Ghanaian Foods

Sticky pounded cassava dough enjoyed with soups/stews. It is shaped with one's hand and consumed without chewing

Famous West African rice dish of Senegalese origin that uses a tomato and scotch bonnet base

Staple root vegetable in Africa that is present in many Ghanaian dishes, such as 'etor' and '___ cottage'

Rice and beans dish with a reddish colour

Most common soup that can be enjoyed with various doughs/swallows; is often spicy

Chicken product which often accompanies Ghanaian dishes in hard-boiled form

Green, finger-shaped vegetable that is the main ingredient and namesake of a common soup

Fried doughnut balls often sprinkled with sugar that are enjoyed across West Africa

Cassava grains that are commonly enjoyed with beans or soaked in water/milk

Fried plantains seasoned with spices

Type of drink that is commonly enjoyed alongside Ghanaian cuisine. Its most common drink is a 'super' brand, however there are also many native recipes (e.g. asana)

Cooked maize and cassava dough that is formed into balls, and is slightly sour

Ghana is the second largest exporter of this bean, which yields products such as chocolate, juice, butter and soap

Another common soup that is flavoured with fish and/or meat and is red in colour; its name refers to its lack of rich ingredients

Roasted maize porridge whose name is believed to have been derived from 'turn brown'

Grated cassava pulp that can also come in dried form

Hot, black pepper sauce

Swallow which is also commonly enjoyed with soups/stews; described as a brown version of no. 3

Spiced, creamy millet dessert drink

Stew containing black-eyed peas whose name refers to the colour of the palm oil used in the dish

Peanut bar snack comparable to peanut brittle

Much plainer type of porridge which, in its most basic form, comprises rice cooked in water

Dessert drink made from this fermented cornmeal dough

Most common freshwater fish in Ghanaian cuisine; it is dried and salted to form 'koobi'

Ghanaian brand known for its pouches of frozen, sweet dairy products

Spicy fried bean fritters enjoyed across West Africa

Turkey tail dish that is typically fried with spices

Steamed black-eyed pea pudding wrapped in leaves

Skewered, marinated meat (typically chicken) sold by street vendors that is similar to shish kebab

Hibiscus drink that can be flavoured with various ingredients (such as pineapple juice and ginger), and is served cold