Palava sauce

kontomire stew, palava soup, palaver soup, palaver sauce, plasas, pla'sas, kentumere, nkontommire

Palaver sauce or palava sauce or plasas is a type of stew widely eaten in west africa, including ghana, liberia, sierra leone and nigeria. the word palaver comes from the portuguese language and means a talk, lengthy debate or quarrel. it is unclear how this led to the name of the stew. one theory is that the spices used in the stew mingle together like raised voices in an argument. it has been thought of as having the power to calm tensions, or to cause them. other names for the dish include kontonmire, kentumere, nkontommire and pla'sas.it has regional variations and can contain beef, fish, shrimp, pepitas(egusi), cassava, taro (cocoyam) leaves, and palm oil. it is served with boiled ri...

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