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__Typical Food in Ghana__
==Every country has special foods that are cooked from crops, herbs, and spices grown in their country. Ghanians prepare simple dishes seasoned with many different spices. Their foods vary from stews and vegetable dishes to a few special and occasional meat dishes. Meat signifies wealth and is a luxury food. A popular dish that is well known within Western Africa is fufu. It consists of boiled plantains, cassava, or rice. Then it is pounded and rolled into a ball. A few seafood dishes are called kyemgbuma (crabs with cassava dough, meat, and potatoes) and gari foto (eggs, onions, dried shrimp, and tomatoes). Many of these dishes have side plates of rice, vegetables, potatoes, or yams. Yams and corn are eaten more in the north and plantains, cassava and cocyams (a root vegetable) are eaten in the south. One typical dessert served in Ghana is called Kelewele which is made up of fried plantains seasoned with ginger and grounded red pepper. These are just a few of the many popular dishes served in Ghana.==

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==Many Ghananians eat three meals a day. Breakfast is a light meal, often fish or a stew. Lunches and dinner are simple meals and though there is not much variety between the two, they are filling and can consist of soups, fufu, fish, and other side dishes. Many children enjoy fried bean cakes called //kose// (or //akara//), boiled plantains, and //koko//, a porridge made from corn or millet mixed with milk and sugar for their daily meals. Sundays are days for relaxing, and many wealthy Ghanians go to chop houses ( which are like cheap cafes) or foods stalls in the street to eat. This is a typical weekly menu for many Ghanians. __Links:__ http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Ghana.html==