<\/a>Discover: Cultivated Luhya traditional vegetables \u2197<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Likhubi<\/a><\/li>
- Miro<\/a><\/li>
- Lisebebe<\/a><\/li>
- Murere<\/a><\/li>
- Tsisaka<\/a><\/li>
- Libokoyi<\/a><\/li>
- Ikanzira<\/a><\/li>
- Litsusa<\/a><\/li>
- Makhalaba<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Learn: <\/strong>Wild Luhya traditional vegetables, that are also cultivate<\/strong>d\u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Inderema<\/a><\/li>
- Lisutsa<\/a><\/li>
- Tsimboka<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Know: Useful Purely wild Luhya traditional vegetables<\/strong> \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Linyolonyolo<\/a><\/li>
- Lirunde<\/a><\/li>
- Shikhubayeka<\/a><\/li>
- Imbetsa<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Cultivated Luhya traditional vegetables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A healthy proportion of Luhya traditional vegetables can be considered ‘edible weeds’. However, the majority of traditional Luhya vegetables are cultivated on purpose. Cultivation occurs either in the main farm crop fields or among the bananas in the kitchen garden. Likhubi (cowpea) and bean leaves (makhalaba<\/a>) are the main field varieties. Whereas murere, miroo, lisebebe, libokoyi and tsisaka are cultivated and harvested from the kitchen garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLikhubi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scientific name for likhubi is Vigna unguiculataa<\/em>. Common name is cowpea in English and kunde is Swahili. It is the most ubiquitous of traditional Luhya vegetables as it is also a common delicacy in other ethnic groups in Kenya. So popular is likhubi that it is often commonly cultivated commercially. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurther, likhubi’s popularity stems from its wide spread use as the ‘second vegetable’ when cooking traditional Luhya vegetables. As seen in our suggestions below on cooking Luhya traditional vegetables, we often prepare our vegetables as a mixture of two or more vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/preparing-kunde-for-cooking-1024x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTypes of likhubi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are two types of Likhubi. The fist type known as ilande (Isukha<\/a>) is planted in October \u2013 December during the short rains. Its cultivation goes on upto until the start of the long rains in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe second type is known as inzekhu in Isukha is a shorter crop that thrives during the long rains of March \u2013 May and is harvested from May \u2013 August. The seeds of inzekhu variety are often mixed with those of beans and together, they are inter-cropped with maize. Towards the end of its cycle, this variety of likhubi is ‘left’ to mature and bear seeds for the next season. Thus, the seeds are often harvested in July \u2013 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nutritional value of likhubi (kunde)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Likhubi is high in the following micro nutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese. Refer to the table below for details on the nutritional value of cowpea leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Learn: <\/strong>Wild Luhya traditional vegetables, that are also cultivate<\/strong>d\u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Inderema<\/a><\/li>
- Lisutsa<\/a><\/li>
- Tsimboka<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Know: Useful Purely wild Luhya traditional vegetables<\/strong> \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Linyolonyolo<\/a><\/li>
- Lirunde<\/a><\/li>
- Shikhubayeka<\/a><\/li>
- Imbetsa<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Cultivated Luhya traditional vegetables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A healthy proportion of Luhya traditional vegetables can be considered ‘edible weeds’. However, the majority of traditional Luhya vegetables are cultivated on purpose. Cultivation occurs either in the main farm crop fields or among the bananas in the kitchen garden. Likhubi (cowpea) and bean leaves (makhalaba<\/a>) are the main field varieties. Whereas murere, miroo, lisebebe, libokoyi and tsisaka are cultivated and harvested from the kitchen garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLikhubi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scientific name for likhubi is Vigna unguiculataa<\/em>. Common name is cowpea in English and kunde is Swahili. It is the most ubiquitous of traditional Luhya vegetables as it is also a common delicacy in other ethnic groups in Kenya. So popular is likhubi that it is often commonly cultivated commercially. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurther, likhubi’s popularity stems from its wide spread use as the ‘second vegetable’ when cooking traditional Luhya vegetables. As seen in our suggestions below on cooking Luhya traditional vegetables, we often prepare our vegetables as a mixture of two or more vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTypes of likhubi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are two types of Likhubi. The fist type known as ilande (Isukha<\/a>) is planted in October \u2013 December during the short rains. Its cultivation goes on upto until the start of the long rains in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe second type is known as inzekhu in Isukha is a shorter crop that thrives during the long rains of March \u2013 May and is harvested from May \u2013 August. The seeds of inzekhu variety are often mixed with those of beans and together, they are inter-cropped with maize. Towards the end of its cycle, this variety of likhubi is ‘left’ to mature and bear seeds for the next season. Thus, the seeds are often harvested in July \u2013 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nutritional value of likhubi (kunde)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Likhubi is high in the following micro nutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese. Refer to the table below for details on the nutritional value of cowpea leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Know: Useful Purely wild Luhya traditional vegetables<\/strong> \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Linyolonyolo<\/a><\/li>
