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By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta
Published 2015
Traditionally shito (SHE-toe) was as ubiquitous in Ghana as ketchup is in the U.S. Shito literally means “pepper” in the Ga language, and can refer to hot peppers or the hot sauce/condiment itself made from dried peppers, dried shrimps, and sometimes small dried herrings as well as onion, tomato, and other seasonings.
When I taught in Nungua, a Ga area, Ga Kenkey (aka komi) was commonly eaten with shito and fried fish (<