The green slimy fruit shaped in a conelike form is of the West African origin. The Igbo tribe in Nigeria calls it "ọ́kụ̀rụ̀", while the Yoruba’s call it "Ila." Most people classify okra as a vegetable ...

Yes, Dzenkple (sometimes spelled as "Dzengple") is a traditional Ewe dish from the Volta Region of Ghana. It is a staple food among the Ewe people and is made from fermented corn dough, similar to ...

Yoruba spinach soup with okra is a hearty dish that combines the earthy taste of jute leaves with the slimy texture of okra. ...

As the Ashanti People of Ghana say, "A man has not eaten a day unless he has eaten fufu." Patriarchy aside, and mercifully perhaps, women are not under the same proverbial pressure to eat fufu in such ...