Independence Day: 66 Ghanaian foods to try

Ghanaian Special Delicacies 

It is that time of the year when the Ghanaian flag proudly flutters high up in the sky as the feeling of patriotism sweeps through the air.

Ghana is not only famous for its great leaders, but also for a cuisine that is deeply rooted in its culture and history.

Ghanaian food is built on a bed of wholesome grains and carbohydrates and elevated with more than a little heat, spice, and tropical ingredients. These hearty dishes not only taste great but are also loaded with nutrients and energy to supercharge you for plenty of exploring and discovery.

Ghana is 66 years, hence, let’s embrace the colour, rawness, and passion of Ghanaian cooking and see this beautiful country through 66 of its must-try dishes.

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Check the list below:

1. Jollof rice
2. Waakye
3. Banku
4. Akple
5. Ga kenkey
6. Fante kenkey
7. Cabbage Stew with Rice
8. Fufu
9. Red red (black-eyed peas stew)
10. Kelewele (spicy fried plantains)
11. Tuo Zaafi (TZ)
12. Okro soup
13. Groundnut soup
14. Kontomire stew
15. Aboboi (rice and beans)
16. Yam and Palava sauce
17. Light soup
18. Peanut butter soup
19. Goat stew
20. Shito (spicy black pepper sauce)
21. Grilled tilapia
22. Eto (mashed yam and boiled eggs)
23. Akple and Fetri detsi
24. Boiled yam with garden egg stew
25. Garden egg stew
26. Fried yam
27. Fante kenkey and fish
28. Omo tuo (rice balls)
29. Nkatie cake (peanut cake)
30. Red red with fried plantains
31. Koko and koose (porridge and bean cakes)
32. Gari foto (gari with beans and vegetables)
33. Banku with okro soup
34. Ayibe biscuit
35. Palm nut soup
36. Cube toffee (Coconut toffee)
37. Ampesi (Boiled cocoyam, plantain)
38. Mpotor mpotor
39. Aboboi with fried fish
40. Waakye with shito
41. Tea bread
42. Brukina
43. Wagashi
44. Pinkaso
45. Aburo ni nkateɛ (Mixed roasted corn and groundnuts)
46. Epiti (Ripe plantain pudding)
47. Nkate-be (Palm nut-peanut butter soup)
48. Angwa mo
49. Kokonte
50. Rice saabo (Local Ghanaian-wrapped rice)
51. Aburo saabo (Wrapped boiled corn with peanuts)
52. Agbeli kaaklo (Cassava croquettes)
53. Kuli-kuli
54. Tubani (Beans pudding)
55. Atadwe milk
56. Kyikyinga (Suya)
57. Dawadawa Jollof
58. Gari soakings
59. Yake yake
60. Oblayo
61. Boiled egg with hot pepper sauce
62. Tatale
63. Bofrot
64. Fula
65. Akyeke
66. Kofi brokeman (Roasted ripe plantain)