Egusi soup

Egusi, seubu kaŋa eɛ egushi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-1(Yoruba: Ẹ̀gúṣí), a eɛ  protein-rich seeds ko cucurbitaceousplants (squash, melon, gourd),bam maŋ dieli naŋ ko kyɛ baŋ neɛ , a eɛ siimaa zeɛre boma mine naŋ be  West African cuisinehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-2https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-3. A dogebo pori-ye, o minpiilee zie eɛ Yoruba siimaa layirihttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-Yoruba_Cooking-4 .

A Beri ane bie ŋa bum maane eɛ yaga kye yi-taa . Major egusi-buribu paale eɛ Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Mali, ane Cameroonhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-Lost_Crops-6.

Egusi buura buura yi zie eɛ  Melothria sphaerocarpa (syn. Cucumeropsis mannii) ane Citrullus lanatushttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-AfricanPast-8.

 Etymology 
A 'ẹ' muni eɛ  'gaa', 'gun' muni eɛ  'tuobu' bee 'nieŋbu', ane 'ṣi' meŋ muni eɛ 'ka yuobu '; a etymology of 'egusi' zeɛre muni eɛ -'gaa neɛŋ yuo ', teɛre a Maalebo yeltuuri https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-9https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-10.

Egusi zeɛre pampana noba naŋ be West ane Central Africa  paaloo dira yaga  kyɛ o tare  lasiri yoe seemaa, a kpoŋ eɛ buura yi a  yelbiri egusi miŋa. A yoe mine bam boɔla  egusi yi paale zaane eɛ :

 Yoruba : Egusi / Egushi (Ẹ̀gúṣí)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-yS1-11
 Hausa : Agusihttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-12, Agushi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-13(via Yoruba)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-14
 Twi : Akatowahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-15
 Ga : Agushi, Egushihttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-16https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-17
 Igbo : Élìlì,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-18 Énìnì, Ekeke, Ahụ, Élìlè, Ilolo, Iroro, Éyìyè, Ogili, Nwanru,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-19 Ègwúsí (Onitsha Igbo; via Yoruba)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-:0-20https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-:1-21
 Edo : Ogi, Ikpogi
 Ibibio, Efik : Íkpán, Ikon
 Fon : Gúsí
 Nupe : Epín, Epíngi, Paragi
 Urhobo : Ikpogrihttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-22
 Tiv: Icegher
 Kikongo, Lingala: Mbikahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-23https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi#cite_note-24

 Usage 

 Egusi Seed

Egusi bie baŋ maŋ di maali egusi zieri ; a zieri maŋ ɩye tagu niŋ a buŋ bie . Melothria sphaerocarpa,ka  egusi bie yi , kye bε a  central niŋ western Africa paaluu jaa kye ka buuri jaani maŋ di a maana jieri . Egusi jieri ɩye jieri aŋ puri yaga a  West Africa puoŋ. A yi bie puoriŋ  , kuoŋ ane kpaaŋ, egusi jieri maŋ tareε  leafy greens, vegetables jaani , seasonings, ane neni. Leafy greens  bam maŋ maali  egusi jieri Paahiye  Efo Tete, scent leaf, okazi/afang (wild spinach), bitterleaf (onugbu), pumpkin leaf (ugu), uziza leaf, celosia ane spinach.  vegetables jaani baŋ di maana ɩye  kombie,maanee ane samaanii . A  seasonings mine iye  chili peppers, albasa, yaaruŋ ane  locust beans. A bunhuu mine la ɩye   beef, goat, chicken, fish, periwinkle, shrimp bii crayfish a miŋ ɩ  protein.

A Nigeria poung , egusi  ye bung ang puri a paaluu poung, kye bam mang di a bie a maali   stews ane jieri.  A Igbo deme  bam buonuu ka  "egwusi," a yeli-biri peng-yeng yi a  Yoruba  "egusi."

A Ghana, egusi yuori kanga iye akatoa, egushi bii agushi, bam bang di maali jieri  ane stew, o kpong mang bie a  palaver sauce jieri poung.

A 1980s wagri puoring , a paalikaara ang be  Canada sung-ye tuma bambuora gaa nimbituori ti maali machine ana sung a  Cameroonians shell egusi seeds. A machine ming nimbituori maalibu jie iye Nigeria poung kaba mang di piri egusi pegiri .

 Seed oil 
Egusi  bie kpaang taree  linoleic acid (53%) ane oleic acid (19%).

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 Egusi sauce
 Yoruba cuisine
 List of African dishes
 List of melon dishes and foods
 List of stews
 Pumpkin seeds
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