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Akoko Nkarakara refers to a light chicken from Ghana that is cooked with hot spices, like chilis, tomatoes and sometimes garden eggs or aubergines.
Akotonshi refers to the traditional Ghanaian stuffed crabs
Akotonshi (Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs)
Ingredients
1 tsp salt
3cm fresh ginger
6 cloves
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 bell peppers, finely chopped
2 generous pinches of paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp dried shrimp
100g whole-wheat breadcrumbs
1 hard -boiled egg, chopped
1 spring parsley
1kg crab meat
If using fresh crabs clean and dress them then place the crab meat in boiling salted water along with the ginger and cloves.
Akotonshi (Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs)
Ingredients
1 tsp salt
3cm fresh ginger
6 cloves
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 bell peppers, finely chopped
2 generous pinches of paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp dried shrimp
100g whole-wheat breadcrumbs
1 hard -boiled egg, chopped
1 spring parsley
1kg crab meat
If using fresh crabs clean and dress them then place the crab meat in boiling salted water along with the ginger and cloves.
Aku is the Hawaiian name for skip jack tuna and also referred to as bonito. This small tuna (6 to 8 pounds) has a light-colored meat similar to yellowfin. The Japanese call this fish "Katsuo".
Aku is a fish with firm wine-red flesh and stronger flavor than Ahi.
Aku is usually served broiled or grilled.
Akutaq refers to what is commonly known as Eskimo Ice Cream. Akutaq is the common food in western Alaska that is made from whipped reindeer fat or tallow, seal oil, freshly fallen snow or water, fresh berries, and sometimes ground fish, ground caribou, and/or sugar; eaten as a dessert. Also a meal, a snack, or a spread; now usually made with shortening instead of tallow and with raisins; many variations, most involve mixing berries, meat, leaves, or roots with animal oil or fat
Akutaq is also known as Aqutuk, Ackutuk, or Agutak.
Akutaq is pronounced "a-goo-duk"
I have just seen a documentary shown in a Bayerische channel about Akutaq and about the life of the Eskimos in Alaska. It was shown how they enjoyed a community festival and their food which they try to distribute to one another. I think no matter how hard life can be in that place, they are happy people. The reporter was asked to try the Akutaq by an old women who describes the ingredient she used making it and she calls it "Eskimo Ice Cream".