Yam occupies a special place in the heart of the Igbo man the stocky ... into 'chips' to be eaten with an egg stew. It can even roasted with peppered palm oil or made into a snack as yam balls ...

In fact, the Igbo people so revere this important vegetable that it’s been called “king of crops” and the New Yam Festival is ...

To Oduoh, that was part of why the candied yams were a surprise. "Where I'm from, my people, the Igbo, consider Yam the king of crops," she wrote me in an email. "We even have a whole festival ...

A particularly prominent New Yam Festival is Iri Ji (Igbo for "new yam eating ... such as enjoying smoky roasted yam with fresh West African palm oil – as red and glossy as stained glass.

roasted, boiled or pounded into a soft cloud to accompany sumptuous dishes like the mucilaginous okra soup. The New Yam Festival is a revered celebration by the Igbo tribe of southeastern Nigeria ...

Nzeukwu did not forget to add that the Igbo wherever he is, should be politically conscious in his own interest. The high point of the celebration was the breaking of heaps of roasted yam by the ...

Did you know that a small town in Oyo State called Igbo-Ora has the highest number ... We eat it boiled; fried, roasted, pounded, and dried yam is grounded to make amala.So can yam really be ...

The event celebrated by Igbos globally, marks the period of harvest of yam, which is regarded as the foremost staple food of the Igbo people. The New Yam Festival of the Igbo people known as Iri ...