The West African Comfort Food No One Can Resist

Tracing the importance of peanuts in the diaspora back to Ghana’s groundnut soup

Illustration: Tiffany Mallery

It’s hard to understate the importance of peanuts in food around the world. One can venture to Vietnam to find peanut sauce accompanying plump spring rolls; Indonesia’s satay and lontong wouldn’t be what they are without the borderline saccharine…