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AgroBizSolution:
What an unbelievable statement... Which community will make such edible a forbidden?

In my community too, we don't eat it

Ee

Esuru

Zonefree:
Ona...

It's forbidden in my community.

In Imo state? I don't believe it.

Shut up.

IyanAtiEgusi:

u been no get customer to buy u food before or after service?

Clemss88:
even if I'm dieing of hunger, I can't eat water yam. Dislike it from the name.

That's not water yam.
I don't know what it's called in English.

Mariangeles:
Ona.


I used to not like this stuff because of its unusual taste, until the day hungry wayad me, and so I had to eat it with fresh palm oil.
No be person tell me say make I enjoy am.😀

If the Italics feature on Nairaland should stop working, seems you will never post till it works

You and Poco too dey abuse this thing😁

Mariangeles:
Ona.


I used to not like this stuff because of its unusual taste, until the day hungry wayad me, and so I had to eat it with fresh palm oil.
No be person tell me say make I enjoy am.😀

Is Ona Abia state?
Seems abia is Una

Wuruwurun doya. For thiose who are part of a farming family in the north.

callmemakaveli:
Mkpong

wow

FashionCookie:
Anem...
And we have a saying im my place(Ibibio)...
"Umu dia gha anem, dia no inem aying ado."(Don't know if my written Ibibio is good)
The saying means..."Even if you don't eat Anem, eat it because of it's name. "

The Irony of the whole thing is that, "Anem" means something that's sweet. And we all know that this yam is usually bitter. So, if you don't eat it because it's bitter, eat it because of its name.

da! ukanna utan iko idon mbofo. lol

Obiedun:
Esuru

Omo ibile atata.
Gbasibe

Esuru to te lowo oniyan🤣

LUAN:
da! ukanna utan iko idon mbofo. lol

😆🤣 mme tang nkan umiang owo.

kpekus , it's smell like one

Esusu in 7doors

babtoundey:


Really?
Can you enlighten us on why it's forbidden.

Even in Yorubaland, it has some strange peculiarities around it. It's not considered to be an ordinary food. It's mean for certain people that belong to the spiritual realm.

That's a white lie!

Esuru is eaten in all parts of Yoruba lands, no spiritual attachments.

Anumbe

Zonefree:
Ona...

It's forbidden in my community.

how and why?

Clemss88:
even if I'm dieing of hunger, I can't eat water yam. Dislike it from the name.

Water yam is basically for pounder yam (in my place) we don't eat it.

We eat the normal yam and yellow yam (ogumodu)

MAKANI in Hausa language

[quote author=Obiedun post=134634300]Esuru
Omo yoruba atata😁

Bura in Hausa

Una!! The three leaved yam. Leaves anyone that eats it with elongated tongue in my community. It’s highly forbidden and I don’t want to be the first to taste it.

Ona culturally forbidden for free borns eaten only by slaves .

Abagworo:
Ona culturally forbidden for free borns eaten only by slaves .

hmmm. Very very familiar

Forumites:
Una!! The three leaved yam. Leaves anyone that eats it with elongated tongue in my community. It’s highly forbidden and I don’t want to be the first to taste it.

why is it forbidden?

FashionCookie:
Anem...
And we have a saying im my place(Ibibio)...
"Umu dia gha anem, dia no inem aying ado."(Don't know if my written Ibibio is good)
The saying means..."Even if you don't eat Anem, eat it because of it's name. "

The Irony of the whole thing is that, "Anem" means something that's sweet. And we all know that this yam is usually bitter. So, if you don't eat it because it's bitter, eat it because of its name.

Ayin eka mmi your written Ibibio is quite ok.
Anem has numerous species and some are very soft and and sweet as the name implies.
It was food for kings and elders ke ini eset but i used to hate it as a child but now my sister mbenne anem mbre mbre at all.
😁😁😁

Abagworo:
Ona culturally forbidden for free borns eaten only by slaves .

What place/community is that?

In my place, everyone can eat it.

Dookoo

Anijay1212:

Ayin eka mmi your written Ibibio is quite ok.
Anem has numerous species and some are very soft and and sweet as the name implies.
It was food for kings and elders ke ini eset but i used to hate it as a child but now my sister mbenne anem mbre mbre at all.
😁😁😁

It's the mbre mbre at all for me.

Enim