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Everything You Need to Know About Making Pounded Yam

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Agba!!! This is the Complete Pounded Yam recipe guide... You know, the great part is...I don't even have to do much intro to this because we all know how awesome pounded yam is; we've all experienced that yam goodness that just cannot be compared with its swallow counterparts. In this post, I'm going to take you step by step through the whole pounded yam proceedure. You might be thinking...duuh...who doesn't know how to pound yam. But I'm neither starting nor stopping at the point of pounding the yam, we're going to talk about how to select the yam, how to ensure your pounded yam is deliciously lumpless, how to make the yam draw and ensure smoothness e.t.c. Now, are you ready? Yes? Lets jump right into it๐Ÿ˜€ 1. The Selecting Process This is arguably the most important step. In other to get good pounded yam, you must have good yam in the first place. I can't count how many times I've heard some one say 'ah! This yam is good for pounde...

How to make White Soup

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Hey guys! We all agree Igala is an awesome language right? And awesome cultures have awesome foods, trust us. White soup is an igala delicacy that is extremely easy to make. And no..the soup is not white in colour. It's called white soup because oil is not used unlike in other soups. We know some people are convinced that White soup is for the igbo’s (they call it ofe nsala), but if you see igala men devour this soup ehn, you will know it’s definitely in our blood. Here’s how to make this easy soup for your Sunday pounded yam (winks) or to impress your igala friends. Ingredients Yam or cocoyam Dried fish Meat/ Fish (most people prefer fresh fish) Vegetable (ugwu or bitterleaf) Pepper, onions Crayfish Spices (maggi, salt and others) Procedure 1.        Wash and boil the fish or meat till tender. Remove them from the water and set aside. 2.        Peel and boil the yam/cocoyam as usual....