Uda
Ugba
Ugbogoro leaf
Ugbogoro leaf, bunch
Ugu
Ugu, bunch
Ukpo
Ukpo seed
Ukwa
Utazi
Uturukpa
Uziza leaf
Uzizi seed, dry
Uziza seed, fresh
Water leaf
wateryam
Yam
Zobo

Uda
Negro pepper, Spice
Ugba
Ukpaka, from the seed of the oil bean tree
Ugbogoro leaf
Melon leaf, pumpkin leaf, squash leaf
Ugbogoro leaf, bunch
Melon leaf, pumpkin leaf, squash leaf
Ugu
Fluted pumpkin leaf
Ugu, bunch
Fluted pumpkin
Ukpo
Ukpo is usually mixed with a little palm oil when grinding, this gives the powder a yellow colour. Soup thickener.
Ukpo seed
Soup thickener, horse eye beans, ormosia
Ukwa
Breadfruit
Utazi
Herb, bitter and flavouful
Uturukpa

Uziza leaf
Herb
Uzizi seed, dry
Spice, close to peppercorn
Uziza seed, fresh
Spice. Has a milder and smoother flavour than dry uziza seed
Water leaf

wateryam

Yam

Zobo
Roselle. The calyx of a specie of the hibiscus flower.


















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