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'''Okpa''' (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the [[Igbo people|Igbo]] people with a type of beans known as [[Bambara nut]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-07 |title=Nigerian Okpa –How to make Okpa Food |url=https://besthomediet.com/how-to-make-okpa-food-beans-bambara-nuts/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=besthomediet |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chinedu |first=Saint |date=2022-01-06 |title=Reasons Why Your Diet Needs Bambara Nut Pudding (Okpa) |url=https://siwesbeginner.com/bambara-nut-pudding-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lete |first=Nky Lily |date=2013-07-12 |title=Okpa : How to make Okpa |url=https://www.nigerianfoodtv.com/okpa-how-to-make-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Nigerian Food TV |language=en-us}}</ref> It is common in [[Enugu State|Enugu state]] and classified as a traditional [[Nigerian cuisine|Nigerian delicacy]]. It is not solely Igbo; other tribes eat it with [[Pap (food)|pap]] or by itself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Okpa, Okpa di Oku, Okpa Wawa |url=https://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/beans/okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=All Nigerian Recipes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Nigerian Cuisine: Okpa; How to make Okpa |url=https://www.chubmagazine.com/2018/01/11/nigerian-cuisine-okpa-how-to-make-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=C.Hubmagazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha. In [[Hausa language|Hausa]] it is known as gurjiya or kwaruru.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-05 |title=OKPA |url=https://www.thepretendchef.com/okpa/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Pretend Chef |language=en-gb}}</ref>
'''Okpa''' (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the [[Igbo people|Igbo]] people with a type of beans known as [[Bambara nut]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-07 |title=Nigerian Okpa –How to make Okpa Food |url=https://besthomediet.com/how-to-make-okpa-food-beans-bambara-nuts/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=besthomediet |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chinedu |first=Saint |date=2022-01-06 |title=Reasons Why Your Diet Needs Bambara Nut Pudding (Okpa) |url=https://siwesbeginner.com/bambara-nut-pudding-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lete |first=Nky Lily |date=2013-07-12 |title=Okpa : How to make Okpa |url=https://www.nigerianfoodtv.com/okpa-how-to-make-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Nigerian Food TV |language=en-us}}</ref> It is common in [[Enugu State|Enugu state]] and classified as a traditional [[Nigerian cuisine|Nigerian delicacy]]. It is not exclusively eaten by the Igbo; other ethnic groups often eat it (with [[Pap (food)|pap]] or by itself), and it may be that this is most-common (outside Igboland) in [[Niger State]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Okpa, Okpa di Oku, Okpa Wawa |url=https://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/beans/okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=All Nigerian Recipes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Nigerian Cuisine: Okpa; How to make Okpa |url=https://www.chubmagazine.com/2018/01/11/nigerian-cuisine-okpa-how-to-make-okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=C.Hubmagazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha. In [[Hausa language|Hausa]] it is known as gurjiya or kwaruru.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-05 |title=OKPA |url=https://www.thepretendchef.com/okpa/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Pretend Chef |language=en-gb}}</ref>


