Palaver sauce
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| Subclass of | food  |
|---|---|
| Get use | eating |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Country of origin | Ghana |
Palaver sauce anaa palava sauce (anaa plasas) be a type of stew dem widely dey chop insyd West Africa, wey dey include Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone[1][2] De word palaver, wey dey mean a talk, lengthy debate anaa quarrel, dey derive from de Portuguese language; palavra in general use dey mean "speech" anaa "word", plus ein origins ultimately from de Late Latin noun parabola, wey dey mean "speech" anaa "parable".[3] E be unclear how dis lead to de name of de stew.[4] One theory be say dem use de spices insyd de stew mingle togeda like raised voices insyd an argument.[1] Na e be thought of as e get de power to calm tensions, anaa to cause dem.[2] Oda names give de dish dey include kontonmire, kentumere, nkontommire den pla'sas.[1][4][5]
E get regional variations den fi contain beef, fish, shrimp, pepitas, cassava, taro (cocoyam) leaves, den palm oil. Dem dey serve am plus boiled rice, potatoes, garri, fufu anaa yam.[1][2] Outsyd of Africa, spinach be often used as a substitute give oda greens.[4] Dem use de leaves to make dis soup insyd Liberia dem call molokhia anaa mulukhiyah leaves.
Na dem say de name "palava sauce" to originate from de people of Elmina, on de south-east coast of Ghana.[6][7]
Ghana
[edit | edit source]Kontomire stew be a stew dem make from cocoyam leaves (dem know insyd de Akan language as kontomire), dem commonly prepare insyd de home den very popular insyd Ghanaian cuisine.[8] Insyd Ghana, kontomire stew be served plus variety of dishes,[9][10] wey dey include steamed rice, cooked yam den plantain.[11]
Recipe
[edit | edit source]Insyd Ghana, de stew dey consists primarily of:
- cocoyam leaves
- palm oil
- egusi
- dried fish
- fresh tomatoes
- pepper
- egg
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 Osseo-Asare, Fran (2005). Food Culture In Sub-saharan Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-313-32488-3.
- 1 2 3 Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo (1996). Africa Wo/man Palava: The Nigerian Novel by Women. University of Chicago Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-226-62085-9.
- ↑ "Word of the Day | palaver". Merriam-Webster. 23 October 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Palaver 'Sauce'". Ghana.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ↑ "Sauce/Stew". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ↑ Gracia, Zindzy (2018-01-31). "How to Prepare Kontomire Stew in Ghana". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. (in English). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "How to prepare kontomire stew/palava sauce the Ghanaian way". www.pulse.com.gh (in American English). 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "How to prepare 'Kontomire' stew and boiled yam". www.pulse.com.gh (in American English). 2016-05-28. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Kontomire Stew - ghanagrio.com". www.ghanagrio.com (in English). Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ Elikplim, Eriq (2018-02-26). "How to Prepare Ampesi and Kontomire Stew". Swiftfoxx (in American English). Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Kontomire with smoked salmon and melon seeds (Palava sauce)". biscuits and ladles (in British English). 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Video on how to prepare kontomire stew via YouTube