Acheke and tilapia
from £32 · sizes below
Grilled tilapia on attiéké with shito, green pepper sauce and salad. Small £32 · medium £35 · large £40
Whole tilapia, scored, marinated in ginger, garlic and pepper, and grilled over heat until the skin blisters and the flesh is smoky and just done. Served on acheke (attiéké) — Ivorian fermented cassava couscous, light and slightly tangy — with shito, green pepper sauce, red onion and tomato. The most-ordered plate in the house.
How to eat it: Fork the fish off the bone, mix it through the acheke with the pepper sauces. Squeeze of lime if you like.
Good to know
- What is acheke?
- Attiéké — a fermented cassava couscous from Côte d'Ivoire, popular across Ghana. Gluten-free and lighter than rice.
- How big are the tilapia?
- Small £32 (one hungry person), medium £35 (comfortable for two), large £40 (three to share). Extra-large on request.
- Is grilled tilapia healthy?
- It's grilled, not fried — lean fish, cassava couscous, fresh salad.
African Base · Unit D, Bar Lane Industrial Estate, Whitemoor Road, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0HN · 0115 837 3930 · Ghanaian & Nigerian restaurant, takeaway and catering in Nottingham.