Source: sunnewsonline Tiger nuts are small, round, chewy, sweet, milky and nutty tasty traditional food in Nigeria. It can be eaten as a snack or made into a milky beverage which is known as Kunnuaya in Hausa. The milk extracted out of this food is a great choice for those who are gluten intolerant, a wonderful alternative for diary milk. This plant milk is also good for those who suffer from nut allergies. Cyperuds esculentus as it is botanically referred to are not really nuts, they are actually vegetable, a type of starchy little tubers that grow under the soil’s surface. Also known as yellow nutsedge, Zulu nuts, Chufa or earth almond, tiger nuts have been used for many centuries and remain extremely popular all over the western hemisphere. In Nigeria, tiger nuts are referred to as Aya in Hausa, Ofio in Yoruba and Akiausa in Ibo where three varieties (black, brown and yellow) are cultivated. Among these, only two varieties, yellow and brown are readily available in the...