Kpekpele
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| Alternative names | Kɔ |
|---|---|
| Course | Food |
| Place of origin | Ghana |
| Created by | Ga's |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | corn meal eaten with palm nut soup, kwown as ŋme wonu in the Ga language |
Kpekple (also referred to as kpokpoi)[1] is a kind of food eaten by the Gas of Ghana during the celebration of the Homowo festival, which is to hoot at hunger.[2] It is prepared with the primary ingredients of steamed and fermented corn meal, palm nut soup and smoked fish.[3][4] Kpekple is usually sprinkled around by the chief believing that the ancestors would be pleased by the offering.[1]
Ingredients
[edit]- Corn meal
- Palm fruit
- Onions
- Pepper
- Water
- Tomatoes
- Okro
- Fish
- Salt
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Morrill, A. (2009). Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals. Holidays and Celebrations. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4381-2797-2.
- ^ Quartey-Papafio, A.B. "Homowo Festival". ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/.
- ^ Asante, M.K.; Mazama, A. (2009). Encyclopedia of African Religion. A Sage Reference Publication. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4129-3636-1.
- ^ Osseo-Asare, F. (2005). Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa. ABC-Clio ebook. Greenwood Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-313-32488-8.
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