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Fluted pumpkin leaves (Ugu leaves) for preparing traditional Nigerian soups by Flourish Palmera.

Ugu (Fluted Pumpkin Leaf): Benefits, Uses, and How to Cook It

By Flourish Palmera What Is Ugu? Ugu, also written ugwu and known in English as fluted pumpkin leaf, comes from the plant Telfairia occidentalis, a vine grown across West Africa.…

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Bitter Leaf (Onugbu/Ewuro): Benefits, Uses, and How to Cook It

By Flourish Palmera. What Is Bitter Leaf? Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a leafy green shrub widely grown across West and Central Africa. In Nigeria it is known as onugbu…