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shito

This means shito encodes both the Atlantic exchange and the local ecology in a single condiment.

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Cultural layer

Origin

Ghana; chili-shrimp oil condiment central to Ga and broader Ghanaian cuisine

Routes

Ghanaian coastal cooking, remains largely within Ghanaian food systems and diaspora

Context

Every Ghanaian household has its own shito recipe: the chili-shrimp-oil base is fixed, but the ratios, the specific dried shrimp, the secondary aromatics, are personal and familial. The chili component arrived via the Columbian Exchange, the shrimp reflects Ghana's coastal fishing economy, and the combination is distinctly Ghanaian. This means shito encodes both the Atlantic exchange and the local ecology in a single condiment.

Behind this layer

The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 (Alfred W. Crosby, 1972)

Route

Pending

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