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What is munyu kwa lukhaye? In this post we not only provide answers but also offer a short tutorial on how to make munyu kwa lukhaye. We also list dishes that when cooked with munyu kwa lukhaye, are sure to a delight.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the 18 sub-nations that make up mulembe nation<\/a>, the word munyu refers to soup. Munyu mushelekha (Lwidakho) or simply munyu also means a traditional lye derived by leaching a variety of dried plant matter. The most common of which are: maize cobs, pods and vines from beans, peelings of green plantains and a special type of reed that grows in swampy areas. Nutritionally, all types of munyu are potassium rich.
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Lukhaye (Lubukusu<\/a>) on the other hand means the honor of a woman. Therefore, omukhaye is a respectable lady. By honor, we talk of the honor of accomplished women in society. Women of the stature of the Akoko lineage from the literary masterpiece The River and the source<\/em> by Margaret Ogola. Or even women like Nabukelembe, the mother to Mutonyi the famous Bukusu seer known for his accurate prophesies on war based on everyday things like chingayu<\/a>. Dare I say women like the pioneer Prof. Julia Ojiambo<\/a> from Funyula or Dina Nasiku Kibunguchy of the Kwa Dina<\/a> fame. Really, women like our grandmothers who are matriarchs in their own right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of munyu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on the type of dried plant matter it’s derived from, munyu can be described as such. Therefore, there is munyu gwa masogoro<\/a> (Maragoli<\/a>), meaning munyu from maize cobs, so on and forth. The other way that one can classify munyu is on its form during use. The common version of munyu that’s is the liquid leeched is what you’ll find being referred to as munyu mukhelekha\/musherekha<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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