SOUP THICKENERS
BLENDED EGUSI | MELON POWDER
DESCRIPTION: Dried, peeled, and ground melon seeds, locally known as egusi. A crowd pleaser. If a soup could unite Nigeria, it is egusi soup.
INGREDIENTS: Melon seeds
HOW TO ENJOY: Add to egusi soup recipe.
mini: 500g / 18oz
JUMBO: 1kg / 35oz
OGBONO POWDER
DESCRIPTION: Gotten from the seeds of wild mangoes indigenous to Africa and SouthEast Asia. The seeds are sun dried and ground, ready to use.
INGREDIENTS: Ogbono (wild mango) seeds
HOW TO ENJOY: Add as desired to ogbono soup recipe.
CAUTION: Becomes slimy when wet.
Size: 150g / 5oz
COCOYAM POWDER
DESCRIPTION: Made from dried and finely milled cocoyams. Often used as a thickener.
INGREDIENTS: Cocoyam
HOW TO ENJOY: Add as desired to native soups.
mini: 50g / 2oz
JUMBO: 100g / 3.5oz
OFOR POWDER
DESCRIPTION: Air-dried and ground ofor seeds are used as a staple soup thickener in Eastern and Southern Nigeria
INGREDIENTS: Ofor seeds
HOW TO ENJOY: Add as desired in various soups.
mini: 100g/3.5oz
JUMBO: 200g/7oz