Nena’s Zobo

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    (generously)
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
We Cook Plants: For People. For the Planet. With Joy.

By Sarah Bentley

Published 2025

  • About

“Zobo is a Nigerian drink made from the dried red petals of the roselle plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and a mix of spices. Roselle is native to West Africa but has spread to parts of Asia and the West Indies. You buy it dried under different names – zobo, hibiscus flowers, hibiscus or sorrel – but it has different local names. Do not confuse it with the leafy salad green sorrel with the tangy taste. Zobo has a refreshing taste and health benefits such as aiding digestion, reducing high