Banku
Banku from Ghana: explore its ingredients, nutrition facts, 280 calories per serving, and cultural origin.
Banku — Ghana
Banku: Fermented maize and cassava dough, cooked into a smooth swallow, traditionally served with soup in Ghana.
Foods: Banku
- 200.00 g Fermented maize dough and fermented cassava dough co-fermented several days (dual-grain co-fermentation: maize starchy bulk + cassava sour stretchiness; more complex lactic acid profile than single-grain fermentation)
- 0.00 ml Boiling water (the cooking medium — mixed dough tumbled in boiling water with continuous stirring; lumps form if stirring stops)
- 0.00 ml Soup or pepper sauce (always served with accompaniment — tilapia and okra soup is the classic pairing)