Ugu seeds (fluted pumpkin)

Telfairia occidentalis

nuts & seeds

Large flat seeds of the fluted pumpkin, boiled or roasted then shelled, eaten like nuts or pounded into soups.

Origin

Southeastern Nigeria

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

They are boiled or roasted for about twenty minutes, then shelled: the kernel is eaten like a nut, or pounded to thicken a soup. The shell is not eaten.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

A single ugu fruit can exceed ten kilos and contain about a hundred seeds.