Ewe culture, arts, design

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...