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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