Kenkey

Also known as Dokonu, dorkunu

thumb|Woman preparing fante kenkey (boiled maize dough)

Key facts

Food.name: Kenkey
Food.image: Kenkey and ground pepper with sardine.jpg
Food.caption: Kenkey and ground pepper with sardine
Food.alternate_name: kɔmi (pronounced 'kormi') Dokunu
Food.region: West Africa
Food.type: Swallow, dumpling
Food.main_ingredient: Ground corn

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: food
Subclass of: stuffed pasta
Part of: Ghanaian cuisine
Country: Ivory Coast
Country of origin: Ghana
Material used: drinking water
Location: Ghana
Image: Kenkey and ground pepper with sardine.jpg

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Commons category: Kenkey
used by: eating
fabrication method: cooking
hashtag: Kenkey
indigenous to: Ghanaians

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thumb|Woman preparing fante kenkey (boiled maize dough)

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

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