Please what’s almond called in Nigerian languages
Where can one get almond
I only see get to see dates easily
Not seen almond before

Trustwallet:
scallions

It's actually Elephant Grass

deepwater:
its called edible bamboo shoots

It's Elephant Grass

JosephXavier:
Achara is supposed to be bamboo in English

But bamboo is not edible

People in Asia eats bamboo shoots you know

SugaryBelle:
It's neither leeks nor spring onions it's called elephant grass.That ofe achara looks really inviting.

this is not elephant grass, but in its family

Lordofalmajiri:

It's actually Elephant Grass

this edible Achara is different from elephant grass. But they are in the same family. Elephant grass is called achara nkita because dogs eat it. But dogs don’t eat Achara ofe

unclejb2:
this edible Achara is different from elephant grass. But they are in the same family. Elephant grass is called achara nkita because dogs eat it. But dogs don’t eat Achara ofe

A simple Google search will save you the stress sir.

Mercychen:


Yeah you're right. She's from Abia. Umuahia side. She actually made it with egusi the day she told me about it. When she showed me the soup and offered me some to test, I didn't like the face. So I told her, "I'm full". .
I'm not a fan of achi. I prefer ede or Ukpor thickeners.

Oh.. so it's just the crunchy taste there is to it? Mtchew.. used to think it tastes like Mushrooms. In fact, I thought it was mushroom.

You're very right on this one. na Umuahia people soup.

When I tasted it, it was out of curiosity and it was the last I did...

I don't like achi as well..Growing up my dad never liked achi till now, so mumsy will never try to cook any achi soup in the house..Automatically none of my siblings like it as well...Ede is number one thickener..

Maybe because it is traditional in the place I grew up...The oha soup, ofe owerri where ugu is the main vegetable and too many obstructions...

Funny enough, during my stay in Abia, it was very rare to see anyone use Ede or ùkpó as thickener...Even achi is being used in Oha soup

Nonexisting:
A thread from 2015?

the account is no longer functional...log in since 2018.

ThatAppleGuy:


People in Asia eats bamboo shoots you know

Bamboo shoot is highly medicinal as an anti-microbial...Even the leaves.

But this bone of contention is Achara.. Grass.

Lordofalmajiri:
A simple Google search will save you the stress sir.

I am afraid achara is not elephant grass. It may resemble it in some way, something I explored while in Nigeria myself but it ain't the same plant.

shotuns:
A long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a "green onion"

This is Leek , also called Scallion

Leek and scallion are two different plants.

In this case, the plant is leek.

Lordofalmajiri:

It's actually Elephant Grass

Not at all. It's leeks.

Kobojunkie:
I am afraid achara is not elephant grass. It may resemble it in some way, something I explored while in Nigeria myself but it ain't the same plant.

The achara they use for this soup is Elephant Grass... Just Google 'elephant grass soup'

Leeks

Lordofalmajiri:
The achara they use for this soup is Elephant Grass... Just Google 'elephant grass soup'

The picture I included is from a Google search of the term "elephant grass", and i know that isn't a picture of the achara plant.

Kobojunkie:
The picture I included is from a Google search of the term "elephant grass", and i know that isn't a picture of the achara plant.

See for yourself..

HenryDion:


Leek and scallion are two different plants.

In this case, the plant is leek.

Google is there

Lordofalmajiri:

See for yourself..

I understand that those recipes refer to achara as elephant grass. However, when you do a search for the plant itself, you find the Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) which is certainly not the achara plant.

We are looking for the name of the plant itself and not what some recipes choose to call it.

How is it difficult to get the English name of a food
Elephant grass,lemon grass,leek,scallion,bamboo



Kilode!!!

author=Munzy14 post=109541947]
When I tasted it, it was out of curiosity and it was the last I did...

I don't like achi as well..Growing up my dad never liked achi till now, so mumsy will never try to cook any achi soup in the house.... Automatically none of my siblings like it

Lol.. Achi don suffer.

Ede is number one thickener..

