Ewa aganyin (Yoruba) (also spelled as Ewa agoyin)[1] is a dish commonly eaten in Togo, Nigeria and Benin. It is also popular as street food. [2] The dish consists of beans cooked until extremely soft and then mashed.[3] Other ingredients, such as bell peppers, onion, ginger, dried chilies and palm oil, are added to form a stew. It is commonly eaten with bread, a popular combination in Africa.
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| Alternative names | Ewa agoyin |
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| Type | Beans dish |
| Place of origin | Togo |
| Region or state | Ewe Ethnic Group |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Black-eyed beans, palm oil, chili peppers, onions |
Ewa aganyin is similar to adalu, which is made with beans and corn.[4]
Etymology: Aganyin is a Yoruba exonym referring to the Ewe people, an ethnic group indigenous to Togo and Ghana who made the meal popular in Lagos.
During colonial and pre-colonial times, boundaries were much more fluid and there was a strong Ewe presence in Lagos just as there was a strong Yoruba presence in Togo and Ghana. These "Aganyin" women of Togolese (mostly) and Ghanaian (sometimes) origin used to hawk this dish and it became a popular breakfast meal for Lagosians and eventually most of urban Yorubaland.
It is called Shitor in Ghana, with a few variations notably the prevalent use of vegetable oil rather than palm oil, and the addition of ground dry fingerlings (small fish of various types) rather than ground dry shrimp. There may also be variations in spices used depending on regional tastes.
See also
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edit- ^ "How to make Ewa Agoyin (Ewa Aganyin) Beans an Stew recipe". Chef Lola's Kitchen. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust-saturday/20150919/282510067358953. Retrieved 2022-08-30 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "23 Nigerian Foods The Whole World Should Know And Love". Buzzfeed.com. June 24, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Adalu: Beans and corn porridge". Tribune Online. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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