Cookery in Ghana has one of the longest written recipe traditions and recipes are still available from colonial times.

The Ghana Cookery Book is one of the oldest African cookbooks and is obviously popular because it is still in print (see below). It was published in 1933 and has over 800 recipes. If you are looking for authentic cookery from Ghana this is probably not the best book for you. It is said that it was probably produced to train cooks for expatriates.

Authentic African Cuisine from Ghana has a better reputation for ‘real’ Ghanaian cookery, but it is rather expensive.

On the net

BetumiBlog is always a good place to look for African recipes and you may be interested to explore Tropical Ghana Delights which is part of the Africa Cookbooks Project which was launched at TED Global in 2007.

You’ll find a history of Ghanaian cookbooks HERE

Here’s a nice little piece about a Canadian expat’s experience cooking in Ghana.

Recipehound has quite a good collection of Ghanaian recipes you might like to try, including favourites like Chicken Dorinda, Traditional Dark Chile Sambal and Okra Stew.

Suggested Books

You might like to have a look at the African cookbooks in my Amazon Bookstore (US)