#WaakyeLivesMatter: Twitter users in Ghana mock 'Waakye in a jar'

Photos of one of Ghana's favourite foods, Waakye, packaged in a jar has triggered a barraged of comments on Twitter.

Many of the tweets indicate that the packaging of the food, which is considered by some Ghanaians as the most nutritious meal, is inappropriate and makes the food unattractive.

Waakye is a dish of cooked rice and beans, commonly eaten for breakfast or lunch.

The rice and beans, usually black-eyed peas or cow beans, are cooked together, along with red dried sorghum leaf sheaths or stalks and limestone.

On Tuesday, June 16 2020, photos of what is now being referred to as ‘Waakye in a jar’ hit the internet and elicited some wild comments.

The reactions started the #WakyeLivesMatter tweetstorm.

Some few tweets, however, praised the initiative.

Read the Twitter reactions below:

All this packaging for Waakye.

I’m impressed. pic.twitter.com/z1ldcHbUX1

— Mensa Duncan (@mensaduncan) June 16, 2020

Waakye is a delicacy created by the people of Northern Ghana. We have enjoyed it in a leaf for centuries.

What if this new packaging can make it a global delicacy!#WaakyeLivesMatter

— #SonOfTheMostHigh (@chosenyesuba) June 17, 2020

???? pic.twitter.com/4EbNXX0FWl

— Gary #StaySafe (@garyalsmith) June 16, 2020

Please put the waakye where it belongs. Cus.... #WaakyeLivesMatter

— TEAMJAY???? (@TEAMJAY__) June 17, 2020

On behalf of the Waakye Association of twitter i say Waakye on leaves >>> Waakye in a jar???? #WaakyeLivesMatter

— Waakye ne bibiaa 3cedis (@KwekuMarch) June 17, 2020

On behalf of the Waakye Association of twitter i say Waakye on leaves >>> Waakye in a jar???? #WaakyeLivesMatter

— Waakye ne bibiaa 3cedis (@KwekuMarch) June 17, 2020

On behalf of the Waakye Association of twitter i say Waakye on leaves >>> Waakye in a jar???? #WaakyeLivesMatter

— Waakye ne bibiaa 3cedis (@KwekuMarch) June 17, 2020

On behalf of the Waakye Association of twitter i say Waakye on leaves >>> Waakye in a jar???? #WaakyeLivesMatter

— Waakye ne bibiaa 3cedis (@KwekuMarch) June 17, 2020

Why are you killing Waakye like this????
Please let Waakye go ????
Waakye can’t breath ????

waakye nso nanka y3di no wc plate mo????????
By force packaging????#WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/ONNF5MGYU5

— shit happens (@herh_wisen) June 17, 2020

COVID-19 is not Ghana's biggest problem now....The person behind this is??????...i mean the person did this to Waakye of all foods..aww...anyway we will get dz out of the system and it will be folktales for facebook peeps????#WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/EkOA5zKwRF

— Twilight??????????????? (@obiaabaeny3) June 17, 2020

This is an abuse on #Waakye
It is sacrilege to do this
Some things are better left to be traditionally #WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/exEZB1LC79

— Segtaa (@chenpuopascali1) June 17, 2020

Waakye is best eaten in leafs la.. bottle deiii ad3n, pls let the waakye be#WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/2xrA7F07uj

— PeterFyent???? (@peterfyent) June 17, 2020

So whuz idea was this? This is unacceptable #WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/tZu3yqAbmC

— KingOfTheNorth???????? (@lord_teerexx) June 17, 2020

Imagine say adey buy meat 2 fish 2 and one wele edey mean say automatically the quantity of my waakye go reduce sia ly sie #WaakyeLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/qloVUgdiM3

— Legendary Eight ???????? (@dadisenTi) June 17, 2020