Pounded boiled white yam until it becomes homogeneous and semi-stretchy dough. Yam is a great source of carbohydrates. Usually eaten with your choice soup.
The term “swallow” is widely used in Nigeria to describe starchy foods that are cooked to a dense paste and eaten with various soups. They are called “swallows” because of the method of eating, i.e. using your fingers, take a morsel of paste, dip it in soup and swallow it.
Pounded Yam Swallow
Pounded boiled white yam until it becomes homogeneous and semi-stretchy dough. Yam is a great source of carbohydrates. Usually eaten with your choice soup.
The term “swallow” is widely used in Nigeria to describe starchy foods that are cooked to a dense paste and eaten with various soups. They are called “swallows” because of the method of eating, i.e. using your fingers, take a morsel of paste, dip it in soup and swallow it.