ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Plants Utilization and Perceptions in the Context of Novel Indigenous Food Spicing and Flavoring Among the Vhavenḓa People in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa.
Mueletshedzi Manyaga, Ncobile Pretty Mhlongo, Maropeng Erica Matlala, Nonhlanhla Prudence Lubisi, Vhuhwavho Gelebe, Christeldah Mkhonto, Elizabeth Kola, Wilfred Otang Mbeng, Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Salmina Ngoakoana Mokgehle and 4 more
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Mueletshedzi ManyagaSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1379-5300 Ncobile Pretty MhlongoSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.
Maropeng Erica MatlalaSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0003-7809-2208 Nonhlanhla Prudence LubisiSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0000-6427-7939 Vhuhwavho GelebeSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0001-9040-4695 Christeldah MkhontoSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1024-516X Elizabeth KolaSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9824-6361 Wilfred Otang MbengSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5705-6449 Peter Tshepiso NdhlovuSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5085-5566 Salmina Ngoakoana MokgehleSchool of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6053-4408 Maakanye Millicent MatlanyaneAdvanced Agriculture & Food Cluster, Agroprocessing & Food Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Building 20, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0006-2336-8950 Ndivhuwo LiuvhaAdvanced Agriculture & Food Cluster, Agroprocessing & Food Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Building 20, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Nomusa Rhoda DlaminiAdvanced Agriculture & Food Cluster, Agroprocessing & Food Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Building 20, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7456-4640 Luambo Jeffrey RamarumoSchool of Biology & Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2393-6982 Funding
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa PSTD240502217094
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Local innovations regarding plant-derived spice and flavorant formulations and preparation techniques are mostly recorded nowhere and usually passed on generationally through word of mouth. This study aimed to inventory the utilization of plants and perceptions of novel indigenous food spicing and flavoring among the Vhavenḓa people in South Africa. This study adopted face-to-face interviews with 360 participants using semi-structured questionnaires. This study investigated a total of twenty-seven plant species used to spice-flavor novel indigenous Venḓa foods, including mukokoroshi meat stew, mopane worms, vegetables, homemade achar, eggs, samp meal, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Based on the perceptions by participants from different age groups, indigenous foods spicing and favoring significantly improved food taste and nutrition (43.1%), providing medicinal benefits (33.3%) and cultural identity (23.6%). No study had ever reported the uses of
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food spicing and flavoringindigenous foodplant utilizationSouth AfricaVhavenḓa peopleVhembe Biosphere Reserve
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