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Ghana · The north (Tamale, Bolgatanga, Wa)
Tuo zaafi, TZ for short, is the staple of northern Ghana: a soft, pale, slightly sticky swallow made by cooking maize (or millet) flour with a little cassava flour in water and stirring until it thickens and pulls together. It is served in bowls of ayoyo, the slippery green soup of jute leaves, with a spoon of meat stew on top. It is the dish of Tamale, and a TZ-and-ayoyo lunch is sold from every "chop bar" in the north and in the Zongo quarters of the south.
The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 6 ingredients and 6 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.