My first experience making Akwaibom local delicacy (Ekpang Nkukwo)

the local delicacy Ekpankwokwo

This is making me 10 years I became an indigene by marriage in this beautiful city. One thing I like about Akwaibom state is they have varieties of food compared to other states in Nigeria. If I'm to score them in the scale of 100 I will give them all because they really have rich and mouthwatering foods. This Ekpang Nkukwo is one of their local food that is enjoyed by both visitors and citizens. This food is not to be joked with considering it's nutritional values.

I have been eating this food prepared by my in-laws, neighbors , and my Akwaibom friends, right from the first day I tested this particular food it became my favorite but I have never prepared it by myself, today I tried doing it.

Here are the steps I used.

sweet local delicacy

Ingredients for the food.

• Water yam
• Coco yam
• Palm oil
• Dry fish
• Meat (optional)
• Periwinkle
• Prawns/ crayfish
• Uyayak (Aidan fruit)
• Salt
• Maggie
• Fresh pepper
• Cocoyam leaf/ potatoes leaf/ pumpkin leaf
• Scent leaf .

Directions for preparation.

Get your water yam and cocoyam, peel and wash clean, grate the peeled water yam and cocoyam, mixed the two well after grating it . Add Maggie and salt, then fold with your cocoyam leaf, oil your pot to avoid burning from under pot , put your washed periwinkles , add the wrapped mixture of water yam and cocoyam in the pot , pour in hot water cover it to cook, when the food has cooked you will notice the mixture wrapped in leaf is strong , open and add your seasoned meat, fish, Crawfish, pepper,oil ,cover once more. Check after a while add any lacking ingredients to your taste. Our delicious Ekpang Nkukwo is ready .

Health benefits of this local delicacy Ekpang Nkukwo.

• This food is rich with vitamins that helps the eye.
• It digest easily.
• It's very rich in protein
• It's also very good for good regulation of blood.
  It helps for strong bones .

I have been watching people cook it ,I have even helped people but I did it myself without any difficulty. I wish I can give my friends outside Nigeria to taste this delicious food. The taste is incomparable.

@eliany @eveetim what do you guys have to say about my food ,I'm sure you are good at preparing this delicacy.