Meet The Oyinbo Man That Can Cook Egusi Soup (Photos)

A 67-year-old white man, Daniel has been hailed on social media for perfecting the act of cooking egusi soup.

Daniel, who has never been to Nigeria has a father who is Nigerian and from Ijaw.

Nigerian journalist who goes by the name Okwoche on Twitter made the revelation after coming in contact with him.

According to the journalist, the man has never come to Nigeria. His dad died 50 years ago. He said his dad was skilled in cooking egusi and since his death, he has been doing this same thing.

Daniel, however, eats his own egusi soup with parsnips and strawberries. Despite the fact that his wife died 15-year-ago, he still buys her flowers and wears his wedding ring.

See The Amazing Health Benefits Of Melon (Egusi)

Before preparing the egusi soup, the seeds are sun-dried and ground plain or roasted/fried before being ground.

Then the chaffs obtained during the oil extraction of egusi seeds can be used for making a snack called fried cake. The seeds can also be fermented and used for making a local spice known as ogiri. Due to its high oil content, egusi seeds can be used for making margarine, butter and animal feed.

Here are the benefits of including this food in your daily diet.

1. Anti-inflammatory Properties

Melon contains anti-inflammatory properties that help treat infections and injury. A study reveals that the methanol extract of egusi significantly inhibited serotonin, carrageenan and prostaglandin which helps fight inflammation.

2. Help fights cancer

Egusi is a good herbal cure for cancer and is best for curing breast cancer. The results of a study by Grossman et al., (2007) showed that cucurbitacin glycosides possess pleiotropic effects on cells thus leading to both apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Thus cucurbitacin glycosides exhibit therapeutic effects against breast cancer cells.

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