The Igbo local vegetable salad is a relishing traditional delicacy of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. It is mostly prepared to serve alongside a main dish. It is eaten as a dessert or as a heavy snack with some fresh palm wine or traditionally brewed beer. It can be prepared as a spicy food also to get the body warm in cold weather. The Igbo local vegetable salad aka African salad and Abacha or Eberebe is featured in most traditional occasions or commemorative occasions like today’s Nigerian Independence celebration, and it greatly appeals to the organoleptic senses (appearance, aroma and taste), very delicious and nutritious if prepared well.

Here’s a quick recipe to prepare the relished dish: http://diet234.com/igbo-local-vegetable-salad/

Ona asa afo?

Ekiseme:
Ona asa afo?

noooo only when u use too much akaun bt if u use ngu or ogiri instead of akaun, it comes out perfect.

Classyzi:
noooo only when u use too much akaun bt if u use ngu or ogiri instead of akaun, it comes out perfect.

ok,thanks

this african salad is a serious health risk. it has been linked to severe gastroenteritis. the local hawkers of this food usually sell it highly contaminated, loaded with enteric pathogens. the last outbreak of cholera in lagos was linked to consumption of this food.

coollabman:
this african salad is a serious health risk. it has been linked to severe gastroenteritis. the local hawkers of this food usually sell it highly contaminated, loaded with enteric pathogens. the last outbreak of cholera in lagos was linked to consumption of this food.

Hia hia ooo all these disease just for Abacha consumption?? Nsogbu

Abacha me like

3cycle:

Hia hia ooo all these disease just for Abacha consumption?? Nsogbu

Abacha me like

My brother na so e b

coollabman:
this african salad is a serious health risk. it has been linked to severe gastroenteritis. the local hawkers of this food usually sell it highly contaminated, loaded with enteric pathogens. the last outbreak of cholera in lagos was linked to consumption of this food.

Not when it's prepared in the comfort of your home and in the neatest of environment.
A food I can never get tired of preparing and eating. Yummmyy!! Describes it aright.

anytime any day.....

wonderful delicacy since 001BC

I even prepared one this evening

Agrika:
I even prepared one this evening

Nice one, yummy but i prefer my abacha all mixed up as in fresh pepper, roasted pepper, veggie, ugba, onions, abacha and the ncha, garden egg and fried fish placed on the mixture. Served with any soft drink. You go hear am

Yeske2:
Nice one, yummy but i prefer my abacha all mixed up as in fresh pepper, roasted pepper, veggie, ugba, onions, abacha and the ncha, garden egg and fried fish placed on the mixture. Served with any soft drink. You go hear am

I'm soo not into that ncha(akanwu). It does affect my stomach, I'd fart and purge throughout the day I would dare include it in my abacha. Everyother thing you listed makes the food on point for me..

Luckygurl:

I'm soo not into that ncha(akanwu). It does affect my stomach, I'd fart and purge throughout the day I would dare include it in my abacha. Everyother thing you listed makes the food on point for me..

Really? So how do you make your ncha without the akanwu, that's acid and base forming soap= ncha in Igbo

Yeske2:
Nice one, yummy but i prefer my abacha all mixed up as in fresh pepper, roasted pepper, veggie, ugba, onions, abacha and the ncha, garden egg and fried fish placed on the mixture. Served with any soft drink. You go hear am

Same here too, except for the roasted pepper

Yeske2:
Really? So how do you make your ncha without the akanwu, that's acid and base forming soap= ncha in Igbo

I don't add the ncha at all into my abacha, which means I do not add the akanwu either.
I'm in soup the day I'd try that.

Luckygurl:

I don't add the ncha at all into my abacha, which means I do not add the akanwu either.
I'm in soup the day I'd try that.

So you mean your abacha is white or you mix it with palm oil or what?

Yeske2:
So you mean your abacha is white or you mix it with palm oil or what?

My abacha isn't white. I soak it in hot water then pour it into the mixture containing palm oil, onions, oil bean shey na ukpaka, and it's likes.
I stir vigorously thus making my abacha yellowish in colour as normal.
That's my procedure...

Luckygurl:


My abacha isn't white. I soak it in hot water then pour it into the mixture containing palm oil, onions, oil bean shey na ukpaka, and it's likes.
I stir vigorously thus making my abacha yellowish in colour as normal.
That's my procedure...

NNE, you are missing the action o, you mean no akanwu to saponify the palm oil and add to the abacha ncha? Yours is abacha mmanu and not abacha ncha. Lols.

Yeske2:
NNE, you are missing the action o, you mean no akanwu to saponify the palm oil and add to the abacha ncha? Yours is abacha mmanu and not abacha ncha. Lols.

Lol at abacha mmanu not abacha ncha.
That's the summary of how I pepare my abacha. I don't make use of the akanwu, even the few occasions I patronise outsiders, I insist on them not adding that mixture to it.

Luckygurl:

Not when it's prepared in the comfort of your home and in the neatest of environment.
A food I can never get tired of preparing and eating. Yummmyy!! Describes it aright.

Your head dey dia ... "What can separate me from the love of Abacha"?

Sleekyshuga:
Your head dey dia ... "What can separate me from the love of Abacha"?

Nothing my dear..
Who no like better thing?

Luckygurl:

Nothing my dear..
Who no like better thing?

The ncha/abacha paste can be made without akanwu in a very natural way. This is made from palm kernel stock. It is usually burnt to ashes and the and the ashes washed and sieved. The water is what you use for the ncha. You can store this for as long as you want and you only need little to make your abacha paste. I have the one my mum brought when she came on visit for over two years now and i use when i want. This does not in anyway have side effect as it is all natural. If you have not totally lost touch with people in the village you can ask them about it and they can send to you.

Hope this is helpful.

Yeske2:
Really? So how do you make your ncha without the akanwu, that's acid and base forming soap= ncha in Igbo

one4GOD:
The ncha/abacha paste can be made without akanwu in a very natural way. This is made from palm kernel stock. It is usually burnt to ashes and the and the ashes washed and sieved. The water is what you use for the ncha. You can store this for as long as you want and you only need little to make your abacha paste. I have the one my mum brought when she came on visit for over two years now and i use when i want. This does not in anyway have side effect as it is all natural. If you have not totally lost touch with people in the village you can ask them about it and they can send to you.

Hope this is helpful.

Woww, this is new and I'm hearing about it for the first time but the water will be black na.

Yeske2:
Woww, this is new and I'm hearing about it for the first time but the water will be black na.

Not exactly black if well sieved, that's the most healthiest way to saponify abacha oil, 100% natural, it doesn't purge for ndi afo ojoo like me. That akanwu does not only purge me but gives me indigestion too but with the "ngu" I'm good to go with abacha any day any time

OBRICADO:



Not exactly black if well sieved, that's the most healthiest way to saponify abacha oil, 100% natural, it doesn't purge for ndi afo ojoo like me. That akanwu does not only purge me but gives me indigestion too but with the "ngu" I'm good to go with abacha any day any time

So you burn the stuff to ashes then add water and seive?

Yeske2:
So you burn the stuff to ashes then add water and seive?

allow the ashes to get cold, add water to it and mix very well before seiving

allow the ashes to get cold, add water to it and mix very well before seiving

OK

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