Green Abunabuna Soup with Snails

My husband, an Akwapim from the Eastern Region, loves this Akan soup that is notable for its green color. Unlike him, I am not fond of snails, but it can also be made with smoked game and fish (see Variations). Ghanaians’ beloved fermented fish (momoni) or kobi (salted tilapia) give this soup a distinctive flavor that is generally unavailable to those of us outside Ghana, though adding a little salted cod and/or a dash of Thai fish sauce approximates it. Akans commonly include