Ghanaian Cuisine And Food Culture

Ghanaian Cuisine and Food Culture:

By: April Hughes

Traditions:

•Families raise chicken and goat, which are used during many ceremonial feasts. •Eat three meals a day on average •Most kitchens have open fire, iron griddle, and a clay oven.

Etiquette: •

Don’t – Try to smell food which is given to you – If offered a drink it is considered rude not to take at least one sip. – Blow your nose while eating

Eating Out • Upper class Ghanaians eat out on Sunday • Smaller café style restaurants are called “chop houses.” • Restaurants are uncommon except for in business centers and very urban areas. • Most of these establishments are ran by women • Local vendors, however, congest the roadside. Some foods include fried yams, kelewele, as well as soups.

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