 In the Western part of Cameroon, a very similar meal is called "achu".The difference between "achu" and "aPáláh" is that the latter is made purely from colocasia, while "achu" sometimes includes bananas and varieties of cocoyam.Due to a decline in the production of cocoyams, "Ṗáláh" has decreased in popularity and been supplanted by meals based on Irish potato.