{{Short description|Ghanaian food}} {{Infobox food|name=Etor|image=Ghanaian Delicacy- Etor.jpg|caption=Otor served with egg and peanuts|alternate_name=|country=Ghana|creator=Ga-Adangbe people|course=|served=Hot|main_ingredient=Mashed plantain or yam, pepper, palm oil, smoked fish, onions, salt|variations=|calories=|other=}} '''Otor''' (also ''Eto'', ''Oto'' or ''Otoor'') is a food formulated by the GaDangme (Ga) tribe of Ghana for special occasions such as the "Twins Festival" (Akweley Suma), Outdooring Naming Ceremony and 8th Day Abrahamic circumcision. The practice is widely observed by other tribes including the Akans.
== Forms ==
The food comes in various forms; including with mashed yams or mashed plantains. GaDangme Etor is the most popular of the sacred foods prepared during the "Twins Festival". Others such as {{lang|gaa|naji enyo}} or {{lang|gaa|naji ejwe}} (which is traditionally rice or yam with tomatoes-based-stew, garnished with boiled eggs and {{lang|gaa|kelewele}}) are not as popular.<ref>Online Reference, by J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others</ref><ref>A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-language - by Johannes Zimmermann</ref><ref>THE OUTDOORING DEDICATION AND NAMING OF AN AFRICAN CHILD. A CEREMONY OF THE GADANGME PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN GHANA - Ganyobi Kpojiemo, vol. 1 by Ernest H.C. Tetteh</ref>
==Etymology== ''Eto'' (also spelled ''etor'') is an Akan corruption of the actual name ''oto'' (or ''otoor''), a Ga-language word dating to the 1800s.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
== See also ==
== References == <references /> == External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inTpbpxXrFs Video:How to prepare Etor the Ashanti way] {{Legume dishes}}{{African cuisine}}
Category:Ghanaian fish dishes Category:Yam dishes Category:Plantain dishes Category:Smoked fish