Banku, the Ghanaian swallow wey dem dey make from fermented corn and cassava dough, don return to food conversation as food lovers dey look at how e dey pair with okro stew and fish stew.
Prime News Ghana, for one guide wey dem publish, show how to prepare Banku and okro stew the Ghanaian way. Di outlet open di guide with one food lover talk: “One of the nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”
Di food dey also get strong showing for Nigerian food space. BellaNaija, for June 2025, share one fish stew recipe by Sweet Adjeley wey dem describe as di taste of home, and di plate dey come with Banku.
For di recipe, Sweet Adjeley use porgies fish. She clean am well before she score am so dat di seasoning go sink inside. After dat, she season di fish with ginger powder, her special spice mix and salt to taste, cover am and leave am to marinate for about four hours before she fry am until e golden and crispy.
Once di fish ready, she put am aside and start di stew with di same oil. She begin with tomato paste and blended fresh tomatoes, then allow am to simmer gently.
While di stew dey cook, she prepare di Banku, wey dem make from fermented corn and cassava dough.
She come go back to di stew, add more seasoning to taste, and allow am to cook until di oil rise to di top. At dat point, she add small coconut oil to wake di flavours, before she gently put di fried fish inside di stew so e go absorb di taste.
Di BellaNaija piece also show di small food dilemma wey dey worry plenty people: whether to pair di fish stew with classic swallow like Banku or stick with di ever-reliable white rice.
