What is "waakye"

n. A Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.

Waakye is a Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans. It is commonly prepared in the home, but is also sold by roadside vendors. It is prepared by boiling the beans and rice together. It is a popular dish in Ghana

Waakye is mostly eaten for breakfast or lunch. A typical waakye meal usually consists of the cooked rice, and beans, stew, some spaghetti and moist gari(both of which are sometimes mixed with oil from the stew), boiled eggs, stewed meat or stewed/fried fish, stewed wele(cooked-down cowhide) and vegetable salad(which may include cabbage, onions and tomatoes). It may also be eaten with Kelewele, fried plantain, fried chicken. It is thought to have originated from the northern parts of Ghana.