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Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

chatinent:
Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

According to what I learnt a lomg time ago. The hand peeled egusi has a better aroma.

Just the way, grinding tomatoes/pepper with grinding stone vs blending with a blender.

Cooking moimoi with leave vs cooking with nylon/tin can

Cooking soup in clay pot vs cooking with steel stainless pot

Cookimg with firewood vs cooking with gas cooker

As in! That is a question our mothers need to answer.
Although, I think the hand peeled is neater, compared to the machine peeled that looks kinda dull and still has some husks in them.

Plus, the suffering in the hand peeling, makes the soup sweeter.

Omo! People that their mums sold ngwo ofe must've suffered. 😰

Mariangeles:
As in! That is a question our mothers need to answer.
Although, I think the hand peeled is neater, compared to the machine peeled that looks kinda dull and still has some husks in them.

Plus, the suffering in the hand peeling, makes the soup sweeter.

Omo! People that their mums sold ngwo ofe must've suffered. 😰

I thought it's more expensive due to the manual peeling process.

dawnomike:
According to what I learnt a lomg time ago. The hand peeled egusi has a better aroma.

Just the way, grinding tomatoes/pepper with grinding stone vs blending with a blender.

Cooking moimoi with leave vs cooking with nylon/tin can

Cooking soup in clay pot vs cooking with steel stainless pot

Cookimg with firewood vs cooking with gas cooker

This makes sense.

The hand peeled carries perspiration (sweat) you cannot easily detect.
From what i read, the machine-peeled has some detergent in it cos some people use detergent to treat it in order to make it compartible with some peeling machine.

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CodeTemplar:
The hand peeled carries perspiration (sweat) you cannot easily detect.
From what i read, the machine-peeled has some detergent in it cos some people use detergent to treat it in order to make it compartible with some peeling machine.

CodeTemplar:
The hand peeled carries perspiration (sweat) you cannot easily detect.
From what i read, the machine-peeled has some detergent in it cos some people use detergent to treat it in order to make it compartible with some peeling machine.

you know nothing of what you say

Hand-peeled egusi is generally whiter, cleaner, more oily, and produces thicker soup.

Whereas machine-peeled egusi is darker, cheaper, faster to produce, and may have a shorter shelf life due to industrial processing.

Hand-peeled [/b]seeds are often considered healthier and more aromatic compared to the machine-peeled ones.

[b]Key Differences and Characteristics:
Appearance & Texture: Hand-peeled egusi is brighter and cleaner, while machine-peeled (often called engine-peeled) may be darker, oily, or contain residues.

Oil Content & Taste:
Hand-peeled seeds retain more oil, leading to a richer taste and thicker consistency in soup.

Processing & Price:
Hand-peeling is labor-intensive and more expensive, whereas machine-peeling is faster and cheaper.

Quality Considerations: Some machine-peeled egusi can smell or decay faster because of heat generated during processing.


Hand-peeled (Hand-picked/White Egusi):
Preferred for high-quality soups where a creamy, thick texture is desired.

It is often described as "pure" and "naturally dried".

[Machine-peeled (Engine-peeled/Commercial Egusi):
Suitable for large-batch, budget-friendly cooking.
It is commonly sold in market settings for quick, cost-effective meals.

How many people in today's economy can afford to cook Egusi?

That should be matter of discuss here not approaches or methods.

Who never chop dey reason all these ones?

chatinent:
Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

why only women

Hand peeled is better cos you have opportunity to inspect and remove the bad ones, stones n sands

The hand peeled egusi is neater and more expensive.


I prefer the hand peeled egusi, the machine peeled has too many particles which I don't like.

The hand peeled one is neater/cleaner while the machine peel is dirty and has sands in it.

Hand finished products are usually more expensive than machine finished products.

Reason is that hand finished products tend to get more attention to details when compared to those done with machines.

Reason why Rolls Royce are expensive and premium is because most of the finishing and assembly are done by hand.

