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...

Maize is one of the most consumed starchy crops consumed in Ghana. This means that the food products or dishes prepared from this very important grain are a lot. We will be exploring some of these food products and what special things there are to know about each of them.  Dzowoe This is made from roasted corn flour with groundnut paste, sugar, nutmeg, powdered pepper and salt. Read more AKPLE Akple is made from corn flour. It is a food prepared and known to be the favorite of the Ewes of Ghana. This notwithstanding, akple is not only consumed among the Ewes but in almost all the regions or tribes in Ghana. Akple is prepared with corn flour, salt and sometimes gari to add a particular aroma to the meal. It is eaten with all kinds of soups or stews like groundnut soup, palm oil soup, okro soup or stew, aborbi tadi, among many others. Explore how akple is prepared in detail. This food is without doubt one of the popular foods in Ghana which is made from maize or simply put corn flo...

Parents are very concerned about the nutrition and feeding habits of wards as they leave the house everyday for school since in the school they have no idea what they might be eating which can positively or negatively impact their health. It is the reason why in some basic schools that happen to be private institutions, a scheme is initiated to monitor what the children eat.  This is how some of these schemes look like:  Parents are invited for PTA meetings and upon deliberations and agreements, there is a fee paid every day  called "Feeding fee" for the feeding of the kids as they are in school. The school takes the responsibility for making sure that healthy balanced meals are provided for the kids during break times. In this way, the kids are not left on their own to buy  sweets and biscuits which result in complications when consumed in extremes.  This act of parents to cook for their kids as they go to school has a lot of significance and lessons it teaches...

Gari is a very popular food made from cassava. It is one kind of food that is widely known in the sense that even in countries like Nigeria, Togo and all over Ghana in addition to other nations it can be found. From the fresh cassava, gari is made and because it lasts longer, it travels long distances without getting wasted. In parts of the country where their main occupation is farming, gari is produced from there in large quantities and sent to the cities for sales. Here in Ghana, a variety of foods are prepared from gari. Cooked food vendors like wakye sellers, rice sellers and the famous gob3 sellers always have it to serve customers who love it in their meals. You can talk about the gari soakings, gari fortor, gariba and a lot more. Anytime students are going to boarding or even lodge in a hostel as they pursue their education, one food inevitable is gari. The reason is simple, it is very cheap and in times when preparing food seems a difficult task, one can easily do something w...

Ghana can extensively boast of amazing and delicious foods and edibles uniquely found exclusively in her. If you have not been to a part of Ghana like Kumasi, Accra and some other very famous regions, you might be missing this term that carries so much weight and interest in those regions. You definitely must know about kenkey as made from corn dough but there is another one made popularly or originated among the Fantes hence its name Fante Kenkey. Despite the undeniable fact of it has been largely consumed among the Twi- speaking tribes, it has been transported to other regions because there is something special about it. What is special about Fante kenkey? Among the Ewes, it is known as Fante dorkunu and the one thing so special about this type of kenkey is the taste. The fermented taste of this food gives it some really fascinating factors to develop interest in consuming it. Also, it can be eaten as normal kenkey with ground pepper and fried fish or with soups, stews and shito. A...

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...