Ghanaian Archives - Meals by Mavis https://mealsbymavis.com/tag/ghanaian/ Delicious African, Caribbean and American Food Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/mealsbymavis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-sitelogo-7-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ghanaian Archives - Meals by Mavis https://mealsbymavis.com/tag/ghanaian/ 32 32 159096637 Shito (Ghanaian Hot Pepper Sauce) https://mealsbymavis.com/shito-ghanaian-hot-pepper-sauce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shito-ghanaian-hot-pepper-sauce https://mealsbymavis.com/shito-ghanaian-hot-pepper-sauce/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:51:56 +0000 https://mealsbymavis.com/?p=2230 Shito (pronounced SHEE-toe; short for shitor din) is a Ghanaian hot pepper sauce. Shito is used as a seasoning or condiment in a lot of Ghanaian dishes. This includes yele kakro, tatale (typically used in the bean sauce), and rice dishes such as jollof rice and my personal favourite, waakye. […]

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]]> https://mealsbymavis.com/shito-ghanaian-hot-pepper-sauce/feed/ 2 2230 Diet Emudro (Ghanaian Ginger Drink) https://mealsbymavis.com/diet-emudro-ghanaian-ginger-drink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diet-emudro-ghanaian-ginger-drink https://mealsbymavis.com/diet-emudro-ghanaian-ginger-drink/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:17:31 +0000 https://mealsbymavis.com/?p=3689 Emudro is a Ghanaian ginger drink that is not your average ginger drink. The drink is made so that ginger has a very strong profile. Lime juice is included to add a zesty flavor to the drink. Emudro is usually made with sugar but I decided to make a diet […]

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]]> https://mealsbymavis.com/diet-emudro-ghanaian-ginger-drink/feed/ 0 3689 Ghanaian Jollof Rice https://mealsbymavis.com/jollof-rice-ghanaian-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jollof-rice-ghanaian-style https://mealsbymavis.com/jollof-rice-ghanaian-style/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 12:50:51 +0000 https://mealsbymavis.com/?p=2602 Jollof rice (also called benachin) is a one-pot rice dish that is beloved among West Africans. Pretty much all West African countries have their own version of jollof rice and there’s a long-standing friendly competition between West Africans (especially Ghanaians and Nigerians) over which country has the best jollof rice. […]

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]]> https://mealsbymavis.com/jollof-rice-ghanaian-style/feed/ 0 2602 Yele Kakro (Ghanaian Yam Balls) https://mealsbymavis.com/yele-kakro-ghanaian-yam-balls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yele-kakro-ghanaian-yam-balls https://mealsbymavis.com/yele-kakro-ghanaian-yam-balls/#respond Sat, 04 May 2019 14:41:30 +0000 https://mealsbymavis.com/?p=2239 I was talking to my mother not so long ago and she said that she had some Ghanaian yams (also called white yams) that she was saving for me. I of course rushed over to her house because I’d literally been searching African grocery stores looking for these yams and […]

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]]> https://mealsbymavis.com/yele-kakro-ghanaian-yam-balls/feed/ 0 2239 Tatale (Ghanaian Savory Plantain Pancakes) https://mealsbymavis.com/tatale-savory-plantain-pancakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tatale-savory-plantain-pancakes https://mealsbymavis.com/tatale-savory-plantain-pancakes/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:48:21 +0000 https://mealsbymavis.com/?p=1250 I have yet to have a plantain dish that I didn’t love and tatale is definitely one of my favourite plantain dishes. Tatale is a Ghanaian dish that is typically made with over-ripe plantains. However, I decided to tweak this dish a bit by using firm, just ripened plantains. “Why?”, […]

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