Cote+d'Ivoire+Culture

  
 * // 1. //****// What dose ethnic dress in your country look like? //**
 * // Akan is the biggest ethnic group in Cote d’Ivoire and they wear long, colorful, lots of patterns, open from the back legs and very flowage traditional dresses. //**
 * // 2. //****// What kind of ethnic food do they eat? //**
 * // Akan people mostly eat anything they can get their hands to and foods that are very traditional which for us it might seem like normal foods that most Americans eat. For example this people eat a lot of varieties of chicken, rice and some beefs. One of their most common recipes is Doro Wat, which means cooking with beef. //**
 * // 3. //****// What kind of ethnic art do they have in your country? //**
 * // Akan art is very expressive with lots of bright color, patterns, jewels, and very dark, shiny portraits and paintings. //**
 * // Recipes for Doro Wat: //**
 * ** juice of one lemon **
 * ** two teaspoons salt **
 * ** one chicken (about 3 pounds), cleaned and cut into serving-size pieces -- some cooked remove skin and score or pierce the meat with a knife to facilitate marinating **
 * ** two (or more) onions, finely chopped **
 * ** four tablespoons niter kebbeh (or butter) **
 * ** four cloves garlic, finely chopped or minced **
 * ** one piece fresh ginger root -- cleaned, scraped, and chopped (about a teaspoon) **
 * ** 1/2 teaspoon ground fenugreek **
 * ** 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom **
 * ** 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg **
 * ** 1/2 teaspoon berberé -- or -- 1 - 2 tablespoons of a combination of cayenne pepper and paprika (if berberé and niter kebbeh are not used) **
 * ** 1 small tomato, chopped or a few tablespoons tomato paste or tomato sauce (optional) **
 * ** 1 cup chicken stock, water, or dry red wine **
 * ** hard-boiled eggs (1 per person), pierced with a toothpick or the tine of a long fork. **

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