A) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
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No. | Crop | Scientific name | Part(s) | Remarks |
1 | Coffee (Punita) | Coffea arabica L. | Leaves (hasha) | If drunk alone frequently; normally used mixed with other food items |
2 | Hidhana | Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae) | Leaves | Â |
3 | Hohe/Aylenata | Semi-wild bean type | Leaves | Â |
4 | Husks | Â | ||
5 | Irish potato (Tinisha) | Solanum tuberosum L. | Leaves | Cooked and eaten |
6 | Khat (Timahata) | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | Leaves (including old ones) | When ingested instead of being chewed or sold |
7 | Moringa (Shalaqayta/Midha) | Moringa stenopetala (Bak.) Cuf. | Leaves | Normally consumed mixed with other food items (green light), but it gives diarrhea if eaten alone frequently (red light) |
8 | Pepper (Parpara) | Capsicum frutescens L. | Leaves | Â |
9 | Pumpkin (Potata) | Cucurbita pepo L. | Leaves | Normally only fruits are eaten |
10 | Sweet potato (Dhedhero) | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. | Leaves | Cooked and eaten |
11 | Taro (Kansata) | Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. | Leaves | Â |
12 | Stem (Longa) | Â | ||
13 | Tomato (Gnagna) | Solanum lycopersicum L. | Leaves | Eaten as cabbage |
14 | Banana (Muzita) | Musa paradisiacal L. | Fruit (immature) | Eaten boiled |
15 | Corm | Â | ||
16 | Papaya (Papaye) | Carica papaya L. | Fruit (immature) | Eaten boiled |
B) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the amber light metaphor | ||||
17 | Cassava (Moko) | Manihot esculenta Crantz | Leaves | Boiled to remove |
18 | Root sheath | harmful/side effects of its consumption | ||
19 | Shuqata | Vigna sp. (Fabaceae) | Leaves | Â |
20 | Haricot beans | Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) | Seeds/beans (defective)/tocha) | If eaten mixed with other food items it shows amber light |
21 | Enset/false banana (Dhubana) | Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman | Corm (immature) | Eaten boiled |
C) Crop residues/left-over consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
1 | Haricot beans | Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) | Seed/beans (defective)/Tocha | Eaten alone |
2 | Pods (empty)/Qofalla | Â | ||
3 | Barley | Hordeum vulgare L. | Husks/bran | Locally called tata porta |
4 | Maize | Zea mays L. | Husks | Boiled with coffee leaves and eaten |
5 | Tassels (Fita) | Â | ||
6 | Finger millet | Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. | Bran (Ukkasha) | Normally, used as labor payment/gift for destitute; when started to be consumed by better off households then the light is turned on red |
7 | Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench | Bran (Ukkasha) | Â |
8 | Dhohotota | Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. | Pods (empty) | Boiled/cooked |
9 | Lukluka | Assorted | Powdery left-overs | Boiled/cooked |
10 | Cotton (kulma putota) | Gossypium hirsutum L. | Seeds | Boiled for drink |
D) Recycled stuff consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
11 | Tata | Different types (mainly sorghum or maize) | Local drink residue | Recycled for local beer/gin |