Ayamase
Type of sauce or stew native to the Yoruba people
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Ayamase, also spelled Ayamashe, is a special type of sauce or stew native to the Yoruba people in West Africa.[1] It is eaten with Ofada rice and sometimes regular white rice. It is a made with peppers, green peppers and spices.[2][3] It usually contains meat, fish and eggs.[4] It has a dark greenish colour. It is different from a stew called Ofada sauce or Lafenwa stew which is reddish and also eaten with Ofada rice.[5] It is popular in Yoruba parties called Owanbe and in home cooking.
