Wake

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Wake irin tsire-tsire ne da ke cikin dangin Fabaceae, wanda ake nomawa domin abinci da kuma wasu dalilai na rayuwa. Wake na ɗaya daga cikin manyan tsaba-tsaba masu ɗauke da furotin mai yawa, kuma ana amfani da shi a ƙasashe da dama wajen sarrafa abinci iri-iri. Ana iya dafawa, soyawa, ko kuma niƙa wake a matsayin gari. Haka kuma, wake na ɗaya daga cikin abinci mafi sauƙin samu da ciyar da jama'a a faɗin duniya, musamman a Afirka da Asiya.

 Iri 
Akwai ire-iren wake da dama da ake nomawa a duniya, ciki har da:
 Farin wake
 Jan wake
 Baƙin wake
 Wake mai launin ruwan ƙasa
 Wake mai launin kore

Wasu daga cikin irin wake da ake nomawa a Najeriya sun haɗa da:
 Waken hausa (cowpea – Vigna unguiculata)
 Waken filawa
 Wake ganye

 Muhimmanci 
Wake na da muhimmanci sosai a cikin abinci saboda yana ƙunshe da furotin, sinadirai masu gina jiki, da kuma ƙarancin kitse. A ƙasashe masu tasowa, wake na taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen rage yunwa da samar da abinci mai arha ga talakawa. A Najeriya, ana amfani da wake wajen dafa abinci kamar:
 Moi-moi (wake da aka nika dafa shi da kayan miya)
 Akara (wake da aka nika aka soyashi)
 Danwake
 Waina wake
 Tuwo da wake

 Noma 
Ana nomar wake a ƙasashe da dama, musamman a yankunan da ke da ƙarancin ruwa. Wake na iya girma a ƙasa mara kyau saboda yana iya ɗaukar nitrogen daga iska. A Najeriya da yawancin ƙasashen Afrika, ana dasa wake bayan an girbi hatsi kamar dawa ko masara.

Hotuna

 Manazarta 
 National Research Council (2006). Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-10333-6.
 Duke, James A. (1981). Handbook of Legumes of World Economic Importance. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4684-8151-3.

Category:Abinci

 Uses 

 Dafa abinci 
Za a iya dafa wake a cikin nau'i-nau'i iri-iri na casseroles, curries, salads, miya, da stews . Ana iya ba da su gabaɗaya ko a niƙa tare da nama ko gasa, ko kuma a haɗa su a cikin omelet ko kunsa mai laushi .  Sauran zaɓuɓɓukan su ne a haɗa su a cikin gasa tare da cuku miya, chili con carne irin na Mexica, ko amfani da su azaman nama a maimakon burger ko a cikin falafels .  Kassoulet na Faransanci ne mai jinkirin dafa abinci tare da wake, tsiran alade, naman alade, naman nama, da Goose da aka adana.  Ana iya sarrafa waken soya a cikin ɗanyen wake ( tofu )  ko kuma a haɗe shi cikin kek ( tempeh );  Ana iya cinye waɗannan soyayyen ko gasasu kamar nama, ko kuma a haɗa su a cikin soyuwa, curries, da miya.    Yawancin busassun wake sun ƙunshi furotin 21-25% ta nauyi;  busassun waken soya suna da furotin 36.5% ta nauyi. 

 Sauran 
Ana amfani da wake na guar saboda danyen gummensa, wanda yake dauke da galactomannan polysaccharide. Ana amfani da shi don kaurin abinci da kuma daidaita su a cikin kayayyaki daban-daban..