West Africa · Street food
Kelewele (Spiced Fried Ripe Plantains)
Crisp, caramelized cubes of sweet ripe plantain tossed in fiery ginger, cloves, and African nutmeg.
The story
Kelewele is Ghana's premier nighttime street delicacy, sizzled in large woks across roadside junctions and served in paper cones with roasted groundnuts. The key to authentic kelewele is using fully ripened, black-spotted yellow plantains that hold their shape while soaking up aromatic spices like calabash nutmeg and wild ginger.
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