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Miyan Kuka

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Food

Soup (miya) made from the leaves of the baobab tree (kuka, Adansonia digitata). Robinson's entry for kuka notes that 'the Hausas eat its fruit and use its leaves for making soup'.

Tuwo was served with miyan kuka.

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