Ghanaian Cuisine and Food Ghanaian Cuisine and Food Culture:Culture:

By: April HughesBy: April Hughes

Traditions: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 SundayUpper class Ghanaians eat out on Sunday• Smaller café style restaurants are called Smaller café style restaurants are called

“chop houses.”“chop houses.”

• Restaurants are uncommon except for in Restaurants are uncommon except for in business centers and very urban areas.business centers and very urban areas.

• Most of these establishments are ran by Most of these establishments are ran by womenwomen

• Local vendors, however, congest the Local vendors, however, congest the roadside. Some foods include fried yams, roadside. Some foods include fried yams, kelewele, as well as soups.kelewele, as well as soups.

Sources:Sources:

• http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41111000/jpg/_41111190_10_schoolhildyghana.jpg

• http://www.adonaba.com/bilder/kenkey_fish.JPG• http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/dining/01ghana.html?_r=1&oref=slogin• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mysite.verizon.net/vze827ph/images/

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• http://everyculture.com/Ge-It/Ghana.html• http://www.ghanaembassy.or.jp/general/etiquette.html• http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-toJapan/Ghana.html