Ewùrà – Water Yam. Courtesy: @theyorubablog
Ẹbi Iṣu ni Ewùrà ṣùgbọ́n a lè pe Iṣu ni ẹ̀gbọ́n Ewùrà nitori ohun ti a lè fi Iṣu ṣe gbayì laarin gbogbo Yorùbá ju eyi ti a lè fi Ewùrà ṣe. Ọpọlọpọ Yorùbá fẹran oúnjẹ òkèlè bi iyán àti àmàlà ti o gbayì ni ọpọlọpọ ilẹ̀ Yorùbá. Ohun miran ti wọn ńfi iṣu ṣe ni: Àsáró, iṣu sisè, iṣu sí-sun, iṣu dín-dín àti àkàrà iṣu.
Oúnjẹ ti ó wọ́po laarin àwọn Ijẹbu ti a ńfi Ewùrà ṣe ni “Ìfọ́kọrẹ́” tàbi bi àwọn ọmọdé ti ma ńpe “Ìkọ́kọrẹ́” ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀pọ̀ Yorùbá na fẹ́ràn Ìfọ́kọrẹ́. A lè jẹ Ìfọ́kọrẹ́ lásá̀n, àwọn miran lè fi jẹ ẹ̀bà. A tún lè lo Ewùrà lati ṣe “Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀” (àkàrà iṣu ewùrà). Ọ̀pọ̀ Ewùrà sisè kò dùn lati jẹ bi iṣu gidi. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò bi a ti ńṣe Ìfọ́kọrẹ́/Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀ lójú iwé yi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Water Yam is part of the family of Yam tubers but Yam can be regarded as the senior because of what its derivatives which are very popular among Yoruba people. Many people love solid meal like pounded and yam flour meal which are popular in Yoruba land. Other food derived from yam are: yam pottage, cooked yam, roasted yam, fried yam and yam balls.
Common food among the Ijebu people that is derived from water yam is “Water Yam pottage” but it becoming popular with the other Yoruba people too. Water Yam pottage can be eaten alone or accompanied with Cassava solid meal “ẹ̀ba”. Water yam can also be fried as Water yam fritters. Most cooked water yam is not as good as cooked yam. Check below how to prepare Water yam pottage and fried water yam fritters below.
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Originally posted 2014-03-26 00:39:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter