Aprapransa
| Subclass of | food  |
|---|---|
| Indigenous to | Ga people |
| Ein location | Greater Accra Region |
| Country of origin | Ghana |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | National Register – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ghana |
Aprapransa, dem originally call 'akplijii' (anaa 'akplidzi') be a Ghanaian Ga-Dangme (anaa Ga) dish dem prepare by heat mixing (anaa blending) roasted corn flour plus palm nut soup.
Palm Nut Soup be an important base ingredient insyd de preparation of Akplijii, wich be an ancient sacred soup of de Ga-Dangme people wey e always be prepared as a complement to anoda sacred corn flour meal dem call Kpokpoi (anaa Kpekpele) during an Ancient Religious Hebraic Harvest Festival dem call Homowo. De Ga-Dangme people bring dese practices along plus dem to Ancient Ghana wey dem teach all de tribes how to prepare Palm Nut Soup. Outside Ghana, oda tribes insyd Nigeria such as de Yorubas, Igbos get a variation of palm nut soup dem call Banga Soup. Over de course of time, de knowledge of de preparation of Palm Nut Soup insyd Ghana cam be common wey e loose ein sacred status.
De Ga-Dangme people from ancient time to present day, use de palm tree insyd a number of sacred ways; namely, to prepare Palm Nut Soup, de burning of de dry figs as incense for spiritual cleansing, den to ward-off evil spirits, to build new houses every year dem make up of new palm tree branches.
De sacred uses of palm tree no be unique to de Ga-Dangme (anaa Ga)-Tribe, wey e be a common practice among several oda tribes insyd de 'Congo-Niger Family' (anaa Bantu-Zone) of Africa. Akplijii be[1] chow wey be served on special occasions wey dem dey fear e go go extinct.[2][3][4]
Aprapransa as a complete meal no be chow wey be commonly found on de streets of Ghana anaa e be prepared every day insyd de house. E usually be served by de Akan tribe on special occasions such as marriage ceremonies, naming ceremonies, birthday celebrations, family cookouts, etc.[5] Dem derive ein name from de fact say e be a complete meal plus ein soup/stew dem integrate dat one only needs to wipe dema hand (prapra wo nsa) to eat.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]De main ingredients be roasted corn flour (Tom brown) den palm nut anaa palm oil. Oda ingredients dey include beans, vegetables such as tomatoes, onion,[6] pepper, ginger, anaa garlic.[7] E dey feature seafood such as smoked fish, dried fish, salted fish anaa crabs.
Roasted corn flour either fi be purchased at Ghanaian markets anaa dem make from plain corn flour insyd a pan.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ (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, (4) NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE: Palm Oil is unavoidable. Can it be sustainable, December 2018 Issue, www.nationalgeographic.com
- ↑ "17 Bowls Of Aprapransa That Will Make You Run To That Chop Bar Now". OMGVoice.com. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ Afful, Maame Aba. "How to prepare Aprapransa". Primenewsghana.com (in British English). Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Five Ghanaian Meals That May Be Going Extinct". Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ "Efie Aduane Series: Aprapransa from the Eastern Region" (in American English). Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ "MOFA".
- ↑ "Recipes: How to prepare Aprapransa using palm nut soup". www.ghanaweb.com (in English). Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ Somuah-Annan, Grace Afua. "How to prepare Aprapransa" (in American English). Retrieved 2018-09-17.