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HEALTH BENEFITS OF LEAFY GREENS-ADEME?

WHAT ARE THE ENGLISH AND BOTANICAL NAMES FOR ADEME?


IS EGYPTIAN SPINACH THE SAME AS ADEME?



ADEME DESSI-MOLOKHIA SOUP- FOOD FOR THE GODS-THE EGYPTIANS CALL IT

Ademe or Molokhia leaves dates back to 5000BC , where it was and still is consumed by Egyptians and named as the ‘food for Gods’, due to its high nutritional content.
Subsequently the leaves have been enjoyed in Sudan, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria , Sierra Leone and the Middle East. The Ewe tribe of Ghana  and Togolese do make Ademe Detchi or Dessi with the leaves and the Northerners of Ghana do make Tuo Zaafi with the leaves.
Nigerians also use it to prepare their soup called  Ewedu.

Read more and find the full recipe including the ingredients and measurements on my blog ;
http://ndudu-by-fafa.blogspot.co.uk/2...






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