Ghana
Photo: daSupremo, CC BY-SA 4.0, croppedWaakye
/wɑːtʃeɪ/WAH-chay
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- When
- BreakfastLunch & dinner
- Taste
- SavorySpicy
- Made with
- RiceBeans & tofu
History
Waakye is rice and beans, usually black-eyed peas, cooked together with dried sorghum leaves that turn the rice a deep reddish-brown. It comes from the Hausa communities of northern Ghana, and its name is from the Hausa for beans. It spread south and became a favourite breakfast in Accra and other cities. Waakye sellers serve it on leaves or in bowls with a long list of extras: shito, a spicy black pepper sauce, fried plantain, boiled egg, spaghetti, gari, salad, and fish or meat. Ghanaians argue about which seller is the best in each neighbourhood.
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