Asaro is a type of yam porridge or yam pottage, a traditional dish originating with the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo. It is a one pot meal made from yam, a starchy tuber, together with a variety of other ingredients, and can be eaten as either a main course or a side dish.
Facts
Origin RegionYorubaland (Nigeria, Benin and Togo) 1 Connections
In Cuisine
Uses Ingredient
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Benin, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Togo, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Yorubaland, originated there.
Sources
1. Asaro (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph
It is a traditional dish originating from the Yoruba of Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo.
entity description (course)
It is a one pot meal made from yam, a starchy tuber, together with a variety of other ingredients, and can be eaten as either a main course or a side dish.
- In Cuisine: Nigerian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- Uses Ingredient: Yam, Infobox main_ingredient field: Yam (vegetable)
View the SourceWikidata: Asaro
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