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Wasawasa
Wasawasa.

Wasawasa is a popular dish, eaten in the Northern part of Ghana, and in some West African countries such as Burkina Faso. It is made from dried yam peelings which have been grounded into flour and steamed. Wasawasa is mostly eaten with spicy sauces and sometimes garnished with vegetables accompanied with raw groundnut oil and fried fish. Wasawasa is sometimes served with shea butter oil and sliced onions.

Ingredients for Wasawasa

There are a variety of ingredients that can be used to prepare Wasawasa dish though these ingredients may be dependent on the choices of the beneficiaries but the most common or primary ingredients include; yam flour, salt, freshly ground pepper, water for steaming, onions, groundnut or shea butter oil. It's cooked with a chamber pot and steamed till it's ready. It usually turns black after cooking.

A meal of Wasawasa, black jollof, made from yam peals
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