Soup’s On in Blue & Ghana Gold – Beans Don’t Lie
Meaning
Across the African diaspora, there’s one trusted truth: if you want to know who can really cook, taste their beans. From waakye to red beans and rice, from black-eyed peas to akara, our pots of beans are rich in flavor, tradition, and plant-based power. This pattern celebrates that quiet culinary excellence.
Refined Pattern Description
Soup’s On in Blue & Ghana Gold – Beans Don’t Lie is a high-vibrancy, Afro-chic design that captures the joy and skill of cooking beans right. Stylized cooking pots with lids, upright wooden spoons, dancing herbs, and scattered beans all sit atop a bold blue backdrop, accented by warm golden tones reminiscent of Ghanaian gold weights. In diasporan kitchens, beans aren’t filler — they’re the centerpiece. Infused with vegetables, seasoned with layers of herbs, and stirred with purpose, they’re a cultural staple that feeds the soul and heals the body. This pattern honors that flavor, that finesse, and that legacy.
Symbolism in the Design
Forks – Represent that it’s time to eat, especially in African-American traditions where showing up with your own fork means it’s real.
– Spoons – Represent cooking and eating in modern West African kitchens.
– Straw with Wavy Line – Symbolizes water and the cultural flow between African and African-American food traditions.
– Black-eyed Peas (optional) – Represent shared ingredients, abundance, and the power of simple, nourishing food.

Color Palette
Rich brown tones, clay beige, charcoal black; optional black-eyed pea accents for added texture
Visual Motifs
Wooden forks and spoons vertically aligned on either side of a central abstract straw with a soft wave through the center; optional row of black-eyed peas
Vibe
Afro-chic, modern, grounded, connected
Meaning in One Line
From Accra to Atlanta — when the fork and spoon show up, it’s time to eat.