Ghana: Akara - Reduces Risk of Increased Belly Fat and Lowers Risk of Obesity
[Ghanaian Times] It is believed that Àkàrà originates from the (Yoruba) langauge meaning "bread" or "pastry", or the dish itself. The english name is bean cake, Hausa: kosai, Portuguese: Acarajé is a type of fritter made from cowpeas or beans (black eye peas) from Nigeria. Also, (Márcio de Jagun, 2015; Jagun, Márcio de, 2017) states that the word drives from the Yoruba àkàrà n'jẹ, or "come and eat àkàrà"; the phrase was use
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