Food

Finally the much awaited posting on food in Ghana! Generally the food here tends to be starchy as their staple consist of mainly rice or root vegetables like cassava or yam. The variety of food available is also limited. For rice, its usually fried rice, plain rice with stew or jollof rice (rice cooked with tomato, tomato paste, onions, salt and pepper), giving it a red colour. Have yet to see a pure noodle dish though they have a curious habit of mixing some spaghetti with rice and eating it. So far I have yet to find any green leafy vegetables and also no fresh milk is available here.

So what is Ghana's national dish? I believe it's fufu. Basically its boiled cassava and plaintain, pounded into a glutinous mass. It is then served with gravy, which can be made from groundnut, palm nut or light tomato soup. The texture of is a bit like muah chee. And yes you eat fufu with your fingers.