"Steemit big chef06 my favorite traditional delicacy" 13 may 2024

Introduction Greetings my fellow steemians, you are welcome to this new week am so happy to have you in this amazing contest "my favorite traditional delicacy" from steem Cameroon which was organized by #bigchef06.when I saw I was very happy because will brings one closer to each other culture.

What is your favourite traditional delicacy?
Before now, if somebody ask my favorite local dishes or food I will just tell him any of our traditional delicacy that comes to my mind because I can't say which one is my best,but as time goes when i visited my aunt that's when Okpa became my best traditional delicacy because of the way she prepared it, though that was not the first time I ate it, I usually buy it from the market and parks when traveling. But I can testify that the taste is different from that of the market and parks.

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Okpa is a dish prepared by the Igbo people with a type of beans called bambara nuts, that's also called ground-bean, and also referred as Okpa in Igbo, it is popular African nut which also be eaten alone as snacks.

Why do you like this particular meal?

I love Okpa so much because of it nutritional value and benefits I got from it, also it very easy traditional dish to prepare, I like it also because it popularly eaten by the Igbo which am one of them and I can hate my tribe food for any reason, u can still say I like it the way it tastes because it tastes good.

Mention the ingredients used and step by step process of preparing this meal.

Okpa is very easy to prepare as long as you have you bambara nuts grounded into powder, all you have to do is to get bowl take the quantity Okpa powder needed mixed it with hot water, add your palm oil, 1 table spoon of salt, cray fish(grounded )it optional, habanero pepper to taste, there what we call uziza seeds known as african black pepper but that one is optional if you like. After mixing everything together then you now put some quantity of water in pot and put it on fire so that before you are done wrapping the Okpa would be boiling by then, as for the wrapping you can use leather, plantain or banana leaf any one of your choice to wrap the Okpa, you finish all wrapping the water would have been boiling so now you have to shake it before putting in the pot so that the ingredients will mix very well when you are done putting in pot you cover it and don't open till after 45 minutes so that it won't get spoil that's the nature of it.

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So after the 45 minutes you can open to check if it ready or not if no wait a little more before you bring it down and put the quantity you want to eat in the and unwrap it cut into pieces and eat

Is there any history behind this particular meal?

Okpa is believe to have generated from the eastern part of Nigeria, which is enugu state before it made it way to other part of the Igbo land and Nigeria as a whole because not only the Igbo that eat Okpa nowbut almost everybody eat Okpa now because of it nice taste.

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What is the nutritional value of this meal?
The nutritional value of okpa are,... crude protein, carbohydrates, energy value, Okpa is also a source of calcium and phosphorus which strengthen the bones
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, it is very rich in protein and many other more which are not included here .

I have come to the end of this amazing contest let me use this opportunity to appreciate #bigchef06 for wonderful contest.and to invite @bonaventure24, @tipu @simonnwigwe @anthony002 to take part in this contest.