Coastal Ga-Ewe
Red red: black-eye-bean palm-oil.
Red Red
Ghanaian black-eyed-pea-and-palm-oil stew
View page →The Coastal Ga-Ewe kitchen sits along Ghana's Atlantic coast — Accra (Ga territory) and the Volta region (Ewe). The defining dishes are Red Red — black-eyed-pea-and-palm-oil stew with fried plantain; Kenkey — fermented corn-dough balls; Banku — similar but softer; and grilled tilapia with shito (black pepper sauce). The cuisine is anchored by red palm oil (which provides the deep orange color of Red Red), fermented corn, and Atlantic fish. The Akpeteshie (palm spirit) and Akpehe (palm wine) culture also belongs to this region.
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Ghana's iconic vegan stew — black-eyed peas in deep red-orange palm-oil-and-tomato sauce, served with fried ripe plantain.
Why start here · Red Red captures the entire Ga-Ewe coastal flavor logic — palm oil + Scotch bonnet + black-eyed peas + plantain in one plate.
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