Kpekpele

Kpekpele
Alternative namesKɔ
CourseFood
Place of originGhana
Created byGa's
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientscorn meal eaten with palm nut soup, kwown as ŋme wonu in the Ga language
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Kpekple (also referred to as kpokpoi) is a kind of food eaten by the Gas of Ghana during the celebration of the Homowo festival, which is to hoot at hunger. It is prepared with the primary ingredients of steamed and fermented corn meal, palm nut soup and smoked fish. Kpekple is usually sprinkled around by the chief believing that the ancestors would be pleased by the offering.

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  1. 1 2 Morrill, A. (2009). Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals. Holidays and Celebrations. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4381-2797-2.
  2. ↑ Quartey-Papafio, A.B. "Homowo Festival". ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/.
  3. ↑ Asante, M.K.; Mazama, A. (2009). Encyclopedia of African Religion. A Sage Reference Publication. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4129-3636-1.
  4. ↑ Osseo-Asare, F. (2005). Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa. ABC-Clio ebook. Greenwood Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-313-32488-8.