Banku and Tilapia: Every woman’s favourite Ghanaian dish

Let’s face it; women are gradually swapping fancy and highly overpriced restaurant cuisine for one favourite Ghanaian dish banku and tilapia.

Could it be that chefs in these well-established restaurants are “losing touch” with their ingredients or women want to eat locally made Ghanaian dishes, highly nutritious cuisine, or they simply want to try something new? Your guess could be as right as mine.

Banku, a staple food in Ghana is quite easy to prepare, by using corn dough and cassava dough and water depending on the thickness you want.

Aside from containing varying amounts of water, corn is mainly composed of carbohydrates and has small amounts of protein and fat.

Also, the cassava used contains a B-complex group of vitamins such as folates, thiamin, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and pantothenic acid.

Fresh tilapia is marinated with various local spices and grilled under moderate heat based on customers request retaining all its essential nutrients needed by the body.

Due to its fresh state, tilapia is the preferred choice for people on a diet since it can be fried, baked, or smoked without any spices and oil.

Those not into frozen foods can easily enjoy fresh tilapia without any health complications.

What makes tilapia different from other fishes? Tilapia is a delicious, lean white fish which has the weight loss abilities, boost overall metabolism, build strong bones, and reduces the risk of various chronic diseases.

Tilapia prevents various types of cancer, reduces signs of aging, boosts the health of your hair, and strengthens the immune system.

The pepper, tomatoes and onions used in the preparation of the accompanying hot pepper to the banku and tilapia not only contains essential nutrients by other beauty benefits such as flawless skin, prevents wrinkles and promotes growth of hair.

On the commercial side, small-scale entrepreneurs are making fortunes each day from rearing tilapia artificially, no high cost of importation duties and based on personal observation; these artificial tilapia are well fed and juicy enough to entice buyers.

The tilapia caught from the rivers is somehow not allowed by folks in the local fishing communities to grow due to the desire to make extra cash.