Prekese (Aidan Fruit) – Whole Dried Pods for Soup & Pepper Soup

Prekese

Long, dark, ridged pods that perfume a whole pot from one piece. Prekese in Ghana, aidan fruit in Nigeria, uhio or oshosho in parts of Igbo land. Ghanaian and Nigerian kitchens both reach for it, which is rarer than you would think.

You will smell it before you taste it. That is the point of it.

How to use it

1. Rinse the pod under running water. They come from a tree, so wash properly.
2. Crack or break it into two or three pieces so the aroma can get out. A whole uncracked pod does very little.
3. Drop it into the pot at the start of cooking and let it simmer with everything else.
4. Take it out before serving. It is an aromatic, not something you eat. Nobody wants to bite a pod.

What it goes into

• Pepper soup, goat, catfish or chicken
• Light soup and Ghanaian stews
• Nkwobi and ofe nsala
• The traditional hot drink made for new mothers
• Steeped alone in hot water as a warm infusion

Aroma and taste

Sweet, resinous and faintly medicinal, with a molasses edge. One pod is usually enough for a family-sized pot. Two is a lot.

Product details

• Also known as: prekese, aidan fruit, uhio, oshosho, Tetrapleura tetraptera
• Form: Whole dried pods
• Size: 6 pieces
• Storage: Sealed, cool and dry. Keeps for a long time.

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