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Mufushwa • Umfushwa • Sun-Dried Pantry

The pantry our
grandmothers kept

Six varieties. Three farms across Zimbabwe. Laid in the shade until crisp dry — packed in resealable kraft ziplock with a matt window so you see exactly what you are opening before you open it.

6Varieties
3Named farms
0Preservatives
12 moShelf life
Our farms Keynshamburg Farm • Gweru, Midlands Springvale Farm • Esigodini, Matabeleland South Bonanza Farm • Karoi, Mashonaland West
Six shade-dried vegetables

The Mufushwa / Umfushwa Collection

Each variety harvested at peak season, laid in the shade until completely crisp dry, packed in resealable kraft ziplock. The price you see is the price you pay — shipping included. Select your market when you order.

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Mufushwa weCovo kraft ziplock pack – shade-dried covo leaves, Keynshamburg Farm Gweru, Origin Zim Best Seller Keynshamburg • Gweru
Mufushwa weCovo • Umfushwa weCovo

Dried Covo Leaves

Ndebele: Umfushwa weCovo

The most beloved mufushwa in every Zimbabwean home. Iron-rich shade-dried rape leaves — a taste of home that ships to your door.

2mg Iron 60mcg Folate 18mg Vit C 120mg Calcium
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.20 150g$4.80 350g$9.50 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R89 150gR195 350gR370 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£3.99 150g£8.50 350g£15.99 750g
Final price — shipping included

Grown on Keynshamburg Farm in Gweru's red Midlands soils. Harvested at peak season, laid in the shade until completely crisp dry. No sulphites, no preservatives — the dark colour is concentrated iron and chlorophyll, exactly as it should be. Packed in resealable kraft ziplock with a matt window.

Iron~2mg / serving11% of daily need. Red blood cell production.
Folate~60mcg / serving15% of daily need. Critical in pregnancy.
Vitamin C~18mg / serving20% of daily need. Also boosts iron absorption.
Calcium~120mg / serving12% of daily need. Bone density at every age.
Vitamin A~180mcg / serving20% of daily need. Vision and immune defence.
Fibre~3g / serving12% of daily need. Digestive health.

Estimates per 30g rehydrated serving. Values vary by season and batch.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weCovo
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter (dovi)
  • 1 tomato, ½ onion, oil, salt
  • A little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 15 mins. Boil in fresh water 45–60 mins until tender. Drain.
  2. Fry onion until golden, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add mufushwa, stir and simmer 5 mins.
  4. Loosen peanut butter with warm water, stir in. Simmer covered 3–4 mins. Season.
Serve with Rapoko Mealie Meal Sadza and slow-cooked mazondo (trotters / izinyawo), oxtail, or dried rabbit stew.
Mufushwa weMuboora kraft ziplock – shade-dried pumpkin leaves, Keynshamburg Farm, Origin Zim Harvest Season Keynshamburg • Gweru
Mufushwa weMuboora • Umfushwa weBhobola

Dried Pumpkin Leaves

Ndebele: Umfushwa weBhobola

Tender pumpkin leaves with an earthy sweetness. Gathered at the harvest when vines are at their peak, laid in the shade until perfectly dry.

180mcg Vit A 90mcg Vit K 28mg Magnesium Antioxidants
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.20 150g$4.80 350g$9.50 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R89 150gR195 350gR370 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£3.99 150g£8.50 350g£15.99 750g
Final price — shipping included

Pumpkin leaves (muboora / ibhobola) grow alongside the vines on Keynshamburg Farm. The youngest, most tender leaves are selected by hand and laid in the shade until crisp dry. In Zimbabwe, gathering muboora was always a family affair at the end of the rains — grandmothers directing, children running between vines. Every pack carries that memory of the harvest season.

Vitamin A~180mcg / serving20% of daily need. Night vision and immunity.
Vitamin K~90mcg / serving75% of daily need. Blood clotting and bones.
Magnesium~28mg / serving7% of daily need. Heart rhythm and muscles.
Potassium~210mg / serving4% of daily need. Blood pressure support.
AntioxidantsBeta-carotene richAnti-inflammatory. Long-term cellular health.
Fibre~2.5g / serving10% of daily need. Gut health.

Estimates per 30g rehydrated serving.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weMuboora
  • 3 tbsp groundnut powder or peanut butter
  • 1 tomato, ½ onion, oil, salt
  • A little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 15 mins. Rapid boil for 5 mins — muboora is delicate. Drain.
  2. Fry onion, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add muboora, stir, simmer 4 mins.
  4. Loosen groundnut powder with warm water, stir in. Simmer 3 mins. Season.
Serve with Sorghum Mealie Meal Sadza and goat, lamb knuckles or dried matemba stirred in at the end.
Mufushwa weMunyemba kraft ziplock – shade-dried cowpea leaves, Keynshamburg Farm, Origin Zim High Plant Protein Keynshamburg • Gweru
Mufushwa weMunyemba • Umfushwa weNdumba

Dried Cowpea Leaves

Ndebele: Umfushwa weNdumba

One of the few leafy vegetables with meaningful plant protein alongside iron and folate. The nutritional powerhouse of the Zimbabwean garden.

