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It is popular throughout <a href="/wiki/West_African_cuisine" title="West African cuisine">West African cuisine</a>. It is used in cooking traditional <a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">soups</a> like <a href="/wiki/Egusi_soup" class="mw-redirect" title="Egusi soup">egusi soup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okra_soup" title="Okra soup">okro soup</a> (ILA), <a href="/wiki/Ewedu_soup" title="Ewedu soup">Ewedu soup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ogbono_soup" title="Ogbono soup">ogbono soup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Iru_production">Iru production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iru_(food)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Iru production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IRU.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/IRU.JPG/250px-IRU.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/IRU.JPG/330px-IRU.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/IRU.JPG/500px-IRU.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Dry iru cakes</figcaption></figure> <p>The fabrication process involves boiling, cleaning and then packing away to ferment. This fermentation process gives it a pungent smell. Salt can be added to the finished product to facilitate storage life. </p><p>This condiment is traditionally sold in balls or patties that can be kept for several months at a time in the case of the best quality. </p><p>Yorubans make two types of Irú: </p> <ul><li><b>Irú Wooro</b> is used mostly in vegetable soups like Efo Riro, Egusi soup, Ofada sauce, Ayamashe, Buka stew, <a href="/wiki/Obe_ata" title="Obe ata">Obe ata</a>, Ila Asepo, etc.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><b>Irú pẹ̀tẹ̀</b> is used in making <a href="/wiki/Ewedu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ewedu">ewedu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egusi" title="Egusi">egusi</a> soup.</li></ul> <p>During <a href="/wiki/Fermentation" title="Fermentation">fermentation</a>, the reducing <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">sugar</a> content increases, and the total free <a href="/wiki/Amino_acid" title="Amino acid">amino acid</a> content initially decreases; in the end, however, there is a large increase in free amino acid content.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Names_and_variations">Names and variations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iru_(food)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Names and variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Names and variants in several different languages of the region include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manding_languages" title="Manding languages">Manding languages</a>: <i>sunbala</i>, <i>sumbala</i>, <i>sungala</i>, <i>sumara</i> <i>Sumbala</i> (or in French transcription <i>soumbala</i>) is a loan from <a href="/wiki/Manding_languages" title="Manding languages">Manding</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hausa_language" title="Hausa language">Hausa</a>: <i>dawadawa</i>, <i>daddawa</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaar_language" title="Pulaar language">Pulaar</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pular_language" title="Pular language">Pular</a>: <i>ojji</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a>: <i>iru</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serer_language" title="Serer language">Serer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saafi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Saafi language">Saafi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wolof_language" title="Wolof language">Wolof</a>: <i>netetou</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krio_language" title="Krio language">Krio</a>: <i>kainda</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susu_language" title="Susu language">Susu</a>: <i>Kenda</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zarma_language" title="Zarma language">Zarma</a>: <i>doso mari</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagbani_language" title="Dagbani language">Dagbanli</a>: <i>Kpalgu</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor%C3%A9" title="Mooré">Mooré</a>: <i>Colgo</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkomba_language" title="Konkomba language">Konkomba language</a>: <i>tijun</i>, <i>tijon</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iru_(food)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African_dishes" 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title="Tartar sauce">Tartar sauce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatbila" title="Tatbila">Tatbila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teriyaki" title="Teriyaki">Teriyaki sauce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiparos" title="Tiparos">Tiparos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tkemali" title="Tkemali">Tkemali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomato_sauce" title="Tomato sauce">Tomato sauce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincotto" title="Vincotto">Vincotto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XO_sauce" title="XO sauce">XO sauce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%80_la_zingara" title="À la zingara">Zingara sauce</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="13" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Different_ketchup_in_a_plate_122425.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Condiments"><img alt="Condiments" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Different_ketchup_in_a_plate_122425.jpg/250px-Different_ketchup_in_a_plate_122425.jpg" decoding="async" 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