bakwerirama: Auntie Kate: Cocoyam Koki 'Endeley Bread' (Equacoco a vekoo)

INTRODUCING BAKWERIRAMA

Jimbi Media Sites

AFRICAphonie
AFRICAphonie is a Pan African Association which operates on the premise that AFRICA can only be what AFRICANS and their friends want AFRICA to be.
bakwerirama
Spotlight on the Bakweri Society and Culture. The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation.
Bate Besong
Bate Besong, award-winning firebrand poet and playwright.
Bernard Fonlon
Dr Bernard Fonlon was an extraordinary figure who left a large footprint in Cameroonian intellectual, social and political life.
Dibussi Tande
Citizen Journalist
Dr Godfrey Tangwa (Rotcod Gobata)
Renaissance man, philosophy professor, actor and newspaper columnist, Godfrey Tangwa aka Rotcod Gobata touches a wide array of subjects. Always entertaining and eminently readable. Visit for frequent updates.
Fonlon-Nichols Award
Website of the Literary Award established to honor the memory of BERNARD FONLON, the great Cameroonian teacher, writer, poet, and philosopher, who passionately defended human rights in an often oppressive political atmosphere.
Francis Nyamnjoh
George Ngwane
George Ngwane is a prominent author, activist and intellectual.
Jacob Nguni
irtuoso guitarist, writer and humorist. Former lead guitarist of Rocafil, led by Prince Nico Mbarga.
Martin Jumbam
The refreshingly, unique, incisive and generally hilarous writings about the foibles of African society and politics by former Cameroon Life Magazine columnist Martin Jumbam.
Nowa Omoigui
Professor of Medicine and interventional cardiologist, Nowa Omoigui is also one of the foremost experts and scholars on the history of the Nigerian Military and the Nigerian Civil War. This site contains many of his writings and comments on military subjects and history.
Postwatch (Cameroon)
A UMI (United Media Incorporated) publication. Specializing in well researched investigative reports, it focuses on the Cameroonian scene, particular issues of interest to the former British Southern Cameroons.
R. E. Ekosso
Rosemary Ekosso, a Cameroonian novelist and blogger who lives and works in Cambodia.
The Ilongo Sphere
Novelist and poet Ilongo Fritz Ngalle, long concealed his artist's wings behind the firm exterior of a University administrator and guidance counsellor. No longer. Enjoy his unique poems and glimpses of upcoming novels and short stories.
The Post Online (Cameroon)
PostNewsLine is an interactive feature of 'The Post', an important newspaper published out of Buea, Cameroons.
Up Station Mountain Club
A no holds barred group blog for all things Cameroonian. "Man no run!"
Victor Mbarika ICT Weblog
Victor Wacham Agwe Mbarika is one of Africa's foremost experts on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Dr. Mbarika's research interests are in the areas of information infrastructure diffusion in developing countries and multimedia learning.
Watch France
Purpose of this advocacy site: To aggregate all available information about French terror, exploitation and manipulation of Africa

Sponsors

Culled from: Idowu, K.E. Auntie Kate’s Cookery Book (3rd Edition). London; McMillan, 1985
We ask readers to provide us with a short biography and picture of the renowned domestic science teacher and community leader, Mrs Kate Idowu (Auntie Kate). Future Auntie Kates are also invited to contribute recipes. Contact authors of the site.

Ingredients

5-8 Cocoyams
250-375 ml. palm nut stock or (¼ litre oil, ¼ litre water)
1-2 red peppers
1 cup crayfish
3 – 5 welolo or 2 strong kanda
Salt to taste
Leaves to wrap, e.g., bitterleaf

Method

1. Peel, wash and grate cocoyams.
2. Add salt and beat with a wooden spoon.
3. Boil palm nuts and prepare palm nut stock.
4. Wash and grind pepper and crayfish.
5. Skin and bone welolo or strong kanda, shred.
6. Pour in palm nut stock (or water) gradually, beating mixture after each addition.
7. Add oil if used and stir.
8. Add all ingredients, mix well to blend.
9. Wrap spoonsful in prepared leaves or wrap in large bundles as for plantain koki:
10. Cook as for koki in steamer until done (1-2 hours).
11. Unwrap and serve hot or cold. It is ideal as a packed lunch.

P. 84

July 2015

Bakwerirama Visitors

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Equacoc'a weko-oo(Bible) is wrapped in plantain or banana leaves, NOT "bitter leaves". It is the "Ekpang" which is sometimes wrapped in bitter leaves if "Wembe" (cocoyam leaves) are not available.

Posted by: Mojoko Ewusi | Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 06:32 PM

Good Morning.

I am more than impressed of what I found out on this site, being informed of my coleague and friend in South Carolina, I was amazed by the way this website is organized.

I congratulate all those who have put their efforts in promoting Cameroonian culture espacially that of the Bakweries.

Sincerely
T Collins Njock

Posted by: Tambi Njock Collins | Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 04:54 AM

thank u sooo much for the courage

Posted by: Mariana Boboh | Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 10:13 AM

this the best African sit I have even seen thank you soo much for the wonderful job it a great pleasure to read abou home after sooo many years and to watch picures of good old Buea and the developement taking place there you are the best you make me proud of Buea. thank yoe so much Keep it up.

Posted by: Mariana Boboh | Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Where and how best can one learn about bakweri recipes, like timambusa, and many others ...?

Posted by: Leonard Messi | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 05:22 AM