Squash Leaves/ Pumpkin leaves$9.00Select options
Vegetables
Tender greens that turn silky when cooked, the base of Ewedu and molokhia.
Vegetables
Squash Leaves/ Pumpkin leaves
Sweet, tender pumpkin leaf that cooks to a smooth, nutty green in soups and stews.
$9.00
/ bunch
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Description
Tender pumpkin leaves that cook down to smooth, nutty greens. It is a staple in Nigerian soups and stews, and is also good lightly sauteed or roasted. Rich in beta-carotene and fibre.
(Not to be confused with Ugu/Fluted Pumpkin leaves)
Also known as: Muboora, Nkhwani, Calabaza, Elegede.
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