4g Protein 2.5mg Iron 80mcg Folate 140mg Calcium
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.20 150g$4.80 350g$9.50 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R89 150gR195 350gR370 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£3.99 150g£8.50 350g£15.99 750g
Final price — shipping included

Munyemba (cowpea) has been grown in Zimbabwean homesteads for centuries, valued for both its beans and its leaves. Known as indumba in Ndebele communities, harvested before the bean pods form when nutrition is at its peak, then laid in the shade until crisp dry. Uniquely among leafy vegetables, munyemba provides significant plant-based protein — our elders always knew this, modern nutrition science has confirmed it.

Protein~4g / servingRare for a leafy green. Muscle and immunity.
Iron~2.5mg / serving14% of daily need. Higher than covo.
Folic Acid~80mcg / serving20% of daily need. Essential in early pregnancy.
Calcium~140mg / serving14% of daily need. More than most leafy greens.
Potassium~230mg / serving5% of daily need. Blood pressure support.
Phosphorus~75mg / serving6% of daily need. Bone and tooth strength.

Estimates per 30g rehydrated serving.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weMunyemba
  • 1 tomato, ½ onion, oil, salt
  • A little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 15–20 mins. Boil 60–90 mins until completely tender. Drain.
  2. Fry onion, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add munyemba, add a splash of water, season.
  4. Simmer covered on low 8–10 mins. Munyemba speaks for itself — no peanut butter needed.
Serve with Finger Millet Mealie Meal Sadza and smoked kapenta.
Mufushwa weCabbage kraft ziplock – shade-dried highland cabbage, Springvale Farm Esigodini, Origin Zim Springvale • Esigodini
Mufushwa weCabbage • Umfushwa weKhabhishi

Dried Cabbage

Ndebele: Umfushwa weKhabhishi

Grown in the cool highlands of Esigodini where low temperatures produce a naturally sweet, dense cabbage. The most approachable mufushwa in the collection.

Vitamin C Vitamin K Fibre
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.00 150g$4.50 350g$8.80 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R82 150gR180 350gR345 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£3.75 150g£7.99 350g£14.99 750g
Final price — shipping included

This cabbage grows at Springvale Farm in Esigodini, Matabeleland South. The low highland temperatures slow the growth of the cabbage head, producing a denser, sweeter leaf that shade-dries beautifully. Dried cabbage — mufushwa weCabbage / umfushwa weKhabhishi — is often the first mufushwa a Zimbabwean child encounters. Springvale's cooler climate is entirely the reason it tastes this good.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weCabbage
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tomato, ½ onion
  • Oil, salt, a little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 10 mins. Simmer on low heat 15 mins until tender. Drain.
  2. Fry onion, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add cabbage, stir, simmer 5 mins.
  4. Loosen peanut butter with warm water, stir in. Simmer 3 mins. Season.
Serve with Heritage Grain Mealie Meal Sadza and slow-cooked beef, pork trotters or roast chicken.
Mufushwa weNyevhe kraft ziplock – shade-dried spider flower leaves, Bonanza Farm Karoi, Origin Zim Wild Harvested Bonanza • Karoi
Mufushwa weNyevhe • Umfushwa woLude

Dried Spider Flower Leaves

Ndebele: Umfushwa woLude

A distinctively bitter leaf grown wild-to-farm in Karoi's rich red soils. More iron than spinach. Deeply searched for by the diaspora — almost nobody else sells it.

More iron than spinach 22mg Vit C Flavonoids 2.8g Fibre
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.40 150g$5.20 350g$10.20 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R96 150gR210 350gR395 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£4.25 150g£9.25 350g£17.50 750g
Final price — shipping included

Nyevhe (spider flower) grows wild in the rich red soils around Bonanza Farm in Karoi, Mashonaland West. Known as ulude in Ndebele communities, it thrives in manure-rich clay — the richer the soil, the more intensely flavoured the leaf. Among the most-searched traditional vegetables in the UK diaspora — a deeply familiar bitterness no substitute can replicate. We harvest wild-to-farm, laid in the shade until crisp dry, packed immediately.

IronHigher than spinachSupports red blood cells and daily energy.
Vitamin C~22mg / serving24% of daily need. Also enhances iron absorption.
FlavonoidsAntioxidant richAnti-inflammatory. Supports long-term health.
Fibre~2.8g / serving11% of daily need. Digestive health.

