1. Where Did All The Yams Go?
... cooked with ground tomatoes, peppers, sometimes meat, other spices, and comes out reddish in color (Recipes). Ikokore is similar to asaro, but it is made with different yams. Yes, there are different forms of yams! The water yam is softer in texture and, when cooked, it usually comes out a brownish color. Iyan (pounded yams) is usually served with soup. This meal is peeled yams that ... are ground up on a mortar. This powder is then placed into boiling water until it has a thick smooth structure (Gourmet). The final popular yam dish is amala. It ... ground and dried to form a powder. T...
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