WINNER GOURMAND COOKBOOK AWARD for Best African Cuisine CookbookAn indepth and truly remarkable collection of authentic Ghanaian recipes. This is the definitive Ghana cookbook. Pierre Thiam chef and author of SenegalThe Akan proverb The good soup comes from the good earth elegantly sums up Ghanas tradition of cooking with seasonal local ingredients. With an emphasis on locally caught fish and seafood vegetables fruits and legumes Ghanas cuisine is vibrant healthful and eminently appealing. Limited access to wheat and dairy results in a variety of glutenfree lactosefree and vegan options using starches such as plantains cassava taro sweet potatoes and millet and creamy nutbased soups and sauces.In over 140 recipes that represent all regions of Ghana the authors highlight flavor principles seasoning techniques and basic stocks with later chapters dedicated to snacks soups and stews protein entrees beverages baked goods and much more.Sample recipes Green Plantain Chips Blackeyed Pea Fritters Akara Chicken Peanut Soup Nkate Nkwan Fresh Fish Stew Fante Fante Vegetarian Peanut Stew Stewed Bambara Beans Aboboe PartyPerfect Jollof Rice with Chicken Hausa Spiced Porridge Hausa Koko Tiger Nut Pudding Atadwe Milkye