Table 2 Food indigenous to Africa
Common name | Scientific name | Local name |
|---|---|---|
Cereals | ||
Pearl millet | Pennisetum glaucum | Uburo |
Sorghuma | Sorghum bicolor | Amasaka |
Fish | ||
Kapenta | Limnothrissa miodon | Indagara |
Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | |
African catfish | Clarias gariepinus | |
Haplos | Haplochromis sp. | |
Silver cyprinid | Rastrineobola argentea | |
Marbled lungfish | Protopterus aethiopicus | |
Ningu | Labeo victorianus | |
Tanganyika killifish | Lamprichthys tanganicanus | |
Fruits | ||
African eggplant | Solanum macrocarpon | Ikiringanya |
Watermelon | Citrullus lanatus | Wotameloni |
Meat/dairy | ||
Sanga cattle (African cattle) | Bos taurus africanus | Inka |
Rabbit | Lepus spp. | Urukwavu |
Vegetables | ||
Lettuce | Lactuca sativa | |
Mushrooms | Termitomyces microcarpus | Imegeri |