbono is also called Apon by my yoruba people. It is a West African spice plant commonly called ashanti pepper (Okoye and Ebeledike, 2013). Uziza leaves (a handful of thinly sliced leaves) 3. Recipe 1. All these vegetables have at least one Z in the name. Chubby Ella posted Okro soup cooked without meat . Because of the spiciness, uziza is … The crude fiber content of uziza leaf was also found to be high, so consumption of this leaf could aid digestion, GANGRONEMA latifolium (utazi) is a climbing shrub with broad, heart-shaped leaves that has a characteristic sharp, bitter and slightly sweet taste, especially when eaten fresh. Other common names are benin pepper, guinea pepper, false cubeb and Kale (Tapsell et al., 2006). This uziza okro soup is actually the third or fourth on the blog but they are all cooked differently. There is a post on okro soup with ewedu leaves cooked differently from the Yoruba ewedu soup. leaves of Talinum triangulare (water leaf) or Basella alba, Indian spinach in English, Amunututu in Yoruba West African black pepper/Ashanti pepper (Piper guineense, Uziza in Igbo and Ata iyere in Yoruba Dooney dearie, u r simply God-sent! Proximate analysis reveals that the plant contains crude protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals. All r in my freezer now. 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