cocoyam

Her sister-in-law intervened and managed to save a small portion of land where Ujah now cultivates cocoyam, a root vegetable.

A vibrantly green cocoyam plant was growing on the spot.

In Ghana, for instance, there are two types of cocoyam.

I watched her pound the cocoyams, dipping the pestle often into the bowl of water so the cocoyam wouldn’t stick too much to it.

He also has a row of Nigerian corn; cocoyam, a root vegetable; and “nchanwu,” a spice that tastes like a hybrid of basil and oregano.