Let’s take a trip down memory lane to a time when women of today were girls and men of today were boys. A time when noodles was non-existent and homemade meals & treats were common. Whenever i think about the good ‘ol days, lots of things come to mind. From playing in the sand, to sneaking out to buy forbidden sweet treats such as Baba dudu, Balewa, Coconut candy, Tanfili, Sisi pelebe and definitely Ekana Gowon. I remember buying as much as 10 of this locally made sweet for as low as 1 naira back then. Looking back now, i guess my curiosity was inborn. The history of this sweet is unknown but from what i gathered, it was made popular after the Gowon/Ojukwu biafran war hence the name. It’s known by different names such as; hanjin legidi, Ekana dinka, Tsugba dinka (nupe), Ojukwu finger (igbo). What is it called in your native language?
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How to make Ekana Gowon
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time:15 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
You’ll Need:::
• Small nylons (Type used in tying granulated sugar for sale with a pointed edge)
• Broomsticks or toothpicks
• 1 tsp. Lime or Lemon juice
37 comments
Immediately I saw this, I bursted in to laugh. It brought a whole lot of memories back. Chai! So na sugar and water we dey lick in those days? Godwin… Dobby u are indeed very good.
yeeppaa!!! i remember this thing o! Lmao! Na real jedi jedi.
Never knew the name is Ekana Gowon, I use to call it stick sweet.
I remember those days.
hahahahaha so it's just sugar and water! my-oh-my, I never knew!
So it was sugar and water? My God!! We ate some things
Hehe! Dobby, my food blogger crush, I love that you research the food you post. This one brings back memories of a great childhood, thank you. In Daura we also call it halawar tsinke (candy stick). Thanks!
Wow. This makes me remember my primary school days. They were wrapped in brown paper and sometimes I ate bits of brown paper with the sweet 'cos I couldn't peel it off completely. Nice post
… we called it licky licky back then in primary school. 🙂
I always saw it but was not allowed to buy *sad face* I wish I had had it back then. But this Dobby sha…how in the world did you think up this recipe?
Yayyyyyy!!!! We call it hanjinlegidi… I so much luv it back then.. never knew we were licking just sugar and water Chai! Dobby nyc 1.
ah…dis wan na dysentery o
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Yummy! I remember these.. good ol memorieess
Yeeee dobby I chop wella. But u miss one thing we dey add a dash of lime 4 tingly sour 4 throat back den. We dey call am hanjinligidi
Can I do a variation with flavoring n color?
Very interesting post.
Yes you can.
Thank you God pikin 🙂
lol!
That's so true. That's another popular name for this sweet.
lol! we really did 🙂
it sure is 🙂
Awww!!! Thanks Ummibee 🙂
lol! Now you can make it at home. I guess i'd say years of experimenting when i was much younger.
i tot licky licky was black velvet tamarind
Thanks itee
lol!
Thanks Anon 🙂
it sure was
Really? would try that out.
Thank you Tosmoniyi
Ahhh! I remember tis alot. Back in Warri_ where I grew up_ we called it Ojukwu Finger. There was even a story going round then that A took it from B and forgot it in her pocket and so A's mother was washing her uniform and found a human finger in A's pocket intead of the 'Ojukwu Finger' Lol!
Kai! You just brought back fond memories from growing up. Growing up in lagos was so much fun. Used to call it baba gowon I think. Please teach us how to make "kokoro".
lol! That's hilarious & scary. i heard such stories growing up too.
Thanks Vivian. You can learn how to make Kokoro HERE
like seriously!
where did you dig this up lady?!
DAMN!
I ate it like a zillion times when i was young.
ekana gowon!
yes oooo so so lovely
Ahh Inside Life
Water and sugar. I remember Nigeria