The main ingredients in okpa are Bambara nut flour, [[palm oil]], and [[Crayfish as food|crayfish]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=OrientDailyNews |date=2017-08-25 |title=Okpa |url=https://orientdailynews.com/news/okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Orient Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-25 |title=Moi Moi (Moin Moin) |url=https://www.myactivekitchen.com/moi-moi-moin-moin/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=My Active Kitchen |language=en-GB}}</ref> Nutritionally, okpa has approximately 16.92% crude protein, 4.93% fat, 26.62% carbohydrate and 216.28 kcal energy value,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adumanya, Obi-Adumanya, and Nwachukwu |date=2012 |title=The proximate analysis and sensory evaluation of "Okpa" prepared with fluted pumpkin and scent leaves |url=http://repository.ruforum.org/system/tdf/Adumanya%2C%20O.C.U.%20et%20al.1_0.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=33065&force= |journal=Canadian Journal on Scientific and Industrial Research |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=175–178 |via=Google scholar}}</ref> making it one of the most balanced staples.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nwadi |first1=Oluchukwu M.M. |last2=Uchegbu |first2=Nneka |last3=Oyeyinka |first3=Samson A. |date=March 2020 |title=Enrichment of food blends with bambara groundnut flour: Past, present, and future trends |journal=Legume Science |language=en |volume=2 |issue=1 |doi=10.1002/leg3.25 |s2cid=213011345 |issn=2639-6181|doi-access=free }}</ref>
The main ingredients in okpa are Bambara nut flour, [[palm oil]], and [[Crayfish as food|crayfish]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=OrientDailyNews |date=2017-08-25 |title=Okpa |url=https://orientdailynews.com/news/okpa/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Orient Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-25 |title=Moi Moi (Moin Moin) |url=https://www.myactivekitchen.com/moi-moi-moin-moin/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=My Active Kitchen |language=en-GB}}</ref> Nutritionally, okpa has approximately 16.92% crude protein, 4.93% fat, 26.62% carbohydrate and 216.28 kcal energy value,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adumanya, Obi-Adumanya, and Nwachukwu |date=2012 |title=The proximate analysis and sensory evaluation of "Okpa" prepared with fluted pumpkin and scent leaves |url=http://repository.ruforum.org/system/tdf/Adumanya%2C%20O.C.U.%20et%20al.1_0.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=33065&force= |journal=Canadian Journal on Scientific and Industrial Research |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=175–178 |via=Google scholar}}</ref> making it one of the most balanced staples.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nwadi |first1=Oluchukwu M.M. |last2=Uchegbu |first2=Nneka |last3=Oyeyinka |first3=Samson A. |date=March 2020 |title=Enrichment of food blends with bambara groundnut flour: Past, present, and future trends |journal=Legume Science |language=en |volume=2 |issue=1 |doi=10.1002/leg3.25 |s2cid=213011345 |issn=2639-6181|doi-access=free }}</ref>

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Okpa (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the Igbo people with a type of beans known as Bambara nuts.[1][2][3] It is common in Enugu state and classified as a traditional Nigerian delicacy. It is not exclusively eaten by the Igbo; other ethnic groups often eat it (with pap or by itself), and it may be that this is most-common (outside Igboland) in Niger State.[4][5] Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha. In Hausa it is known as gurjiya or kwaruru.[6]

The main ingredients in okpa are Bambara nut flour, palm oil, and crayfish.[7][8] Nutritionally, okpa has approximately 16.92% crude protein, 4.93% fat, 26.62% carbohydrate and 216.28 kcal energy value,[9] making it one of the most balanced staples.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian Okpa –How to make Okpa Food". besthomediet. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ Chinedu, Saint (2022-01-06). "Reasons Why Your Diet Needs Bambara Nut Pudding (Okpa)". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. ^ Lete, Nky Lily (2013-07-12). "Okpa : How to make Okpa". Nigerian Food TV. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ "Nigerian Okpa, Okpa di Oku, Okpa Wawa". All Nigerian Recipes. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  5. ^ admin. "Nigerian Cuisine: Okpa; How to make Okpa". C.Hubmagazine. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  6. ^ "OKPA". The Pretend Chef. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  7. ^ OrientDailyNews (2017-08-25). "Okpa". Orient Daily News. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  8. ^ "Moi Moi (Moin Moin)". My Active Kitchen. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  9. ^ Adumanya, Obi-Adumanya, and Nwachukwu (2012). "The proximate analysis and sensory evaluation of "Okpa" prepared with fluted pumpkin and scent leaves" (PDF). Canadian Journal on Scientific and Industrial Research. 3 (4): 175–178 – via Google scholar.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Nwadi, Oluchukwu M.M.; Uchegbu, Nneka; Oyeyinka, Samson A. (March 2020). "Enrichment of food blends with bambara groundnut flour: Past, present, and future trends". Legume Science. 2 (1). doi:10.1002/leg3.25. ISSN 2639-6181. S2CID 213011345.
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