GA- KENKEY AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS

 GA- KENKEY AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS

 

Food is an essential part of our life. We eat almost all the time and we  love good food. We feed daily for On tasty bites we are here to serve you with authentic and amazing delicious cuisines from Ghana, it's place of origin and also how it is prepared. We will sometimes throw the spotlight on other African cuisines and how it is prepared to enhance our learning and culinary skill. We will look and delve into foods from all regions in Ghana and how it is made as well as it's healthy. 

We know you ought to eat but in eating we ought to eat healthy. 

Every week on tasty bites we will serve you with food of the week as well as details on its preparation method.

 

Today our spotlight is on  Ga Kenkey

 

 

Kenkey (also known as kɔmi, otim,  is a staple swallow food from the Ga and Fante-inhabited regions of West Africa, usually served with pepper crudaiola and fried fish, soup or stew.

 

Kenkey is produced by steeping grains of maize in water for about one week, before they are then milled and kneaded with water into a dough wh.The dough is allowed to ferment for four days to a week before part of the dough is cooked.

 

Ga Kenkey is a fermented corn dough made into balls by wrapping them in corn husks and steaming to cook. It is a popular food in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. Ga, is the local name for Accra hence the name Ga-Kenkey.

Kenkey is usually served with hot pepper sauce and shito. Kenkey is usually served with varieties of fish or any protein of choice.

 

Here are few health benefits of kenkey

 

1. Kenkey is made up of complex carbohydrates, low protein, low fat and high fiber content.

2. The meal is rich in phosphorus, manganese, zinc, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iron.

3. Kenkey also has antioxidants and phytochemicals like lutein, zeaxanthin, anthocyanin, caffeic acid, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid, syringic acid, beta-carotene, coumaric acid, ferulic acid etc.

4. Kenkey has an impressive combination of antioxidants and phytochemicals which helps to protect the body from oxidative stress or the ravages of free radicals. These, in turn, protect the body from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.