Question for the villagers

Niceness · (#1 (**permalink**))

Does anyone know where I can get some banana leaves in London? Thanks

(Wanna mek sum conkies!!)

Miss Nellia · (#2 (**permalink**))

LMAO Bloody hell, I haven't heard that name in yonks...... conkies. My mum is the expert at making them.... unfortunately I never liked them and couldn't tell you, but I will ask 'Mrs N' and see if she knows. Suppose you'd have to find a real good West Indian produce shop that might stock them.

Maat · (#3 (**permalink**))

Can't recommend anywhere Niceness but what are conkies?

sargaco · (#4 (**permalink**))

Try some of the African shops in Brixton market and ask for wrappings for Kenkey.
Otherwise you will have to use silver foil.
Maat:
Conkies is a pudding made from cornmeal and raisins and which is eaten in Guyana. Those in Guyana and Barbados make Coocoo which is a savory variety made with okra and served with fish and which originates from the Ga region of Ghana.
Conkey is the corruption of the Ghananian name Kenkey. I have had Kenkey and don't like it because some varieties is made with sour dough but on the other hand I like CooCoo.

Maat · (#5 (**permalink**))

@sargaco: Well isn't that just weird?! My family are Guyanese and for all the cook up cook up they do when putting on a spread, I've never heard of conkies!! I must ask one of my aunties if they know how to turn their hand to these, see how they taste. Thanks for that