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Vegetables
A mild, crisp and cooling vegetable, great raw in salads or pickled.
Vegetables
Tete (Amaranth)
Tender leafy green, mild and earthy, and the star of efo riro.
$8.45
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Description
Tete is a tender leafy green with a mild, earthy flavour. The leaves cook down quickly in soups, stews, stir-fries, and sauces, and are the star of Nigerian efo riro. Rich in protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin C.
Also known as: Efo Tete, Inene, Callaloo, Alefu, Bokoboko, Bitekuteku, Terere, Doodo, Mowa, Imbuya, Folon, Amaranth.
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