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Ga Kenkey or Fante Kenkey

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            Ga Kenkey or Fante Kenkey? From generations everlasting, this two prominent foods have been very good friends to the Ghanaian citizenry. Foreigners who come to the country attest to the fact fact, coming to Ghana and not eating any amongst the two foods is a total disappointment, this is because they can be found everywhere in the country. From the norther part of the country to southern part, east and west.  This food prepared with corn is very prominent among-st the people leaving on the coastal lines, precisely the the Fantes and the Ga's. The Ga's have a special way of preparing the corn into kenkey. They do that by wrapping the semi cooked corn dough into the dry corn husk in a round form and boiling is done afterwards, that's we have " GA KENKEY " named after the Gas. The Fante's on the other hand have a special way of preparing their kenkey. The corn dough is first semi cooked  and wrapped into a dry or fresh plantain leaves. The wrapped con

NUTRITIONAL BENEFTITS OF SESAME SEEDS

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  Sesame seeds are obtained from  Sesamum indicum   plant. The  tiny oil-rich seeds grow'S in pods. Unhulled seeds have an outer husk,  while hulled  seeds come without the husk. The seeds are mostly eaten in it hulled form  Hulled seeds have a pale-white color but usually turns brown when roasted. Sesame seeds have many outstanding health benefits and have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years. They may protect against arthritis,  diabetes and heart disease,    Trusted Sour However, you may need to eat a good whole amounts possibly a small handful per day  to obtained it hidden health benefits. Helpful for low blood pressure patients and also prevent them from cancer. 'SOO WHY DO YOU NEED SESAME SEED' 1. Aids in Controlling Blood Sugar  Sesame seeds contains low carbs while high in protein and healthy fats — all of which  support blood sugar  Additionally, the seed contains pinoresinol , a compound that usually help regulate blood sugar by inhibiting the