Dried White Ponmo | Dried Cow Skin

Cow Skin meat, edible cowhide popularly known as Kanda, Kpomo, or Ponmo is the hairy covering of a cow. The skin is the largest organ serving as a protective covering of a cow.

I imagine every cuisine in the world has one food item or another that causes so much controversy about why and how it is eaten and enjoyed

For Nigeria & Nigerians, one such food item is the cow skin meat … (aka pomo, ponmo, awo, Kanda (dried form), and raincoat.

HEALTH BENEFITS – COW SKIN MEAT BENEFITS

Ponmo has become a popular local delicacy regardless of social class level.

It’s a good weight loss meat that is unique with fewer calories and tastes nice when properly cooked in dishes.

There has always been a loggerhead as to whether it is Good or Bad to eat cow skin meat. While some groups of Scholars are of the opinion that edible cow skin (kpomo) does not have any nutritional value!

Some believe it is beneficial

kpomo is cow skin meat that is processed for users to cook and eat just like beef; for example the usual peppered Ponmo.