Ukodo

Traditional dish from Nigeria

About Ukodo

yam and plantain dish of the Urhobo

Ukodo is a yam and unripe plantain dish of the Urhobo people of Nigeria. It is essentially a pottage, a soup of meat and vegetable with its base as the Nigerian pepper soup. It is usually used for marriage and burial ceremonies or as breakfast, particularly during the cold season.

Components

  • meat
  • cooking banana
  • vegetable
  • Dioscorea

Dietary Information

Traditional Nigeria cuisine

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