Our Story

Our story begins in Hohoe, a town in Ghana’s Volta Region, where our founder was born into a loving home. Her mother, lovingly known as Mama, was a teacher, and an excellent cook.

Food played a central role in her upbringing. In Ghana, sharing your food is a sign of respect and hospitality. Mama was a wonderful cook who made every meal from scratch.

ENA means Mother. It also carries the meaning “has given” or “has provided.”Across generations, mothers and caregivers have nourished families, passed down recipes and kept food traditions alive.

Ghanaian cuisine is all about texture, flavour, and authenticity. For example, though gari and kokonte are both made from cassava, their taste and texture vary widely depending on how they’re processed.

ENA began with a simple belief: the right ingredients carry more than flavour. They carry memory, culture and home.

When our founder moved to the UK, finding African ingredients with the freshness and quality she remembered from home was not always easy.

That gap planted the seed for ENA.

When Mama passed away in 2014, the idea took on a deeper purpose — to honour her values and carry something of her legacy forward.

Today, we are taking those ingredients further: bringing the taste of West African kitchens to more people without losing what makes them special.