{{short description|Spicy soup from Ghana}}{{More sources|date=February 2025}}{{Infobox food |name=Light soup |image=Light soup with fufu.JPG |caption= |alternate_name= |country=Ghana |creator= |course= |served=Hot |main_ingredient=Tomatoes, tomato paste, chili peppers |variations= |calories= |other=}} '''Light soup''' is a local indigenous soup of the Akan people of Ghana. The soup is called "light" because the dark-colored broth is thin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Komolafe |first=Yewande |date=2025-06-05 |title=I Was Sidelined by Illness. This Soup Got Me Back in the Kitchen. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/dining/ghanaian-soup.html |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Originally formulated as a tomato-based seafood light soup called ''nkra nkra'' (or ''aklor'') for fishermen at the coast of Accra, over the course of time it evolved into a soup prepared with both fish and a meat such as goat's meat, lamb, or beef, or exclusively the meat of the livestock of choice. The GaDangmes call it ''<span lang="gaa" dir="ltr">toolo wonu</span>'' in the Ga language, and their neighbouring Akans call ''<span lang="tw" dir="ltr">aponkye nkrakra</span>'' in the Twi language.<ref name=":0" />
The local indigenous light soup of the GaDangme (or Ga) people led to the formulation of GaDangme (or Ga) meals such as:
* Komi ke aklo (or aklor), garnished with cooked blended okra * Banku ke aklo (or aklor), garnished with cooked blended okra * Yele (chops of boiled yam) ke aklo (or aklor) and similar meals of the ''toolo wonu'' version, such as yele ke toolo wonu, atomo (chops of boiled potatoes) ke toolo wonuf, and others<ref>(1) Online Reference, By J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others</ref><ref>(1) Online Reference, By J DZ eagu-kudjodji and others, (2) A grammatical sketch of the Akra or Ga-Language - By Johannes Zimmermann.</ref>
== Mode of serving == It can be served with fufu, banku, kokonte, boiled rice or yam. Boiled okra can be added to it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Appreciating Fufu and Light Soup, One Of Ghana's Dish|url=https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/13542/appreciating-fufu-and-light-soup-one-of-ghanas.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
== Ingredients == The ingredients include tomatoes, tomato paste, chili peppers, onion, salt, ginger, garden eggs, and dry or salted fish and/or meat.
== Method of preparation == Light soup is prepared by steaming fish or meat with seasonings, onion, garlic and ginger in a saucepan. Tomato paste is then added. Chili peppers, garden eggs and tomatoes are boiled, blended and added to the saucepan. Water is added to bring the soup to its desired thickness. More onions and tomatoes are added, then blended, and the soup is left to simmer. It is then served with dishes like fufu, banku, or konkonte.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sasa|first=Tuandike|date=2018-04-18|title=How to prepare light soup with dry fish|url=https://yen.com.gh/107795-how-prepare-light-soup-fish.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
* Ghanaian cuisine * List of soups
== References == <references />
== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENbprFPkD7s Video: How to Prepare Lightsoup]
Category:Soups Category:Ghanaian soups Category:National dishes Category:Okra dishes Category:Chili pepper dishes Category:Tomato dishes Category:Ghanaian meat dishes Category:Eggplant dishes
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