What is the name for a large seed, sometimes served with stew in Ghana?
Kelewele Kelewele is a popular Ghanaian food made of fried plantains seasoned with spices. In English, it is sometimes called Hot Plantain Crisps. Kelewele is similar to dodo of Nigeria. In Accra, kelewele is sold by street vendors, usually at night and sometimes in the afternoon by the country side women. It is sometimes served with beans stew, peanuts, or alone as a dessert. Kelewele is also popular for dinner.
Gumbo Gumbo is a stew popular in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and that state's official state cuisine. It may have originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century, possibly as a stew of the Choctaws served over corn grits. Gumbo consists primarily of a strongly-flavored stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener, and what Louisianians call the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables, namely celery, bell peppers, and onions. Gumbo is often categorized by the type of thickener used, the okra, the filé powder (dried and ground sassafras leaves), or roux, the French base made of flour and fat. The dish likely derived its name from either a word from a Bantu language for okra ("ki ngombo") or the Choctaw word for filé ("kombo").