Ugba 0.5 lbs

Ugba: The African Salad

The Ugba salad is made from a flat, wide (about 2 inches in diameter and one eight to a quarter of an inch thick) seed produced by the oil bean tree. It has a nearly unpronounceable scientific name, Pentaclethra macrophylla Bentham. So we'll stick with Ugba. The Ugba tree is common in the eastern part of Nigeria. Though referred to as a bean, the seeds are not really beans, however, they grow in pods, much like legume beans.

More info: http://www.imdiversity.com/Villages/Global/Global_Kitchen/UgbaSalad.asp