Ola - Ola Authentic Pounded Yam ( Iyan) Iyan Instant 10lb
Pounded yam is a smooth dough of mashed yam often eaten with a vegetable soup or stew. It is sometimes called pounded iyan (Iyan being the Yoruba word for pounded yam). It is much like mashed potatoes, but smoother, heavier, and tastier. It is a very popular African food, especially in the middle belt, eastern and southern Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Cost (C??te d'Ivoire), Benin and some other parts of West Africa. Yam in it self has been hailed as one of the most nutritious food known to man. Apart from been rich in fibre, protecting the bowel against diseases like diverticulitis, it is a great source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, and phosphorus. Yam also is rich in protein.