Ewe culture, arts, design

Late night eating is a no no advice from health experts due to complications that can result after. But has people heeded to this advice? It will surprise you that amidst all the shouting and education about late night eating, we find it difficult keeping this discipline. When you want to find out why, then it will be disclosed that many reasons are the causative factors why it is hard keeping this discipline. Quite a few times I have tried completing meals early enough but it working into the night kind of makes it hard maintaining such a discipline. All because after a hard day's work and strive, something must be ingested to generate some energy. It seems funny but it is the truth shared by many who find it hard to prevent late night eating. Akple also called in some cases as banku is an energy-giving food that contains carbohydrate as the major food nutrient. As a farmer, when you eat this food whether in the morning before setting out to farm or in the afternoon, you are assur...

In the rich culture of the Ewe is a variety of sumptuous foods, meals and dishes one might have not even come across before. Farming is a work or occupation that almost every household in the region engages in whether backyard or commercial. During the rainy season, bare lands behind houses known as backyards are planted with maize especially since it is the number one food commodity consumed by the people. Apart from roasting fresh corn or boiling fresh corn, dried maize is also used to prepare a wonderful dish called Abora. Abora is prepared from a carefully selected maize variety and this blog will show you how the food is prepared, seasoned and served. How to prepare abora i) Maize selection The varieties of maize available come with their specific cooking behaviours making it important to select or buy one that is suitable for preparing abora. Once a person goes to the market and lets the maize seller know about the intention of preparing abora, he or she will be sold the right ki...

Maize is used to prepare different kinds of breakfast foods specifically referring to porridge. We can talk of oblayo, korklui, katsa and more. This porridge is one of a kind that I can assure you is cultural-centric. I have travelled to places like Accra, Kumasi but haven't come across this porridge anywhere but in my hometown in the Agbozume, it is sold in  community. A lot of people also love to prepare it at home as that cuts on expenses and the kids are able to enjoy more as it is prepared plenty in the house. In fact, it can be taken at anytime of the day. It is found in the Volta Region among the Ewes. To get it prepared, you only need a wooden sieve (made from palm branches), corn dough, sugar and salt.  You can get corn dough for purchase in the market. I know many households in Ghana love to grind corn dough for storage in the house because it is a better way of cutting on too much expenses of food. If your house is one of such, you don't have to worry about buying f...

Akple with ground pepper with some local fried fish ready for intake. In this article you'll know: 1. What is akple? 2. Ingredients for preparing akple. 3. Ways of preparing akple. 4. Serving and eating banku. 5. The reason why people do not joke with akple. 6. Take away. Now you are about to know more about one of the African Ghanaian foods that has transcended borders because of its uniqueness in taste, energy provision and easy affordability. Let's Get Started 1. What is akple? Akple is a type of food that is prepared in Ghana and particularly among the tribe called EWE located in the Volta Region of Ghana. Talking about food, there are many types of foods in Ghana and among the Ewes but the favorite food of a typical Ewe or Anlo person is akple . What at all is so special about this food? Do not worry as you will be fed with information that answers all your questions about this type of food. 2. Ingredients for preparing akple corn powder corn dough cassava dough salt  wate...