DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Ademe Soup
Volta-region jute soup with an aromatic sauce, smoked fish, shellfish and meat.
About Ademe Soup
Soyoqour Quarcoo Tchire’s GBC account presents Ademe Soup as a favourite of Ghana’s Volta Region. This version combines beaten jute leaves with a separately prepared sauce containing smoked fish, crabs, scallops and steamed meat.
Ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and kpakpo shito supply the aromatic ingredients. The source names celery seed as nkitinkiti, while palm oil remains explicitly optional despite its use in the directions.
The beaten leaves give the mixture its slimy, substantial consistency. Akple is the selected accompaniment, served alongside the combined leaf and protein preparation.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Celery, Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ademe Soup
GBC’s Volta-region Ademe Soup with fish and shellfish.
- Jute mallow leavesBase
- Palm oilCooking medium · Optional
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- Celery seed (source nkitinkiti)Aromatic
- OnionsAromatic
- TomatoesBase
- Smoked fishProtein
- CrabsProtein
- Fresh scallops (source adode)Protein
- Kpakpo shito peppersSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Steamed meatProteinIngredient page not linked
- AkpleAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Jute mallow leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Palm oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional ingredient95 although method96 uses it; discrepancy retained.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ingredient95, no explicit method placement.
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery seed (source nkitinkiti): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. English celery seed explicitly named; vernacular nkitinkiti botanical equivalence unverified, no anise substitution.
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Smoked fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Fish species/smoking and seasoning formula unknown.
- Crabs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Exact crab species unprovided.
- Fresh scallops (source adode): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. English scallops explicitly named; local adode scientific equivalence unverified.
- Kpakpo shito peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named local pepper; no botanical/species substitute inferred.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Brine washing solution95 and final salt96 both explicit.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit brine solution and boiling leaf water95; prior steamed-meat process unprovided.
- Steamed meat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method96 addition omitted list95; exact animal species/cuts/precooking formula unknown.
- Akple: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected from source akple/banku/kokonte service options; complete formula not provided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Ghana
- GhanaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Volta Region Cuisine
- Ghanaian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.