Light Soup
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| Course | Fufu, Banku, kokonte |
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| Place of origin | Ghana |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | tomatoes, tomato paste, chili peppers |
Light Soup is a local indigenous soup of the Akan people of Ghana. The soup is called "light" because the dark-colored broth is thin.[1] Originally formulated as a tomato-based seafood light soup called nkra nkra (or aklor) for fishermen at the coast of Accra, but over the course of time it evolved into a soup prepared with both fish and a meat such as goat's meat, lamb, or beef, or exclusively the meat of the livestock of choice. The GaDangmes call it toolo wonu in the Ga language, and their neighbouring Akans call aponkye nkrakra in the Twi language.[1]
The local indigenous light soup of the GaDangme (or Ga) people paved the way for the formulation of GaDangme (or Ga) meals such as:
- Komi Ke Aklo (or Aklor), garnished with cooked blended okra
- Banku Ke Aklo (or Aklor), garnished with cooked blended okra
- Yele (chops of boiled yam) Ke Aklo (or Aklor) and similar meals of the toolo wonu version, such as Yele Ke Toolo Wonu, Atomo (chops of boiled potatoes) Ke Toolo Wonuf, etc.[2][3]
Mode of serving
[edit]It can be served with fufu, banku, kokonte, boiled rice or yam. Boiled okra can be added to it.[4]
Ingredients
[edit]The ingredients include tomatoes, tomato paste, chili peppers, onion, salt, ginger, garden eggs, and dry or salted fish and/or meat.
Method of preparation
[edit]Lightsoup is prepared by steaming fish or meat with seasonings, onion, garlic and ginger in a saucepan. Tomato paste is then added. Chili peppers, garden eggs and tomatoes are boiled, blended and added to the saucepan. Water is added to bring the soup to its desired thickness. More onions and tomatoes are added, then blended, and the soup is left to simmer. It is then served with dishes like fufu, banku, or konkonte.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Komolafe, Yewande (2025-06-05). "I Was Sidelined by Illness. This Soup Got Me Back in the Kitchen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ (1) Online Reference, By J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others
- ^ (1) Online Reference, By J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others, (2) A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-Language - By Johannes Zimmermann.
- ^ Contributor, Catherine Forson Agbo. "Appreciating Fufu and Light Soup, One Of Ghana's Dish". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sasa, Tuandike (2018-04-18). "How to prepare light soup with dry fish". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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