Ehuru (gourd nutmeg) - ground

Ehuru, also known as pebè or Jamaican nutmeg, is an important ingredient of peppersEhuru, a specialty from Nigeria, but also lends itself to many other uses. Ehuru is a totally different experience from our familiar 'real' nutmeg.

Currently out of stock of hulled or unhulled seeds, only ground ehuru

The calabash nutmeg (ehuru in Nigerian, pèbé in Cameroon) is the nut of the tree that occurs naturally in an area extending from Sierra Leone to Angola. It has always been an important spice in Africa, until the rise of the Asian nutmeg, with which it shares great similarities.

Ehuru is the seed of Monodora myristica, a tree in the Custard Apple family. Like many other trees in this family, myristica bears fruit that can be enormous (up to 40 cm) and full of seeds. The seeds are embedded in a yellow pulp, which is used in savory and sweet dishes.

Ehuru pairs excellently with citrus notes, making it suitable for use with chicken dishes. Ehuru is indispensable in traditional Nigerian dishes, such as pepperssquirt.

It is not just like that 'nutmeg', which, incidentally, is gaining popularity in Africa at the expense of this calabash nutmeg. That is a pity, because This has its own strong aroma, which best suits African culinary traditions. Such as in Kondres, a plantain dish, or Ewu, stewed goat, but by far the best-known application is in pepperssquirt.

Recipes):

Use shelled nuts

Gourd nutmeg is not grated like regular nutmeg; simply crushing it or grinding it finely with a mortar and pestle is sufficient.

Scent and taste

The dried seeds contain 5-9% essential oils: α-phellandrene, α-pinene, myrene, limonene, and pinene. They give the seeds a slightly sweet but woody taste and a peppera sharpness reminiscent of 'real' nutmeg. Nevertheless, it is too easy to indiscriminately regard both nutmeg varieties as substitutes for one another. Both 'nuts' have very distinct characteristics.

Usage

Calabash nutmeg is part of the spice blend Mbongô tchòbi, which contains, in addition to this ehuru, naturally mbongo (Afromomum citratus), chili pepper (Capsicum) and garlic nut (Afrostyrax lepidophyllus) are used, alongside the scorched bark of the garlic tree, Scorodophloeus zenkeri.

Features

• 100% ground seeds of Monodora myristica
• origin: Ndé in Cameroon

Assortment

• available in glass (45 or 60 grams), stand-up pouch and test tube (10 ml)
• Larger quantities on request

Gift packaging

• The jar is available in tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper.
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the gift packaging section.

Save:

• Store your ehuru in a closed container.
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before July 2027 (07-2027)
• This expiration date is an indication.