Tag: kale

Sukuma Wiki

Lupita Nyong’o Loves Sukumawiki and Why You Should Too!

  It’s no secret that Lupita Nyong’o loves sukumawiki(Kales/Collard greens) she even posted it on her Face Book page and mentioned it in an interview with Craig Ferguson. Lupita Nyong’o’s mom Dorothy Nyong’o also took the Sukumawiki cue from her and gave her a book “I Love Sukumawiki” which is authored by her cousin Kwame … read more

Recipe of the Week:Sukuma Wiki Curveball

Editor, ChicaMod.com  Sukuma Wiki is a type of kale popular in East Africa. The name Sukuma Wiki literally translates to ‘push the week’. Theories as to the etymology of this could be that the kale is an abundant and relatively cheap vitamin source and thus suitable to cordon off the hunger pangs even when one is deep … read more