{"id":2146,"date":"2017-10-17T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2017-10-17T14:02:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:02:25","slug":"check-eight-local-dishes-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/check-eight-local-dishes-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Eight Local Dishes From Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana is made up of various ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<p>There are diverse traditional dishes from each ethnic group, tribe and clan from the north to the south and from the east to west. Foods also vary according to the season, time of the day, and occasion. Ghanaian main dishes unlike other cunalyes, are organized around a starchy staple such as\u00a0rice,\u00a0fufu, banku\/etew,\u00a0kenkey\/dokonu, tuozafi, dzidzii, akplidzii, yakeyake, eto, akyeke, etc. with which a sauce or soup saturated with\u00a0fish,\u00a0snails,\u00a0meat,\u00a0crabs, shrimps or mushrooms. Tropical Ghanaian staples in the south include cassava and plantain. In the northern parts of the country, their main staples include millet and sorghum.\u00a0Yam, maize and\u00a0beans\u00a0are used across the country as staple foods. Crops such as peanuts and\u00a0cocoyam\u00a0are also important in the local cuisine. With the advent of modernization and colonialism, imported crops such as rice and wheat have been increasingly incorporated in Ghanaian dishes and where they originated from.<\/p>\n<p>Tuo Zaafi with Ayoyo soup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2126\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/17333987_638844152973098_2590995577441353728_n2003492630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/17333987_638844152973098_2590995577441353728_n2003492630-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/17333987_638844152973098_2590995577441353728_n2003492630-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/17333987_638844152973098_2590995577441353728_n2003492630-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/17333987_638844152973098_2590995577441353728_n2003492630.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuo Zaafi with Ayoyo soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/img_3152-700x4101342812080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/img_3152-700x4101342812080-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/img_3152-700x4101342812080-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/img_3152-700x4101342812080.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ayoyo soup is a green leaf soup enjoyed by tribes in the northern region of Ghana. It\u2019s popularly served with tuo, a maize &amp; cassava meal like dumpling. Ayoyo is the local name for Jews or Jute Mallow or Egyptian Spinach or bush okra. It\u2019s a very nutritious leaf rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, iron, folate and dietary fiber. It\u2019s thought to be a super food so enjoy eating it.<\/p>\n<p>Waakye<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2161\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082267426572397924081476450661.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waakye dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822678991213965970151955279487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822678991213965970151955279487-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822678991213965970151955279487-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822678991213965970151955279487.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waakye\u00a0(pronounced \u2018waachay\u2019) is a combination of red or black-eyed beans and rice, and it\u2019s often served with salads, spaghetti, fried plantains,\u00a0garri, avocado pear, meat and or fish. It\u2019s a delicacy all over the country, and Ghanaians frequently queue at stalls to buy it for their breakfast or lunch.<br \/>\nWaakye originated from northern Ghana, where rice and beans are staple food crops. However, it\u2019s not clear which specific ethnic group is responsible for pioneering this national treasure. Depending on where it\u2019s prepared, certain variations exist in its ingredients, like the ratio of rice to beans or the spiciness of the accompanying shitor (hot pepper sauce). Nevertheless, it manages to maintain a generally consistent taste.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kenkey<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2164\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082269674904929859101258649918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082269674904929859101258649918-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082269674904929859101258649918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/15082269674904929859101258649918.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kenkey dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/1508226995512215688276262142738.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/1508226995512215688276262142738-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/1508226995512215688276262142738-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/1508226995512215688276262142738-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/1508226995512215688276262142738.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kenkey\u00a0or\u00a0kormi\u00a0or\u00a0Kokoe\u00a0or\u00a0Dorkunu\u00a0is a\u00a0staple dish\u00a0similar to\u00a0sourdough\u00a0dumplingfrom the\u00a0Ga, inhabited regions of\u00a0West Africa, usually served with\u00a0pepper sauce\u00a0and fried fish or soup, stew. \u00a0It is prepared from fermented ground white corn (maize) wrapped in maize husks before cooking. Kenkey is now eaten across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Eto<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2127\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/ghanaian_delicacy-_etor1085411543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/ghanaian_delicacy-_etor1085411543-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/ghanaian_delicacy-_etor1085411543-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/ghanaian_delicacy-_etor1085411543.