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Palaver Sauce

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Palaver sauce, also called palava sauce, kontonmire, kentumere, nkontommire or pla'sas, is a stew widely eaten in West Africa, including Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Its name comes from palaver, meaning a lengthy talk, debate or quarrel, by way of the Portuguese palavra, and one theory holds the name reflects how its many spices mingle together like raised voices in an argument.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Region
Ghana 1
Source says the name palava sauce is said to originate with the people of Elmina, Ghana. The dish itself is eaten widely across West Africa. Wikidata country of origin is Ghana.
Connections

In Cuisine

Ghanaian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Wikipedia: Palaver sauce
Nigerian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Wikipedia: Palaver sauce
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ghana, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Liberia, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sierra Leone, originated there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Palaver sauce
  • Introduction, third paragraph
    said to originate from the people of Elmina, on the south-east coast of Ghana
  • In Cuisine: Ghanaian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Nigerian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
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Wikidata: Palaver Sauce
Wikidata Q135334986, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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