Ghana to the World: Recipes and Stories That Look Forward While Honoring the Past

Food Network host and Top Chef contestant Adjepong, with help from Korsha Wilson, has written a love letter to his heritage and culinary history. Honoring the food and traditions of his deeply rooted family’s homeland in Ghana, the book is a thorough guide to West African cuisine that also offers new takes on traditional dishes. In addition to the recipes, readers learn about Adjepong’s family history, his journey to becoming an emerging guide to the depth and wonder of West African cuisine, and his deep appreciation of the lessons he learned along the way. Each story and dish is carefully detailed with inspiration and encouragement. Lists of frequently used ingredients and where they can be sourced are also noted. From traditional rice dishes such as jollof to modern takes on staples including fufu, the book details the growing U.S. appreciation of African culinary traditions and how they also influenced American foodways via the cultures of enslaved Africans in the U.S.