Do you know that Moi Moi leaves can be stored for later use? No?
I recently learned that myself too. These golden leaves store very well in the freezer.
Why would anyone want to store Moi Moi Leaves (Etere, Thaumatococcus daniellii) in the freezer you may ask?
Those who live outside Nigeria, far away from fresh Uma/Etere leaves usually have these sent to them from Nigeria and the freezer is one place to store this leaves to keep them from decomposing till a later date.
Watch the video below to see how fresh they look after staying in the freezer for a while.
Enjoy!
Informative…… Kudos
Glad you found the info useful Oghogho. 🙂
Is it not banana leaves?
Sagat no, they are not banana leaves. They have similar lamina feel to them but these ones are very small and softer than banana leaves.
Thanks aunty when we were small we used to use plantian leaves lol
Sure plantain and banana leaves work too. For those ones you will need to first of wilt the leaves by passing them over heat so that they do not tear when being used. And because they are very broad leaves, you will need to tear them up into sizeable pieces.
Hmmm. Who never. Thank God I will have a ‘naija package’ coming soon . This just made the cut off mark??? thanks for the info Flo
Uju that “naija package” sounds like music to my ears. O dikwa m ka m bulu gi ooo!
Biko they should send so that you can try this. 🙂
Hi that was informative,though am in Nigeria but do not know that the leave could be stored in the freezer, cos sometimes you may use a little out of the bunch you bought and the rest will waste away, but now i can store the remaining for a later use, thanks so much.
That’s a good point Esther. No matter where we are, this info comes in handy. All thanks to Chi Chi. 🙂
Nice one flo! Dint knw but now I know.. thks
Yea Kiekie, we learn something new everyday. 🙂
Wow!! Didnt know that. Quite informative, will definitely try this out when next i go shopping
Waoh,I am so amazed,i never knew I can actually preserve these leaves.Thank you so much,i have learnt something new and will surely share it with my friends
Very informative, thank you ma
Thank you ma! Quite informative.
Thanks for this tip i hv been asking this questn on how to store it thanks alot
Thanks and a job well done for sharing.
Wao thanks chichi,no man is an archive of knowledge. God bless you.
Thanks for the tip. But how do you preserve the leaf when transporting it from one country to another?
Just wrap them, watch this video: https://youtu.be/UbEF3BmDENM and pack. They should still be fine by the time you get to your destination. Unless you are travelling to the end of the world. lol