 Otor served with egg and peanuts | |
| Place of origin | Ghana |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ga-Adangbe people |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Mashed plantain or yam, pepper, palm oil, smoked fish, onions, salt |
Otor (also Eto, Oto or Otoor) is a food formulated by the GaDangme (Ga) tribe of Ghana for special occasions such as the "Twins Festival" (Akweley Suma), Outdooring Naming Ceremony and 8th Day Abrahamic circumcision. The practice is widely observed by other tribes including the Akans.
Forms
The food comes in various forms; including with mashed yams or mashed plantains. GaDangme Etor is the most popular of the sacred foods prepared during the "Twins Festival". Others such as naji enyo or naji ejwe (which is traditionally rice or yam with tomatoes-based-stew, garnished with boiled eggs and kelewele) are not as popular.123
Etymology
Eto (also spelled etor) is an Akan corruption of the actual name oto (or otoor), a Ga-language word dating to the 1800s.
References
References
- Online Reference, by J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others
- A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-language - by Johannes Zimmermann
- 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