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Ewa Aganyin

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Ewa aganyin is a Yoruba dish of black eyed beans cooked until very soft and mashed, served with a stew like sauce of palm oil, chili peppers, onion, bell pepper, ginger, dried chilies and dried crayfish powder. It is popular as street food across Yorubaland and more widely in Nigeria, Togo and Benin, and in Nigeria it is especially eaten for breakfast, traditionally paired with Agege bread, a bread that originated in the Agege area of Lagos State. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Origin Region
Nigeria 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Nigerian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Black-Eyed Pea, Ingredients
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)
Chili Pepper, Ingredients
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)
Onion, Ingredients
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)
Palm Oil, Ingredients
Source Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, originated there.
Sources
1. Ewa aganyin (Wikipedia)
  • entity description (course)
    It is popular as street food across Yorubaland and more widely in Nigeria, Togo and Benin
  • Uses Ingredient: Chili Pepper, Infobox main_ingredient field: Black-eyed beans, palm oil, chili peppers, onions
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Black-eyed beans, palm oil, chili peppers, onions
  • Uses Ingredient: Palm Oil, Infobox main_ingredient field: Black-eyed beans, palm oil, chili peppers, onions
  • Uses Ingredient: Black-Eyed Pea, Infobox main_ingredient field: Black-eyed beans, palm oil, chili peppers, onions
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in Nigeria
  • In Cuisine: Nigerian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Ewa aganyin (Yoruba) (also spelled as Ewa agoyin) is a Yoruba dish commonly eaten in Yorubaland across Togo, Nigeria and Benin.
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2. Ewa Aganyin (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Nigeria
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Nigeria
Nigeria
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