Mashed African Yam with Palm Oil and Egg

Ɔtɔ

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 to 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

  • About

I am especially pleased to present this recipe for yam ɔtɔ. Three decades ago, I was thrilled to discover my first postcard of food in Ghana—a postcard celebrating ɔtɔ with a photo of this traditional Ghanaian dish. The back simply said in English (and also in French): “African Gourmet,” and gave very simple directions on preparing it. Many years later I received a card from Barbara, and discover