Ghanaian Food'

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Ghanaian Food.

• Culture
• People
• By
• Ahmed Hamiss

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Ghana, West Africa.
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Ghanas tribes and languages

• About 79 living Tribes and languages
• Main languages and tribe.
• Ga
• Ewe
• Gaadangh
• Akan
• Dagbandi
• Mamprussi
• Akuapem-Twi Fanti

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The Ga people

• Does not stand for Georgia.
• They live in the capital, Accra
• Traditional religion is spiritualism.
• Mostly the fishermen and farmers in Accra.
• One of their festivals is Homowo.

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The Gas major crops

• Corn or Maize
• Palm nut
• Cassava
• plantain
• Cocoa

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Corn or Maize
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Kenkey
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Kenkey (Ground Cornmeal)

• Ingredients
• 6 to 8 cups cornmeal
• Banana leaves or cornhusks, available at African,
  Asian, or Latino groceries (or aluminum foil may
  be substituted)
• 1 cup water (for boiling)
• Procedure
• In a large container, combine the cornmeal with
  just enough warm water to dampen all of it mix
  well.
• Cover the container with a clean cloth and set it
  in a warm place for 6 hours (normal fermentation
  takes 2 to 3 days).After the time has passed, add
  vinegar to cornmeal and mix well.
• Knead the dough with your hands until it is
  thoroughly mixed and slightly stiffened. Divide
  the dough into 2 equal parts.
• In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Slowly add
  half of the dough and cook for about 10 minutes,
  stirring constantly and vigorously. Remove from
  heat.
• This half of the dough is called the aflata.
• Combine the aflata with the remaining uncooked
  dough half mix well.
• Divide the entire dough mixture into
  serving-sized pieces and tightly wrap the pieces
  in the leaves, husks, or foil.
• Place the wrapped dough on a wire rack above
  water in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil and steam for 1 to 3 hours,
  depending on their size and thickness.
• Serve at room temperature.

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Kenkey and palm nut soup
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Palm nut
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Palm Nut
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Palm oil
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palm wine

• Palm wine is made out of palm nut tree.

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Market

• The lady is selling cassava.

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Preparation of fufu
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Fufu and pepper soup (tomatoes/light soup)
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 Fufu

• Ingredients
•       Cassava
•       Plantain
•       Water

•  Method
• Peel cassava and plantain
• Cut into suitable sizes
• Boil for about 20 minutes or when it turns soft
  (not very soft)
• Remove from fire and drain the water
• Allow to cool before pounding
• Pound the plantain before the cassava.

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cocoa

• Drying of cocoa beans

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Cocoas product

• Chocolate is one cocoa products

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Fishing

• Ga people fishing along the coast.

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Fish Market

• People at the fish market.

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Ga Fishermen having lunch on a boat.
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Ga festival

• Homowo- making fun of hunger.
• It starts by planting crops before May.
• Total ban of noise in June throughout Accra
• Fishing limited on certain days.

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Homowo

• Early August celebration begin with the Yam
  festival in honor of sprits.
• All Ga people return home.
• Special dish is Kpekpele

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A Typical Ghanaian Menu

• Chicken, goat, or sheep
• Chicken stew
• Cooked rice or jollof rice
• Boiled soybeans, yams, or eggplant
• Fufu
• Kelewele
• Mangoes, oranges, or pawpaws (papayas)

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Jollof rice

• A mixture of rice and tomato sauce all cooked
  together.

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Kelewele(fried sweet plantains)

• Kelewele is a snack.

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Healing food

• Coconut
• Kenkey drink

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Food selling

• Most foods are sold on streets.

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