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eto dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/images-eto-3464400817611709.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/images-eto-3464400817611709-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/images-eto-3464400817611709-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/images-eto-3464400817611709.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oto is a\u00a0local traditional dish\u00a0for the Akans ( ethnic group in\u00a0Ghana. It is a sacred\u00a0dish\u00a0served at &#8216;outdoorings&#8217; , purification during festive seasons. It is prepared from slightly riped plantain which is mashed and mixed with palm oil and usually served with groundnut, egg or avocado pear.<\/p>\n<p>Fufu<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2124\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/xgltywdlc1xjb250zw50xfsxxwz1znuuanbnfdmwmhwymdb877620873.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/xgltywdlc1xjb250zw50xfsxxwz1znuuanbnfdmwmhwymdb877620873-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fufu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822735965911298354401725598271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822735965911298354401725598271-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822735965911298354401725598271-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/150822735965911298354401725598271.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fufu dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fufu\u00a0is a staple food eaten amongst the southern parts of Ghana but believed to be be a dish of the Akan tribe. \u00a0fufu\u00a0is made by pounding cassava and unripe plantain together, adding water until a well mixed thick paste is gotten. It is best served with soups such as light soups( blended garden eggs), palmnut soup, or with groundnut soup.<\/p>\n<p>Banku<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2136\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/maxresdefault1540035734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/maxresdefault1540035734-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/maxresdefault1540035734-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/maxresdefault1540035734-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/maxresdefault1540035734-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banku Dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/d0f94da0c15e05f4b5c2a94bb29a4d4a1697860416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/d0f94da0c15e05f4b5c2a94bb29a4d4a1697860416-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/d0f94da0c15e05f4b5c2a94bb29a4d4a1697860416-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/d0f94da0c15e05f4b5c2a94bb29a4d4a1697860416.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Banku is a local dish which is cooked by a proportionate mixture of fermented corn and cassava dough in hot water into a smooth, whitish consistent paste. Served with okro soup, stew or a pepper sauce with fish. It is usually eaten amongst the Asantes.<\/p>\n<p>Abetie\/Konkonte<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2134\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/konkonte1559450336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/konkonte1559450336-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abetie dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Abetie is a local food enjoyed by many people across Ghana. Abetie a.k.a Konkonte a.k.a &#8216;face the wall&#8217; is basically prepared from dry cassava flour and it is an accompaniment that is being eaten with groundnut soup, palmnut soup and okro soup in conjunction with a variety of meat and fishes. Before you learn how to prepare this meal, you must have the skill to prepare banku and know how to &#8216;drive&#8217; or stir very fast in strenght. The word abetie is mainly pronounced by the Asantes.<\/p>\n<p>Akple<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2131\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/akple-ewe-food-ghana1783100240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/akple-ewe-food-ghana1783100240-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/akple-ewe-food-ghana1783100240-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/akple-ewe-food-ghana1783100240.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akple dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/banku_n_tilapia_large531543756.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/banku_n_tilapia_large531543756-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/banku_n_tilapia_large531543756-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/10\/banku_n_tilapia_large531543756.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Akple\u00a0is the staple food of the Ewe tribe made from maize. Quite similar to Banku\u00a0and Tuo Zaafi but with a different flavour. It can be eaten with either stew or soup but mostly goes with pepper sauce and small herrings popularly referred to as \u201cAkpavi\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana is made up of various ethnic groups. There are diverse traditional dishes from each ethnic group, tribe and clan from the north to the south and from the east to west. Foods also vary according to the season, time of the day, and occasion. 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