Tapioca is a delicious starch extract derived from the cassava plant. It’s most common use is in tapioca pudding; however, the plant elements are also used in certain cultures as a sweet candy or snack. The useful part of the cassava plant is the root which is where tapioca is acquired. Tapioca is considered a spurge from the family Euphorbiaceae with the scientific name Manihot esculenta. Tapioca may have also gained popularity because it is a gluten-free food, so it is often used as a thickening agent instead of wheat-based fillers, which are considered dangerous for people suffering from celiac...
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HOW TO COOK GBEGIRI SOUP WITH BEANS FLOUR
Gbegiri is a Nigerian traditional soup, which originated from the Southwestern parts of the country. It has a light orange color and is traditionally served with amala (yam flour swallow) or tuwo (corn or rice flour swallow); and meat or fish. Gbegiri soup is similar to the Obo egwa soup of the Igala tribe, so much that they are sometimes mistaken for the other. However, both soups are different. As a bean soup, Gbegiri is made traditionally using brown or blacked eyed beans. The beans are processed in a somewhat similar way like when making Akara and moi moi. However, the...
FAO TRAINS TRAINERS ON FODDER PRODUCTION. By Morgan DIM.
The Food and Agricultural Organization FAO, of the United Nations has concluded a week-long training of trainers, TOT, workshop on fodder production to strengthen livestock sustainability in northeast Nigeria.A statement made available to newsmen by the FAO Communication Specialist Mr. David Karl’s Tsokar explained that the event which took place in Maiduguri, Borno State involved government extension workers and FAO implementing partners from Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba states.He disclosed that the workshop was aimed at enhancing participants’ capacity in alternative fodder production techniques.Funded by the government of Norway the FAO’s initiative tends to equip farmers with relevant skills to...
