Signature dishes

Fufu

Staple food of cassava or yam pounded into mochi-like consistency with mortar and pestle. Eaten dipped in light soup or groundnut soup.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Cassava, yam

Banku

Sour dumplings kneaded from fermented corn flour and cassava flour. Combined with chili paste or grilled tilapia.

  • Region: Coastal areas
  • Main ingredients: Corn flour, cassava flour

Jollof Rice

Orange pilaf cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices. Hot ''taste competition debate'' across West African nations.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Rice, tomatoes, chili peppers, chicken

Waakye

Bean rice colored with red waakye leaves, topped with diverse ingredients like fried banana, boiled eggs, and spaghetti. Street stall staple.

  • Region: Accra
  • Main ingredients: Rice, black-eyed peas, waakye leaves

Kenkey

Staple food of fermented corn steamed in leaf wrapping. Standard set with spicy shito sauce and fried fish.

  • Region: Ga ethnic region
  • Main ingredients: Corn flour

Kelewele

Spicy snack of ripe plantain fried with ginger and chili seasoning.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Plantain banana, ginger, chili peppers

Red Red

Home-cooked bean stew simmered in palm oil, eaten with fried plantain.

  • Region: South
  • Main ingredients: Black-eyed peas, palm oil, plantain

Light Soup

Light soup based on tomatoes and chili peppers. Popular as fufu dipping sauce.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Tomatoes, chili peppers, meat or fish

Groundnut Soup

Rich soup finished with peanut paste. Pairs well with rice ball ''omotuo.''

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Peanuts, tomatoes, chicken

Kofi Brokeman

Street food of charcoal-grilled plantain with roasted peanuts.

  • Region: Urban areas
  • Main ingredients: Plantain banana, peanuts