As always there are thick stews--called “chops” in the West African patois--to top the starches: groundnut chop boasts a fiery peanut butter gravy,palavasauce is a stew of leafy greens. You might find a thick soup based on okra, or one based on smoked fish and groundegusi, the nutty...
traditionally using a mortar and pestle. The process of pounding it eventually turns it into something like a dough that can be shaped into balls. Fufu accompanies beloved Ghanaian soups like palm nut soup (abenkwan), light soup (nkrakra;pictured above), andgroundnut soup(...
Abenkwain Palm nut soup Fufu Pounded yam, cassava or plantain Gari foto A cassava and egg dish mixed with other ingredients Groundnut soup Spicy stew with meat or fish Jollof rice Spicy rice with meat or chicken Kelewele Spicy fried plantain Kenkey Steamed fermented cornflour balls Klako Deep-...