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instant veggies

you can now prepare your fried rice and salad without the stress of cutting and cutting.....we take the stress off you!

Our Food subscription Plan is amazing!!

achieving food security in our communities is possible with Eminent Essentials, and we hope this will spill to every single community in Nigeria!

TGIF

Thank God its Friday! the beginning of a weekend, how has your food-style been this week? Whats the level of your foodstuff in your store? Are you like me? I stock every saturday, stressful you may say, but with the nature of electricity in my area, that's the best I can do. I wish there's an uninterrupted power supply, who no like stress-less weekend, I would stock away and just visit my freezer or store for whatever I need and do my restocking every month. However, my weekly stocking is always fun for  me. So my 'saturday saturday medicine' ladies, tomorrow is our fun day in the market, I will surely keep you updated.

I bet you didn't know all these about your local 'ofe-aku'

Palm nut, palm kernel, akwu in igbo, banga in delta, oghwo amiedi in urhobo, izuwo ibiedi in isoko and Abenkwan in Ghana. Its used to make soup with assorted spices and a variety of meat and fish. PALM NUT SOUP Most people have a wrong impression of the palm nut that it  has a lot of calories because of the oil you see, but there are actually some good things about the palm fruit used to make the palm nut soup. BENEFITS OF COOKING OUR SOUPS WITH PALM KERNEL 1.  It is loaded with anti-oxidants 2. It has sufficient amount of Vitamin E 3. It provides amazing anti-ageing benefits.  4. It prevents the occurrence of wrinkles and fine lines. 5.  It is capable of providing protection against harmful UV rays and other toxins 6. It will keep your skin healthy and youthful. VITAMIN K This is one of the most important fat-soluble vitamins that the body requires and it is inherrent in palm kernel.  It boosts bone health and als...

TIPS ON DRIED PONMO

Dry PONMO is-dried cow skin. Its basically dried to get a longer shelf period and to prevent contamination. When soaked, cleaned and cooked, it can be added along side assorted meat in various soups such as egusi, ogbono, vegetable as well as our regular fish or meat stew. Ponmo is a good source of roughage, that is, it is very high in fibre. Having ponmo in its dried state is of great advantage because it allows for easy storage (just keep it in a dry place), better preservation (since it is dried) and elimination of unpleasant smell. The following steps is required for you to get dried ponmo ready for cooking: 1) Pour dried ponmo into a bowl 2) Run hot  water into the bowl containing the Ponmo 3) Leave to soak overnight (once soaked overnight, dried ponmo becomes soft and fresh 4) Clean soft ponmo by removing the thin layer inside it 5) Rinse and then ponmo is ready to be cooked We are taking orders in bags and packs and we deliver both nationwide and export t...

Ogbono

Ogbono soup is a Nigerian soup made with grounded Ogbono also known as wild African mango seeds. Ogbono soup is very popular and the method of preparation differs from tribe to tribe. place your order with us now! It comes in cup and mudu measurement.

Market days are fun days!

market days are fun days for me, its my passion to ensure global food security, im starting from my lil corner😊 I meet and make new friends while I shop, we share market experience and I learn a lot from them <div id="my-store-28092024"></div> <div> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript" src="https://app.ecwid.com/script.js?28092024&data_platform=code&data_date=2020-04-16" charset="utf-8"></script><script type="text/javascript"> xProductBrowser("categoriesPerRow=3","views=grid(20,3) list(60) table(60)","categoryView=grid","searchView=list","id=my-store-28092024");</script> </div>

African Cherry! aka Agbalumo, Udara, Otien

African Cherry, also known as agbalumo, udara, otien is a good source of calcium. Its in season now, take advantage and lets stock it up for you! we deliver clean, healthy foods at your doorsteps, nationwide and globally

carrots are healthy and can be stored!

are you looking for a way to store your carrots? here is a tip I'll share with all carrot lovers like me, wrap in newspaper and store in the fridge. it will be as fresh as ever and  ready to use. so do not hesitate, order for a handful of carrots from Eminent Essentials and enjoy! most people eat rice on sundays! how do you present yours? carrots, cucumber abd other vegetables are a good way of garnishing our rice before eating. It is healthy and rich in vitamins you wont want to leave out of your sunday meal! Fortunately, they come really cheap and can be stored. 

a shopping checklist

Are you like me? do you do a checklist before you step out to the market/grocery? how does your shopping checklist look like. i. ogbono, egusi, stockfish, dryfish, oha leave, palm kernel, uziza leave, locust bean, cameroon pepper, okro,vegetable leaves, ugwu leaves etc ii. tomatoes, pepper, groundnut oil, tin tomatoe, curry, thyme, maggi etc iii. meat, chicken, fish, ponmo etc.

Saturdays - Market Days

Saturdays are market days, the day we all have the time to rest and have quality time with our families. but do we really rest? Cos its actually the day we have the time to stock up our stores with foodstuffs. Its good we have the time to do this, so we can concentrate on other things during the week without distraction. Thats yours sincerely at the market today.

Clean Ogbono

available in cup, mudu and paint measurement

Alarming number of Nigerians die of hunger everyday!!

According to the Food Aid International, (FAI) about 3000 Nigerians die of hunger everyday and out of an estimated population of over 200million people in Nigeria, over 14million Nigerians go hungry on a daily basis.  This is heartbreaking isn’t it?

Take the children off the streets, and back to school

Malnourished children are seen in our streets everyday, out of school, hawking for their parents, all in a bid to put food on the table. 

Food is Essential!

Food is essential to every human, no one can do without food.It is time be intentional with what we eat, as what we eat can also form a major part of our health and well being. Take charge of what you eat, eat right, eat healthy! Eminent Essential foods is your guarantee
we supply to you straight from the market
dried and clean ponmo, ready to rinse and boil....turns fresh once dipped in water dried fish in different sizes grounded and fresh crayfish powder, ready to use  hot pepper ready to use