Funny enough, during my stay in Abia, it was very rare to see anyone use Ede or ùkpó as thickener...Even achi is being used in Oha soup :

Not my own part of Abia. Even if Ukpor and ofor become scarce in my village today, ( which can never happen though) my people will rather use akparata as thickner than achi.
Maybe you stayed in Umuahia side. We from Okigwe side hardly use achi.

Kobojunkie:
I understand that those recipes refer to achara as elephant grass. However, when you do a search for the plant itself, you find the Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) which is certainly not the achara plant.

We are looking for the name of the plant itself and not what some recipes choose to call it.

lol, if you're from the east, you won't be having this argument... Achara is actually bamboo

Nothing to contribute. But you see this thread? It's an example of when your time is right nothing can stop it though it might delay.

Lordofalmajiri:
lol, if you're from the east, you won't be having this argument... Achara is actually bamboo

Achara is absolutely not bamboo! If you have ever in fact seen achara,you would know why, just by looking at it, it can't be bamboo.

Anyway, I found some interesting writeup referring to it as spear grass.

A strikingly different vegetable plant on sale in some Lagos Area Markets is the "achara"- "the spear grass" vegetable. It is a rhizomatous, perennial grass with usually scally-like leaves, tufted base and slender inflorescence, rising up to one meter in height.


Botanically, the "achara" is known as " Imperata cyclindra, family Gramineae". Though the plant is prone to fire, the rhizomes are tough and rigorous and do survive burning.

The "achara" (spear grass) serves several purposes : food for man (especially people from the southern and south-eastern parts of Nigeria); the young foliage, being tender, serves as grazing material for stock; the older culms are used for thatching of roofs in the rural areas; the aqueous extracts of the leaves and stems have been been reported in laboratory experiments to show some actions on tumors. The root contains sugars. It is a proven diuretic and it's also used as an anti-dysenteri. Furthermore, a decoction of the dried plant is taken as a gargle for sore throat.

Culturally, the plant is invoked in a yoruba incantation "to make a husband fight with his wife"!http://digitalkobo09..com/2010/10/article-61-achara-spear-grass-vegetable.html?m=1

This is why it would be nice if someone would please upload a picture of the plant to help with the search..

Mercychen:
author=Munzy14 post=109541947]
When I tasted it, it was out of curiosity and it was the last I did...


Lol.. Achi don suffer.

Ede is number one thickener..




Not my own part of Abia. Even if Ukpor and ofor become scarce in my village today, ( which can never happen though) my people will rather use akparata as thickner than achi.
Maybe you stayed in Umuahia side. We from Okigwe side hardly use achi.

Lol...Achi suffered in my house o..


Which part of Abia are you from?

Yes, I shuttle between umuahia and Ikwuano...Fun year nysc stuffs.

What is akparata?

Please can anybody upload the original plant picture ooooo

It is now spear grass!



Na beg we dey beg ooo

author=Munzy14 post=109545009]
Lol...Achi suffered in my house o..

Which part of Abia are you from?

Uturu side.

What is akparata?

It's also a thickner but its mainly used for Abacha ( african salad) sauce.

baralatie:
Please can anybody upload the original plant picture ooooo

This is what we definitely need here.

Mercychen:
author=Munzy14 post=109545009]
Lol...Achi suffered in my house o..


Uturu side.



It's also a thickner but its mainly used for Abacha ( african salad) sauce.

Good...Uturu is closer to okigwe...Almost an Imo state lady sef.

Ok..This akparata, any English name for it? I will like to read up on it..Just getting to know it for the first time today.

Abacha, I thought it is potash or ngu (the water from burnt palm tree flower or emptied bunch) that they use in thickening that abacha or nkwobi?

Sugar cane

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Good...Uturu is closer to okigwe...Almost an Imo state lady sef.

Yes we were formally/ originally from imo state. Then under Okigwe before they carved Abia state and we were moved to Abia.

Ok..This akparata, any English name for it? I will like to read up on it..Just getting to know it for the first time today.

It is called mahogany seed.

Abacha, I thought it is potash or ngu (the water from burnt palm tree flower or emptied bunch) that they use in thickening that abacha or nkwobi?

It's the one they prepare in Lagos they use potash. In my village, they use akparata to make abacha sauce and it tastes better and purer than this Lagos potash version that will almost be tasting like soap.