- Lirunde<\/a><\/li>
- Shikhubayeka<\/a><\/li>
- Imbetsa<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Cultivated Luhya traditional vegetables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A healthy proportion of Luhya traditional vegetables can be considered ‘edible weeds’. However, the majority of traditional Luhya vegetables are cultivated on purpose. Cultivation occurs either in the main farm crop fields or among the bananas in the kitchen garden. Likhubi (cowpea) and bean leaves (makhalaba<\/a>) are the main field varieties. Whereas murere, miroo, lisebebe, libokoyi and tsisaka are cultivated and harvested from the kitchen garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLikhubi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scientific name for likhubi is Vigna unguiculataa<\/em>. Common name is cowpea in English and kunde is Swahili. It is the most ubiquitous of traditional Luhya vegetables as it is also a common delicacy in other ethnic groups in Kenya. So popular is likhubi that it is often commonly cultivated commercially. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurther, likhubi’s popularity stems from its wide spread use as the ‘second vegetable’ when cooking traditional Luhya vegetables. As seen in our suggestions below on cooking Luhya traditional vegetables, we often prepare our vegetables as a mixture of two or more vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTypes of likhubi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are two types of Likhubi. The fist type known as ilande (Isukha<\/a>) is planted in October \u2013 December during the short rains. Its cultivation goes on upto until the start of the long rains in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe second type is known as inzekhu in Isukha is a shorter crop that thrives during the long rains of March \u2013 May and is harvested from May \u2013 August. The seeds of inzekhu variety are often mixed with those of beans and together, they are inter-cropped with maize. Towards the end of its cycle, this variety of likhubi is ‘left’ to mature and bear seeds for the next season. Thus, the seeds are often harvested in July \u2013 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nutritional value of likhubi (kunde)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Likhubi is high in the following micro nutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese. Refer to the table below for details on the nutritional value of cowpea leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cultivated Luhya traditional vegetables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A healthy proportion of Luhya traditional vegetables can be considered ‘edible weeds’. However, the majority of traditional Luhya vegetables are cultivated on purpose. Cultivation occurs either in the main farm crop fields or among the bananas in the kitchen garden. Likhubi (cowpea) and bean leaves (makhalaba<\/a>) are the main field varieties. Whereas murere, miroo, lisebebe, libokoyi and tsisaka are cultivated and harvested from the kitchen garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scientific name for likhubi is Vigna unguiculataa<\/em>. Common name is cowpea in English and kunde is Swahili. It is the most ubiquitous of traditional Luhya vegetables as it is also a common delicacy in other ethnic groups in Kenya. So popular is likhubi that it is often commonly cultivated commercially. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Further, likhubi’s popularity stems from its wide spread use as the ‘second vegetable’ when cooking traditional Luhya vegetables. As seen in our suggestions below on cooking Luhya traditional vegetables, we often prepare our vegetables as a mixture of two or more vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two types of Likhubi. The fist type known as ilande (Isukha<\/a>) is planted in October \u2013 December during the short rains. Its cultivation goes on upto until the start of the long rains in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second type is known as inzekhu in Isukha is a shorter crop that thrives during the long rains of March \u2013 May and is harvested from May \u2013 August. The seeds of inzekhu variety are often mixed with those of beans and together, they are inter-cropped with maize. Towards the end of its cycle, this variety of likhubi is ‘left’ to mature and bear seeds for the next season. Thus, the seeds are often harvested in July \u2013 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Likhubi is high in the following micro nutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese. Refer to the table below for details on the nutritional value of cowpea leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLikhubi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTypes of likhubi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Nutritional value of likhubi (kunde)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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