Estimates per 30g rehydrated serving.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weNyevhe
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter (dovi)
  • 1 tomato, ½ onion, oil, salt
  • A little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 15 mins. Boil 30–40 mins until tender. Drain well.
  2. Fry onion, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add nyevhe, stir, simmer 5 mins.
  4. Loosen peanut butter with warm water, stir in. Simmer 3–4 mins. Season.
Serve with Rapoko Mealie Meal Sadza and grilled beef or mopane worms.
Mufushwa weDerere kraft ziplock – shade-dried okra, Bonanza Farm Karoi, Origin Zim Rare Find Bonanza • Karoi
Mufushwa weDerere • Umfushwa weDele

Dried Okra

Ndebele: Umfushwa weDele

Rare in the diaspora market. Dried okra from Bonanza Farm, Karoi — with its naturally silky texture that makes any relish luxuriously thick. Almost nobody else sells this. We do.

Natural thickener 36mcg Folate 3.2g Fibre 82mg Calcium
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (USD)$2.40 150g$5.20 350g$10.20 750g
🇿🇦 South Africa (ZAR)R96 150gR210 350gR395 750g
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GBP)£4.25 150g£9.25 350g£17.50 750g
Final price — shipping included

Derere (okra) is one of the most underrepresented Zimbabwean vegetables in the diaspora market — almost every competitor ignores it. At Bonanza Farm in Karoi, okra grows in the deep fertile soils of Mashonaland West, harvested young before the pods become fibrous. Laid in the shade until crisp dry, it reconstitutes into something uniquely silky — the natural mucilage thickening any relish into something rich and substantial. Known as idelele / dele in Ndebele communities.

Folate~36mcg / serving9% of daily need. Cell division and pregnancy.
Fibre~3.2g / serving13% of daily need. Gut and blood sugar support.
Calcium~82mg / serving8% of daily need. Bone health.
Vitamin C~13mg / serving14% of daily need. Immune support.
MucilageNatural thickenerSupports gut lining. Makes relish naturally silky.
Magnesium~36mg / serving9% of daily need. Heart and muscles.

Estimates per 30g rehydrated serving.

You will need

  • 100g Mufushwa weDerere
  • 1 tomato, ½ onion, oil, salt
  • Optional: 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • A little warm water

Method

  1. Soak 15 mins. Boil 20–25 mins until tender and silky. Drain, keeping a little cooking water.
  2. Fry onion, add tomato, cook 3 mins.
  3. Add derere and a splash of the cooking water to keep the natural silkiness.
  4. Simmer 5 mins. Stir in peanut butter if using. Season and serve.
Serve with Sorghum Mealie Meal Sadza and kapenta or matemba. The natural thickness pairs perfectly with dried fish.
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The classic Zimbabwean dinner. Dried covo, rapoko mealie meal sadza and matemba — exactly as your grandmother made it.

🇬🇧 £24.99  •  🇿🇦 R520  •  🇿🇼 $12.00
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Munyemba cowpea leaves with moringa and finger millet mealie meal. A daily iron and folate powerhouse for the health-conscious household.

🇬🇧 £26.99  •  🇿🇦 R560  •  🇿🇼 $13.00
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The Full Pantry

All six mufushwa varieties in one gift box. A beautiful way to share Zimbabwean heritage — or to stock your own pantry completely for the season.

  • All 6 varieties 150g each
  • Origin Zim kraft gift packaging
  • Recipe card included
🇬🇧 £21.99  •  🇿🇦 R450  •  🇿🇼 $10.50
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Everything about Mufushwa / Umfushwa

Are the prices shown final — is shipping really included?

Yes. Every price on this page is your final price. Shipping to UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe is included. When you send your order via WhatsApp you will not be asked to pay anything extra. The price you saw is the price you pay.

What is the difference between mufushwa and umfushwa?

They are the same tradition — mufushwa is Shona and umfushwa is Ndebele for shade-dried leafy vegetables. Both names appear on every Origin Zim pack because this food belongs to all of Zimbabwe, across all communities.

Which pack size is right for me?

The 150g pack is perfect for trying a new variety or as a gift sampler. The 350g pack is the right household size for a family cooking mufushwa once or twice a week. The 750g pack suits families who cook it regularly and want to stock up — at the best per-gram value in the range.

How do I cook mufushwa?

Soak for 15–20 minutes, boil in fresh water until tender (times vary by variety — see recipe tabs on each card above), then drain. Fry onion and tomato, add the mufushwa and simmer, then finish with peanut butter loosened with a little warm water. Munyemba is the exception — it is best without peanut butter. Serve with sadza and your choice of protein.

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