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Ogiri

Ash-grey paste of fermented melon or castor seeds, ferociously pungent in soups

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Fermented & pickled Vegetarian One for the adventurous

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History

An Igbo and Yoruba ferment of egusi or castor seeds wrapped in leaves for days; a spoonful gives ofe and efo their savoury backbone.

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What is Ogiri?

Ogiri is a fermented & pickled from Nigeria: ash-grey paste of fermented melon or castor seeds, ferociously pungent in soups. An Igbo and Yoruba ferment of egusi or castor seeds wrapped in leaves for days; a spoonful gives ofe and efo their savoury backbone.

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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