As a Subscriber as well as a #KulturePreservationist and Writer at large, I owe it to viewers and my nation to elaborate on this video featuring this historical food of my people. Thanks for sharing; but I was very disappointed that you didn't do justice to this popular Ghanaian dish, brought into the culinary culture of our dear nation by Voltarians. I've always enjoyed your presentations because you delved into the the tribal or regional history of the foods you presented, to offer viewers educational information. I also realized that the owners of the business couldn't express themselves because they were obviously not speaking their original tongue. I mean you wouldn't speak Twi to a Ga Kenkey Seller would you? I was however impressed when your Network visited Nima and spoke Hausa to the venders, then translated it to the viewers. 'BORBOR', as we Voltarians call cooked beans, is called 'AYI' in its raw form...The name 'AYIGBE' that others call us in Ghana, is a corrupted form derived from 'AYI-GBLE' (Bean Farm) a name given us by the Ga people we migrated with from Egypt and other lands across Afrika. They gave us that name because, we always planted beans (AYI-GBLE) at every settlement, and insisted on harvesting before moving camp. Beans are therefore more than just crops to us Voltarians. We also brought Gari making into the Ghanaian culinary culture, as well the 'DZOMI' (slowly cooked seasoned and spiced palmoil), corrupted as 'ZOMI' by other Ghanaians. The dregs you see beneath the DZOMI is the seasoned pulp and it is called 'B3KU'. In fact, if you visit an authentic Volta market, the oil and the dregs are sold fresh and frothy, with measuring disc shaped bowls called 'LOBO-VI'. What you described as Palmoil, is actually made far differently than the ordinary palm oil. We also do not serve the dish with imported oil in our particular culture, but use coconut oil ('N3MI) seasoned with onions and pepper. JUST MY HONEST CONTRIBUTION...NOT MEANT TO OFFEND OR TAKE AWAY ANY CREDIT FROM YOUR GREAT CHANNEL... I love your channel. More power to you. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾👌🏾👍🏾✌🏾
Is there real Zomi still in Ghana? We had them in the 70s and 80s; red red as it was called in those days was really delicious and the scent of the Zomi will push you to have some. Oh yes!
As a Subscriber as well as a #KulturePreservationist and Writer at large, I owe it to viewers and my nation to elaborate on this video featuring this historical food of my people.
Thanks for sharing; but I was very disappointed that you didn't do justice to this popular Ghanaian dish, brought into the culinary culture of our dear nation by Voltarians. I've always enjoyed your presentations because you delved into the the tribal or regional history of the foods you presented, to offer viewers educational information.
I also realized that the owners of the business couldn't express themselves because they were obviously not speaking their original tongue. I mean you wouldn't speak Twi to a Ga Kenkey Seller would you?
I was however impressed when your Network visited Nima and spoke Hausa to the venders, then translated it to the viewers.
'BORBOR', as we Voltarians call cooked beans, is called 'AYI' in its raw form...The name 'AYIGBE' that others call us in Ghana, is a corrupted form derived from 'AYI-GBLE' (Bean Farm) a name given us by the Ga people we migrated with from Egypt and other lands across Afrika. They gave us that name because, we always planted beans (AYI-GBLE) at every settlement, and insisted on harvesting before moving camp. Beans are therefore more than just crops to us Voltarians.
We also brought Gari making into the Ghanaian culinary culture, as well the 'DZOMI' (slowly cooked seasoned and spiced palmoil), corrupted as 'ZOMI' by other Ghanaians. The dregs you see beneath the DZOMI is the seasoned pulp and it is called 'B3KU'.
In fact, if you visit an authentic Volta market, the oil and the dregs are sold fresh and frothy, with measuring disc shaped bowls called
'LOBO-VI'.
What you described as Palmoil, is actually made far differently than the ordinary palm oil. We also do not serve the dish with imported oil in our particular culture, but use coconut oil ('N3MI) seasoned with onions and pepper.
JUST MY HONEST CONTRIBUTION...NOT MEANT TO OFFEND OR TAKE AWAY ANY CREDIT FROM YOUR GREAT CHANNEL...
I love your channel. More power to you.
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾👌🏾👍🏾✌🏾
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Is there real Zomi still in Ghana? We had them in the 70s and 80s; red red as it was called in those days was really delicious and the scent of the Zomi will push you to have some. Oh yes!