WAACHE Waakye is a traditional Ghanaian dish that blends rice and beans into a hearty, flavorful meal, often enjoyed for breakfast or lunch. The name comes from the Hausa phrase shinkafa da wake, meaning “rice and beans” The dish is made by boiling rice and black-eyed peas together in dried sorghum (waakye) leaves, which give it a distinctive reddish-brown color and earthy aroma