Tiger nuts, one of the hottest superfoods on the market, are not, in fact, nuts. These wrinkled, marble-sized orbs are small, tuberous rhizomes of a sedge grass (cyperus esculentus lativum) that’s ...

Despite their name, tiger nuts aren’t actually nuts. These wrinkly little foods are actually tubers like potatoes and yams. Tiger nuts are also known as yellow nutsedge, chufa, or earth almonds. This ...

Nigerians are obviously abreast of the health benefits of tiger nut milk, the Hausa home-made drink popularly known as KUNU AYA. Many sellers of this drink testify that they get many customers, which ...

Despite its name, the tiger nut is actually a tuber, not a nut. A tuber is a portion of a plant's stem that usually sits beneath the surface of the soil. Tubers look similar to roots, but are ...

Despite their name, tiger nuts are neither procured from a tiger nor are they a nut. In fact, tiger nuts are coconut-flavored, nutrient-packed, marble-size tubers—small, wrinkled root vegetables that ...

Tiger nuts — also known as chufa, yellow nutsedge, or earth almonds — are not actually nuts, but rather edible tubers. They’re the size of a chickpea but wrinkly with a chewy texture and sweet nutty ...