Lifestyle

Life in Accra: food, places, getting around and everyday practical guides for the city.

Garden egg stew: the Ghanaian eggplant dish eaten with yam, plantain and kenkey

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 2 weeks ago

Asaana: the caramelised corn drink sold chilled on Accra’s streets

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 2 weeks ago

Tom brown: the roasted corn porridge that fed Ghanaian schoolchildren

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 2 weeks ago

Eto: the mashed yam and palm oil dish served with eggs at Ghanaian celebrations

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 2 weeks ago

Ampesi: boiled yam, plantain and cocoyam with stew, the plain dish many Ghanaians love

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 2 weeks ago

Nkatie cake: the groundnut brittle sold in traffic and school canteens

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 3 weeks ago

Abenkwan: the palm nut soup that anchors Ghanaian Sunday lunches

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 3 weeks ago

Tatale: the ripe plantain pancakes Ghanaians fry when the plantain turns black

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 3 weeks ago

Chichinga: the spicy grilled kebabs that light up Accra’s evenings

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 3 weeks ago

Bofrot: the Ghanaian doughnut balls eaten with koko and sold on every corner

Isaac Nana Yaw Annor 3 weeks ago