Kola Nuts

Kola-Nut The Symbol of Hospitality (title) It is a bitter brown seed containing caffeine In the past, has been added to drinks to diminish hunger and fatigue The offering of a Kola-Nut is very important in the igbo culture and is only offered to very important guests This offering of the Kola-Nut has three steps that must be followed. The first step is the presentation of the kola-nuts.The next is the breaking of the kola-nut and the third is the distribution of the kola-nuts Presentation of the kola-nut can only be done by privileged men Kola-nut is passed around until it finally comes back to the guest Elder will then hold up kola-nut and say a prayer thusly kola-nuts are eaten Onyemaechi, Uzoma. Igbo Culture and Socialization. Igbo Culture. University of Michigan, 26 May 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. . Widjaja, Michael. Kola Nut. Igbo Culture and Igbo Language. N. p. , 4 Nov. 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. . Kola Nut. Energy. N. p. , 16 July 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. . Igbo Foods * The Y am is a staple fibre food for Igbo people and civilization * Yam was always abundant, helpful during lean times * The Iwaji or New Yam festival each year celebrates greatness of vegetable in Igbo culture.Prayers offered up and thanks given to the gods and spirits of traditional folklore. * Yam made in many ways * Can be pealed and boil or pulped into a doughy consistency to produce pounded yam * Also ate a lot of pumpkins and gari (cassava powder) dumplings * Regular Meals * Typically dope up with meat or fish * Sided with yams, garri (tapioca), semovita, or jollof rice Hafner, Dorinda. A Taste of Africa . Berkeley, CA Ten Speed Press, 1993. Imoisi, Janice. Cooking Nigerian Style Delicious African Recipes .Houston, TX Gayle Publishing. , 2000. Widjaja, Michael. Food and Recipes. Igbo Food and Recipes. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. . Agwu, Kene. Yam and the Igbos. BBC News. BBC, 8 Jan. 2008. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. . ANAM CITY Blog. Yam Preservation A. N. p. , n. d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. .