African Crops For the Future E06: Pfende/Inqodi/Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus)

[@zaneslocombe8008]

Always look forward to your videos and finding more nutritious gems.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

More to come!

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[@AfricanPlantHunter]

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[@naomichareka790]

You never disappoint. Thank you for the valuable information

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

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[@linahchiwambo9836]

Great content, i'm always learning here. Thank you very much.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thank you!

[@OsirusHandle]

solanum villosum is a lil tasty nightshade berry that they also eat the leaves of as cooked spinach. i will grow it in the uk to see how it compares in growth when fertilised.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Please let us know!

[@OsirusHandle]

@@AfricanPlantHunter will do!

[@nidalshehahadeh7485]

Hello there , can dried up tiger nut be rehydrated and planted the same way as garbanzo beans ? thank you

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Great question. I would imagine so, but I can't be sure as I've never heard of any one doing that. Normally planting is done from seed, although the tubers (i.e. the tiger "nuts") are also a viable starting point for propagation.

[@nidalshehahadeh7485]

@@AfricanPlantHunter I'm going to try to let you know what happened thank you

[@juliaherbet2063]

We grew up eating those. And use the reeds to catch termites (majuru)

[@tafadzwamusekiwa659]

Thanks man you passing on invaluable knowledge

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

I appreciate that!

[@KamranAli-ji2lp]

Very well explained . I like your video .

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@makanaka838]

Very interesting 100% thank you, following you from Scotland UK ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇿🇼

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks, sending good vibes from Zim to Scotland!

[@chikafu6858]

Very interesting. Never heard of this plant...Thank you for sharing the knowledge...

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks. I'm always happy to help people learn more about our incredible African plants!

[@elizabethleboho9752]

Plenty in Zim as troublesome weed, never knew it's medicinal properties.

[@mountainviewhomestead9954]

Love your videos. Can you maybe just take closer fotos og the plants or help with the identification aswell

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks Magda, I'l try to do that.

[@dzepet438]

Hello, thank you for the information, I want to do a project about this crop

[@twoturtletom]

Very interesting Gus. In the eastern U.S., this species is quite common as a weed in lawns. I had learned about the tubers, but I had no idea about all the possible uses for them.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks Tom. I think it's pretty common as a lawn weed everywhere now. But cool to know that it's so much more than just a weed!

[@mikeaskme3530]

@@AfricanPlantHunter how can one recognize it in Ohio USA, just want to make sure I am not eating a poison plant, thank you very much. Also I am wondering if you could do a history of Agricultura bellow the Sahara, there are some people who still believe that before Colonization and contact with Europeans Africans were hunter gatherers, again thank you.

[@MGTOW93]

@@mikeaskme3530 It has a triangular stalk, and very unique yellow seeds. Very much unmistakable when you see it, it’s beautiful. I have some growing wild in my yard. Since I love growing different grasses, I collected some seed before I ever knew what it was. But I’m going to try to grow them in containers.

[@george6977]

@@mikeaskme3530 If you buy organic tiger nuts from a health food shop, plant them in trays, then transplant clumps into pots you can be sure they are safe to eat.

[@paulosullivan3472]

The reason its called a Tiger Nut in English is because when the British sailors first went too Africa they saw these for sale but didnt know which plant they came from. They tasted like a nut so they assumed it was a nut and when cleaned it has stripes going around the outside in a circle so they called it a Tiger Nut after the stripes and the nutty flavour.

[@d.bcooper2271]

Good 😮

[@d.bcooper2271]

My Language Hausa call it 'Aya' 😅 3:07

[@bigmazthepostdoc5288]

Gus, excuse me. Guru African Plant Hunter, this is great awesome information. That there plant is now in!!! future food. Thanks so much

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thank you! Great to hear!

[@evehawasinare228]

Can you a video on black jack plant. It us used in many countries for people with low blood or suffering from cancer.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Great suggestion. I'll definitely add that one to the list. Thank you!

[@vincepfumo]

nice work man

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Appreciate it!

[@tapiwabrianchikosha254]

Appreciate you!

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks. I appreciate you too!

[@lovernthater]

I brought some back from Nigeria! I huge bag, so delicious. I make a delicious milk with it, mixed with dates. It’s also great to use in cereals . Thank you for the great information, I’ve learnt a lot!

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@jeffreyscanlan839]

Tiger nut, this I have grown in Pennsylvania. With some success, but had alot of competition with chipmunks. Delicious though. I use Cyperus rotundus in TCM for stomach stagnation. So I find it interesting how they use it in Africa. We have native sedges in Pennsylvania but none that produce tubers.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Yes, a tuber-producing sedge is pretty funky, hey! Thanks for the tip re C. rotundus. That's good to know.

[@purandharkubanooraya493]

Yes I did enjoyed this ... interesting

[@mrlorraine2575]

I’ve heard of Pfende and it definitely referred to as being a nuisance .. thanks for the info ... will be seeking it out... 1kg is being sold for about £6 ... That’s crazy

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Yes, although there's a big difference between the price a product sells for in the supermarket and the price the farmer gets paid!

[@george6977]

They can be grown in the UK.

[@greatoutdoors630]

Another great episode. Would be interested in importing these.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks so much. Glad you found it interesting! They're definitely worth investigating further.....

[@martinqwerty2]

Awesome content, thank you.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tinsymichelle3875]

We call these tsombori... my mom used to pick them out of the garden for me

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Awesome, thanks for sharing that!

[@mostafaeltoukhy33]

Can you do a video on acokanthera oblongifolia or its genes please?

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Wow, that's a great suggestion. A. oblongifolia, called the dune poison bush, or sometimes Bushman's poison. Thanks! We don't have it here in Zimbabwe, but as soon as Covid allows, I'll get across the border into Mozambique and make a video there. I'm looking forward to that one!

[@JM-gu3tx]

H is silent in Spanish..

[@tanganedzanimamagau7111]

We just see this as grass, i never knew it is edible

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

I'm happy to have given you a new perspective!

[@tazviona]

I remember eating this when I was growing up. :)

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Thanks for sharing that! Not so many people are familiar with this one, so it's great to hear from someone that knows it!

[@d.bcooper2271]

Are you alive?

[@5northway]

here is an amazing food growing right under our feet

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Exactly!

[@bradt5427]

4:39, not sure Tiger nut milk would be my first choice of drink.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Yes, I get that! But definitely a healthy option.......!

[@bradt5427]

@@AfricanPlantHunter no offense re the comment:) great seen your videos, very informative, my friend has just gone to the Chizaria park this week. I’ve walked past that grass for years and had no clue. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nunyabiznes33]

I got here from the Egyptian Tiger Nut Cake recipe

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Nice!

[@davidmbiriri7880]

Great content Gus. Would you be willing to give a talk/public lecture on these plants at the University of Zimbabwe? We will be glad and honored to host and interact with you.

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

I'd be thrilled. Thank you, and look forward to it!

[@nakanova6588]

We have it my country and considered nothing but weed Thanks

[@edgeofentropy3492]

3:07 "..it's generally known as ayah." Soooooooooo it's the...Ayah of the Tiger?😂 I'll see myself out.

[@chisalamusenge8859]

Did you try the alcohol? 😂

[@d.bcooper2271]

Haram

[@lili_dee]

For anyone who is interested, here's today's episode of tasting history, where this is used in an ancient Egyptian 'recipe' kzbin.info/www/bejne/epCpkpWDpNelg7c

[@nalipanda5684]

I cannot out grow eating these nuts

[@AfricanPlantHunter]

Excellent, and they're fantastically good for you too!