Okazi Leaf (Afang) - Cut Up

Generic Okazi Leaf (Afang) - Cut Up. The leaves are tough(hard) and glossy and look more like the leaves of an orange tree. It doesnt really have a distinctive smell,but it has a slightly bitter taste. Some people add it to egusi soup, edikang ikong soup, oha soup and other vegetable soups. While Some old efik men chew it raw with palm oil due to its medicinal values. Due to the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties of Okazi, the leaf can be used as a remedy for certain ailments and diseases. While the Western world refers to okazi leaf as wild spinach or wild vegetable, different African countries have different names for okazi leaf examples; Congo call it fumbua, KoKo; Nigerians call it afang, okazi, ukazi; Cameroonians call it okok, mfumbua, or fumbua, eru. The edible leaves are usually cut into small strips that are used by different countries for different cuisines and recipes ranging from stew and soups. The afang plant is not usually planted but normally grows as a forest vine and the leaves are gathered as forest vegetables for culinary and medicinal purposes. Ukazi leaf is an excellent source of aspartic acid, dietary fibre, cysteine, protein, vitamins, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, manganese, potassium, copper, glutamic acid, leucine and essential amino acids that are required by the body. It contains a high amount of essential acids that can act as an alternative energy source especially when the carbohydrate metabolism is damaged due to gluconeogenesis. Okazi leaf is available online for sale in Nigeria at Ovulent Buy this on Ovulent When you need the best ingredients to cook your favourite Nigerian dishes you don't need to stress yourself with visits to the market. Just sit back, browse our online store and find all your Nigerian ingredients here. Whether you're making Nigerian soups, jollof rice or other local dishes, you'll find what you're looking for. There's so much like crayfish, egusi, ogbono, efo, plantain, yam, oha, afang, zobo, rodo, tatase, ofada, garri, elubo, ugwu.

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