If you can eat it, you can equally drink it.

@Ebem21 (23)
Lagos, Nigeria
July 25, 2018 10:45am CST
Pumpkin leaf, popular known as Ugu in our local language, is a popular vegetable in Nigeria. People eat it as if there is no tomorrow, due to its high nutritional value. Today I was watching a doc on my phone about Starbucks, and it's coffee product. The way people drink got me to think of the pu. Plain leaf in Nigeria. If westerners can drink k coffee so much, that means my people should drink Ugu the same.
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peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jul 18
That's fascinating! I didn't know you could eat pumpkin leaves, but I am going to try them soon. Sounds reasonable that if you can eat it, you can drink it. If you can drink it, though, I don't think it's necessarily reasonable that you can eat it!
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
27 Jul 18
@Ebem21 Obviously, I didn't know that! Thanks for posting this, I like to learn new things about food.
Ebem Samuel Ifeanyi
@Ebem21 (23)
• Lagos, Nigeria
26 Jul 18
@peavey. That's the most popular vegetable in Nigeria.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
25 Jul 18
That's nice, we call it "Uggut" in my hometown..
Ebem Samuel Ifeanyi
@Ebem21 (23)
• Lagos, Nigeria
26 Jul 18
@Jessa Bumagat. Wow. It's a good vegetable
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
27 Jul 18
@Ebem21 yes that's right
maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 18
It is excellent that pumpkin leaf is popular to eat in Nigeria. It is wonderful for the people that it has a high nutritional value. Yes, coffee is very popular as a drink in western countries. I wonder if a hot drink can be made from pumpkin leaves. If so it would probably be a popular drink in Nigeria.
Ebem Samuel Ifeanyi
@Ebem21 (23)
• Lagos, Nigeria
26 Jul 18
@maximas8 Yes, It's possible. Coffee isnt sweet, but people enjoys it when added sugar and cream; even like that.
Shasta
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
25 Jul 18
How do you eat it? Aren't the leaves prickly?
Ebem Samuel Ifeanyi
@Ebem21 (23)
• Lagos, Nigeria
26 Jul 18
@shasta. Nah. If u taste it, u will love it.
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Debashri Das
@deba12 (2946)
• India
25 Jul 18
But how's it taste? It's certainly not as good as coffee.
Ebem Samuel Ifeanyi
@Ebem21 (23)
• Lagos, Nigeria
26 Jul 18
@Debashri Das. It tastes cool. I have my own way of making it. Not everybody does.