Chingayu: Meet the African Sesame also known as Imbasa – A delicacy the Luhya traditionally enjoyed as a marshmallow, its role in prophesying the white man’s invasion and the folktale of a boy who used it to scare ogres
Chingayu it is among the Bukusu and Tachoni. Among the Maragoli and Wanga, it is known as Imbasi. We continue our journey through plants with cultural value among the Luhya with the story of this food plant told in three stories. One from my childhood; another by way of a prophesy from the times of … Read more
