{"id":79,"date":"2026-03-06T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:09:29","slug":"mpotromba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/index.php\/mpotromba\/","title":{"rendered":"MPOTROMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Mpotromba<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let's cook Mpotromba. This section consists of the various cooking ingredients, cooking method and a video of the<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">cooking process employed in cooking the dish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy!!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5064-1.png\" title=\"IMG_5064\" width=\"1156\" height=\"1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5064-1.png 1156w, https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5064-1-980x1029.png 980w, https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5064-1-480x504.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1156px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-657\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Mpotromba<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p class=\"p1\">Mpotromba is a traditional, indigenous dish associated with the Fanti people of the Western and Central Region of Ghana, made from corn dough (Main Ingredient) and palm oil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_heading et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Ingredients:<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p class=\"p1\">Corn dough, palm oil and salt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_heading et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Cooking Method:<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p class=\"p1\">Mix two separate corn doughs with water; one being leather hard rounded in small pieces of circles and the other watery and sieved for a finer outcome. The two are later cooked with water and mixed carefully with palm oil appearing as porridge with corn dough balls in it. It is best enjoyed alone usually as lunch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><video controls><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mpotromba.mp4\" \/><\/video><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/indigenousghanafoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MPOTROMBA2.jpg)\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay_hover\"><a class=\"et_pb_video_play\" href=\"#\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mpotromba | Traditional Fanti Corn Dough &amp; Palm Oil Dish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the ingredients of Mpotromba, a traditional Fanti dish from Western and Central Ghana. 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