Hand peeled is less of things like stones and also it has its shape unlike machine peeling which might break them due to the mechanical grinding and might contain stones since it's mechanically grinded and doesn't differentiate it even though it's removed before grinding.

Agriculture is life

The hand peeled Egusi seem to be more delicious because of the germs and bacterial that come with it.

Machine peeled have less of that has heat eliminates most of it.

chatinent:
Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

Hand peeled one is done without heavy pressure or friction while machine peeled is done with heavy pressure.
This heavy pressure causes the egusi to loose its oil (unlike the hand-peeled) which makes it break easily when cooked...

This is just an assumption, it could be that the machine presses the Egusi too hard and squeezes out some of the oil from it in the process. This unnoticed internal thin hairline breakage could also start a fermentation process that changes the taste But the hand peeled ones are gently peeled, thus preserving all the oil and keeps the natural taste.

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Mariangeles:
As in! That is a question our mothers need to answer.
Although, I think the hand peeled is neater, compared to the machine peeled that looks kinda dull and still has some husks in them.

Plus, the suffering in the hand peeling, makes the soup sweeter.

Omo! People that their mums sold ngwo ofe must've suffered. 😰

Wahala bring anyone we chop...

Just make sure you pick the stone inside that's all..



Na sufferness dey cause all this thing...


That's how people will tell u food from charcoal sweet pass Gas own..

As aw naw..

chatinent:
Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

Machine Peeled way Stone Full inside like Quarry!!!...

dawnomike:
According to what I learnt a lomg time ago. The hand peeled egusi has a better aroma.

Just the way, grinding tomatoes/pepper with grinding stone vs blending with a blender.

Cooking moimoi with leave vs cooking with nylon/tin can

Cooking soup in clay pot vs cooking with steel stainless pot

Cookimg with firewood vs cooking with gas cooker

When suffering is the second name of one, this comes out. Just like how suffering and selfishness in husbands in those days.....they said washing machine does achieve clean laundry. Lol. Na suffering be that.

Good luck!

New or old egusi peeled with machine most times make some one to have running stomach, as the machine easily contaminate the egusi.



While the new or old egusi peeled with hand does not make one to have running stomach often compared to the other

dawnomike:
According to what I learnt a lomg time ago. The hand peeled egusi has a better aroma.

Just the way, grinding tomatoes/pepper with grinding stone vs blending with a blender.

Cooking moimoi with leave vs cooking with nylon/tin can

Cooking soup in clay pot vs cooking with steel stainless pot

Cookimg with firewood vs cooking with gas cooker

You too much.
You are the original standing African pot

Who do Africa this thing why una like suffer Head 🙂‍↕️

Ovems:
The hand peeled one is neater/cleaner while the machine peel is dirty and has sands in it.

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Why do people prefer hand crafted bags to that of machine?

Hand peel has a binding effect than machine-peel which tends to "add more more water" to the soup because it breaks down faster under heat. So, you might not need 'orsu' to make hand-peel thick.

Machine-peel changes taste faster than hand-peel. That's hand-peel last longer maintaining it's savor than machine peel.

The first way to recognize it is the color. Engine melons is creamy in colour while the hand melon(as I choose to call it) is whiter.
Then, when cooked, hand-melon rises(for lack or a better word to use) than engine melon.
Another thing is, personally, if I eat engine melon soup, it gives me running stomach. Reasons I don't eat egusi soup outside.

Mariangeles:
As in! That is a question our mothers need to answer.
Although, I think the hand peeled is neater, compared to the machine peeled that looks kinda dull and still has some husks in them.

Plus, the suffering in the hand peeling, makes the soup sweeter.

Omo! People that their mums sold ngwo ofe must've suffered. 😰

That's right. Visually, hand peeled appears slightly neater.

I think a lot of people genuinely cannot answer this question...


They just go with the flow... or pick a preference based on the general flow!

chatinent:
Women in the house, could you kindly differentiate?

And why the the hand peeled preferred and even more expensive?

I also wonder 💭 in fact, I’ve never seen an Egusi peeling machine or how the peeling takes place with the machine.

Do you have any picture/video of that to share?