Greater Accra
Sankofa projectAprapransa & Ada clams
Where the Sankofa journey began: Ada clams first, then Aprapransa.
The signature · MK Sankofa Project
16 regions. One table.
Over forty dishes spanning every region of Ghana: food, music, and storytelling served together in one joyful sitting. Through the MK Sankofa Project, Chef Maamle aims to revive Ghana’s hidden dishes from all sixteen regions with the indigenous communities who keep them. Phase one covers four regions.
Every region, one plate.
A taste-tour of the whole country in a single sitting. Each region brings its own dish, its own story.
Western
Akyeke & avocado
Cassava couscous, bright and coastal.
Western North
Snail light soup
Forest flavours from cocoa country.
Ashanti
Fufu & abunkwan
The classic: pounded, patient, perfect.
Volta
Akple & fetri detsi
Okro soup the Ewe way.
Oti
Smoked fish & yam
Lake-side smoke, farm-side starch.
Bono
Ampesi & kontomire
Garden-green plates from the Bono heartland.
Bono East
Yam, the festival way
Home of the new-yam celebrations.
Ahafo
Plantain & nkontomire
Forest-belt soul food.
Northern
Tuo zaafi
The north's beloved: hot, hearty, home.
Savannah
Guinea fowl & shea
Open-fire flavours of the savannah.
North East
Millet & dawadawa
Ancient grains, deep seasoning.
Upper East
Tubaani
Steamed bean pudding, soft and smoky.
Upper West
TZ & ayoyo
Slow soups from the far north-west.
Greater Accra, Central and Eastern show the dishes of their Sankofa projects. The other pairings are a preview, being confirmed region by region with Chef Maamle.
The MK Sankofa Project
Where these dishes come from.
Sankofa is an Akan idea: go back and fetch what is at risk of being left behind. That is the heart of this project. The goal is to work with indigenous communities in all sixteen regions to find the dishes that are quietly disappearing (the recipes held by grandmothers, the techniques that were never written down) and bring them back to the table. Phase one covers Greater Accra, Volta, Eastern, and Central.
Come taste all sixteen.
The whole country, on one plate, at the next MK Pop-Up Buffet.
Partnerships & collaborations? mkbymaamle@gmail.com