oúnjẹ wá: cook & chow
Afro Culture Kids x Afro Urban Society
All-ages cooking class for beginners w. Nkeiruka Oruche & Maymunah
Egusi & Fufu Basics
Activate your culinary skills and your tastes buds with a fav: Egusi. Learn the basics of cooking Ofe Egusi with fresh ingredients sourced from our local farmers market and from small farmers in Nigeria. Pair it with an assortment of utara (starches) including Iyan, Akpu, Tuwo Shinkafa, Amala, and Eba. All food supplies and equipment will be provided. All ages, No previous cooking experience is necessary. Plant-based, and allergen-free ingredients
Notify us of your access needs in the registration form below or email info@afrorubansociety.com
Ubochi Nkwo March 28, 2026 | 10:30AM - 1PM
Fruitvale, Oakland, CA
ndị okenye (adults) $35-$75 | ụmụaka (kids) $10-$25 | LIMITED SPOTS
Egusi (egwusi, agusi, ohue, agushi) is popular across West Africa, with each community having variations of ingredients and cooking techniques (seeds, leafy greens, indigenous seasonings). In Nigeria, egusi is common among the Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio and Efik and Bahumono of southern Nigeria, the Hausa of northern Nigeria and the Edo, Esan, Etsakọ, Urhobo and the Itsekiri people of the south-west of Nigeria. The Yorubas, quite notably the people of Ọṣun State – especially Ijesha – eat "iyan and egusi". The Ibibio and the Efik of southern Nigeria call it Afere Ikong. In Ghana, egusi is also called akatoa or agushi, and as in Nigeria is used for soup and stew, and most popularly in palaver sauce.
We will learn the basics of cooking Ofe Egusi with fresh ingredients sourced from our local farmers market and from small farmers in Nigeria. Participants will also try an assortment of utara (swallows/starches used to eat soups) including Iyan, Akpu, Tuwo Shinkafa, Amala, and Eba.
This workshop is designed to be inclusive of adults and children.
No previous cooking experience is necessary.
We will have plant-based, and allergen-free options.
All food supplies and equipment will be provided
Please notify us of any access needs we need to consider to allow you to fully participate info@afrorubansociety.com