Miyamme Spice

Historically, Miyamme was not a spice you bought in a jar. It was a . Village elders would prepare massive batches during the harvest moon to celebrate the Yam Harvest Festival. The spice was used to season the first yams of the season, believed to ward off evil spirits and bring fertility to the land.

Beyond the kitchen, traditional healers in the Volta Region have used Miyamme spice for centuries as a panacea. Modern nutritional science is beginning to catch up with this ancestral wisdom. miyamme spice