Culture distincts a group of people from others. It’s their way of life; language, clothing, food etc. Food is a big deal in Africa where fufu or tuo zaafi is common for Ghanaians, in Nigeria I can mention eba and ogbono soup, and in Europe the Italians love their pizza and pasta. The Spaniards adore paella (jollof-like dish) with a glass of red wine. But even in Ghana there are a variety of foods peculiar to various ethnic groups. It’s important what goes into a dish in order to make it attractive and tasty. That’s where spices come in. Even before the maggis and roycos came into existence was a special flavouring. MOMONI. There a number of different kinds. Oheneba, super (for light soup) , Akwebi, Tico, Safle (for okro stew) . In fact I learned you can use momoni not only for okro and palaver sauce but also Jollof. It is also known as bon-dzi ... literally (it smells but we eat) by some traders at Madina market. Momoni has an ironic story. Market women and ...