As any Buea pickin or anyone who’s ever experienced the joys of ekwang would tell you, it is a very special dish, if you are patient enough to wait to dig in. Rolling the grated cocoyams in pre-cut cocoyam leaves, sweet bitter leaves, spinach, mustard greens, or any other greens you can find at your local grocery store or farmer’s market, is time-consuming and therapeutic. By the times the ginger, crayfish, smoked fish, palm oil and the other spices are folded in, it is hard to contain your saliva.
