Nigerian Suya is a very popular spicy street food usually patronised by West Africans.
Tuo zaafi is a popular dish in the northern part of Ghana. Tuo zaafi consists of 3 separate dishes, which are combined for the final dish - the meat stew, the ayoyo sauce, and the tuo zaafi itself.
Oto, a sacred dish made from hard-boiled eggs, mashed yam, and palm oil, is an Akan as well as a Ga tradition. Oto is commonly served at the naming ceremony for a new baby (an "outdooring") or the purification of the mother after birth; at puberty ceremonies for girls; at festivals associated with twins, whom the Akan and Ga people consider sacred; at special occasions after the birth of the third, seventh or tenth child of the same sex (sacred numbers in the Akan and Ga cultures); at harvest celebrations; after the first and third weeks of deaths in a family, when not only family members eat oto, but the house is sprinkled with oto to satisfy the dead; and on special days in the Akan calendar known as "Bad Days" or Dabone.
Palmnut soup is a soup which is usually prepared using palm fruits. Palmnut soup is usually asscoiated/eaten with fufu, rice and banku. Here is the recipe for preparing this sumptuous soup from Ghana. A fun fact before we head into the recipe; Did you know that palm kernel oil has anti-ageing benefits. It prevents wrinkles and keeps your skin smooth. It's used in various creams. Dr Oz has recommended that people find as many ways to eat It as possible, including in their breakfast, snacks, etc.
