Fermented corn dough, wrapped and steamed in husks, then served in the wrapping.

Ga kenkey is wrapped in corn husks and is denser and more sour. Fante kenkey is wrapped in plantain leaves and is milder.

Eaten with hot pepper, fried fish, and often shito. The sourness is the point, and it is the Ghanaian dish that most divides newcomers.

Ga kenkey is a genuine Accra food — it belongs to the people whose city this originally is.

What to eat in Accra