Tag: Agbalumo recipes

Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes

Preserved: Agbalumo Leather

I’d never made fruit leather before. Never really thought about it till Chi of Oya Come Chop suggested making some leather when I made some Agbalumo Puree.  And then flicking through Traditional Foods, I happened upon a recipe for Fruit leathers.  Joy untold.  Fruit leathers are homemade fruit rolls. They are a tasty chewy, dried fruit […]

Nigerian Cuisine

Agbalumo, The New ‘Orange’

Down with a cold? The sort that most people get on the cusp of changing seasons, from harmattan to rainy? Don’t just reach for oranges, grab some agbalumo.  Agbalumo? Yes, agbalumo. Rich in ascorbic acid – hence the tartness (thanks Tipu), more so than oranges – this is your rainy season fruit. The value of ascorbic […]