As the average Inyi person has a food farm, traditional food systems play significant roles in maintaining the well-being and health of Indigenous people of Inyi.
Key traditional staple foods in the Igbo culture area included: yams, cocoyam, cassava, maize, some of which were status symbols. A number of little, common vegetables with perceived health benefits are still used which are wildly found to the area.
Other food groups such as legumes, nuts, seeds, wild fruits and vegetables are abundant. The availability of wild/bush animals (game) is limited but available, because of deforestation and urbanization.
Inyi people are known to be very hospitable
and cheerful individuals. They are most notable
for the manner in which they entertain their
guests after the initial offering of kola nut (Oji)
in any simple or complex gathering/Event.
Inyi people entertain their visitors by preparing “Abacha Ncha” cassava by form of dishes and serving with fish.
Washed down with a fresh Palm wine (White Palm Sap water) from local Palm wine tapping, which has been noted to be beneficial to the sight with its yeast content, when drank in moderation, as it is also intoxicating.
Other dishes cooked and enjoyed by Inyi people are as followed: -
Key traditional staple foods in the Igbo culture area included: yams, cocoyam, cassava, maize, some of which were status symbols. A number of little, common vegetables with perceived health benefits are still used which are wildly found to the area.
Other food groups such as legumes, nuts, seeds, wild fruits and vegetables are abundant. The availability of wild/bush animals (game) is limited but available, because of deforestation and urbanization.
Inyi people are known to be very hospitable
and cheerful individuals. They are most notable
for the manner in which they entertain their
guests after the initial offering of kola nut (Oji)
in any simple or complex gathering/Event.
Inyi people entertain their visitors by preparing “Abacha Ncha” cassava by form of dishes and serving with fish.
Washed down with a fresh Palm wine (White Palm Sap water) from local Palm wine tapping, which has been noted to be beneficial to the sight with its yeast content, when drank in moderation, as it is also intoxicating.
Other dishes cooked and enjoyed by Inyi people are as followed: -
Oji River Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Inyi people are governed by definite rules of conduct from cradle to grave. The discipline infused by these rules of conduct, are a mirror of its rich culture and Heritage. Producing a uniformity, which others see and admired in Inyi people.
Its customary laws and customs were definite, detailed, and covered by aspect of Inyi life; so that, by their existence, they attested to the antiquity of Inyi town. As it must have taken centuries of usage, and trial and error, before they could have become so generally accepted, and enforced, as law, among the people of Inyi.
There is a strong tie in religious observations, trade, marriages, Birth and Death. In each community there are associations of age grades; Social groups, Town Unions, Native councils and Traditional Rulers (Ndi Igwe, Nze na Ozo), poor and rich citizens interact with one another in war or in peace. The social organization developed in the form of an extended family to a kind of village government. All participate in community affairs, in decision-making and all development efforts, Based on the background shared, the Art, Food, Dialect and Cultural ways of life are also shared and frequently the same.
Its customary laws and customs were definite, detailed, and covered by aspect of Inyi life; so that, by their existence, they attested to the antiquity of Inyi town. As it must have taken centuries of usage, and trial and error, before they could have become so generally accepted, and enforced, as law, among the people of Inyi.
There is a strong tie in religious observations, trade, marriages, Birth and Death. In each community there are associations of age grades; Social groups, Town Unions, Native councils and Traditional Rulers (Ndi Igwe, Nze na Ozo), poor and rich citizens interact with one another in war or in peace. The social organization developed in the form of an extended family to a kind of village government. All participate in community affairs, in decision-making and all development efforts, Based on the background shared, the Art, Food, Dialect and Cultural ways of life are also shared and frequently the same.
Inyi Food and Wine
Inyi Nwa-Ocho Ucho.........................
Palm Kernels
Abacha mmiri
Ekpere-ekpe na Akueke
Roasted Palm Nut (Akwu)
Other items consumed by Inyi people and mainly seasonal fruits and seeds that are picked wild in the forest or intentionally planted farmed as it blooms in season.
These are also items that could be regarded as cash crop and sold in the markets of Nkwo and far beyond Inyi.
These are also items that could be regarded as cash crop and sold in the markets of Nkwo and far beyond Inyi.
Roasted Ukwa
Cashew Fruit
Cashew Seed
Mbachereku(Icheku)
Paw Paw (Papaya)
Anyara
Mango
Oroma (Orange)
Coconut (Akueke)
Akpakpa n Ube
Ugiri
Udara
Ewi (Bush Meat)
Ngwere Aghu (Komodo Dragon) Bush Meat
Ele (Bush Meat)
Nchi (Bush Meat)
Nshiko
Aku-mkpu
Mbishi
Ejune
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