Etor

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Etor
Ghanaian Delicacy- Etor.jpg
Otor served with egg and peanuts
Place of originGhana
Created by
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsRipped plantain,pepper,palm oil, smoked fish,onions and salt

'Oto(or Otor)' is the original name not 'Eto(or Etor)' which is an 'Akan' corruption of the actual name. As a ponit of interest rooted in documentary evidence and fact, 'Eto(or Etor)' has no meaning, but 'Oto(or Otor)' has a meaning in the Ga-language and a precise definition in publications dated as far back as in the 1800s and/or before. It is a sacred food formulated by the GaDangme(or Ga)-Tribe of Ghana for special occasions and/or events such as: (1) The GaDangme(or Ga) well celebrated 'Twins-Festival ( i.e. The Age-Old Akweley Suma Event ), (2) GaDangme(or Ga) Outdooring Naming Ceremony and/or '8th Day Abrahamic' Circumcision, which is now widely observed by other tribes including the 'Akans', (3) Birthday celebration of which predominantly the mashed-yam version of the GaDangme(or Ga) sacred 'Oto(or Otor) food is used, with seldom use of the mashed-plantain version, (4) Wedding Event, (5) GaDangme(or Ga) Dipo/Atofo(or Otofo)/Ashimi Puberty Rites, (6) etc. It is worth mentioning that the GaDangme(or Ga) sacred 'Oto(or Otor)' food comes in various forms; namely, (1) The 'Mashed-Yam' form, (2) The 'Mashed-Plantain' form, (3) etc., and has been widely adopted by some of the neighbouring 'Akan-Tribes' in their culture. The GaDangme(or Ga) 'Oto(or Otor)' is the most popular of the sacred foods prepared for the twins during the 'Twins-Festival'. Others such as 'Naji Enyo' OR 'Naji Ejwe' ( which is traditionally 'Rice' or 'Yam' with tomatoes-base-stew, garnished with boiled-eggs and 'Kelewele' ) is not as popular.[1]

Ingredients[]

Method of preparation[]

  • Peel of the plantain, cut into pieces and boil
  • Add salt to taste
  • Boil the pepper and grind together with onions
  • Grind the roasted peanut or peanut butter
  • Grind salted fish to smoky flavor
  • Add the sliced boiled plantain and mash together
  • Add teaspoons full of palm oil with fried onions and mix with the mashed plantain evenly.
  • Garnish with boiled egg, sliced avocado and roasted peanut[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ (1) Online Reference, By J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others, (2) A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-language - By Johannes Zimmermann, (3) THE OUTDOORING DEDICATION AND NAMING OF AN AFRICAN CHILD. A CEREMONY OF THE GADANGME PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN GHANA - Ganyobi Kpojiemo, vol. 1 by Ernest H.C. Tetteh
  2. ^ "How To Make Delicious Plantain Eto – Taste Ghana". Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ "How To Make εtɔ (Mashed Plantain) Eto". Ghana recipes. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
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