Kumasi Traditional Cooking Tour

Highlights / General details

Taste the distinct flavours of West Africa on this Kumasi tour which will give you the low down on how to create Ghanian snacks and meals via a local home cook who has skills and stories to share. Shop for fresh produce and spices at a Kumasi marketand learn how to bargain and buy like a local. Learn how to cook some of Ghana's favorite dishes. Discover the origins of West African cuisine's key ingredients and use them as you whip up local staples. Pick up some Ghana cooking tips straight from a talented, home cook.

Inclusion

Local English speaking guide; Shared public taxi; Cooking lesson; Ingredients for cooking lesson.

Exclusion

Additional food at the market; Items of a personal nature; Tips & gratuities for your guide.

Hours of operation

Available: Daily; Start time at 3:00pm.

Duration

Approximately 3 hours.

Location Meeting point: Prempeh II Jubilee Museum at Kumasi Cultural Center. Finish point: Kumasi Urban Adventures, Adum Kumasi.

Itinerary Join your local guide and set off for a market visit for some bargaining lessons amongst the colorful produce. Take the time to learn a little about bargaining, as well as the various uses of spices and other key ingredients in local and national cuisines. With markets playing an integral part in modern African life, be sure to soak it all in, wander the market aisles and discover what's on offer. After the market visit, meet up with an experienced local home cook to learn how to prepare a delicious, traditional Ghanaian feast. With a variety of tribes all coexisting within the country, there are many different influences present in the cuisine of Ghana, so this experience promises to be both informative and supremely tasty. Take your first steps towards mastering Ghana's cooking style by learning how to cook one of the staples of Ghanaian food known as wakye. This simple yet filling meal of beans and rice, flavored with spices, is considered a local delicacy and is a hit with vegetarians. Also on the menu is koose, a snack made from fried beans, which is a popular street food with locals and travellers alike. Don't forget to indulge in your new Ghanaian cooking prowess by sampling your culinary creations! With a full stomach and a range of new cooking skills ready to use in your own kitchen back home, your Kumasi food tour comes to a close. Keep this experience in your back pocket - you never know when you might want to break out the wakye back home.

Participant restrictions

Children must be aged between 12 and 6 to go on this tour, travellers 12 and over are considered adults.

Location

Meeting point: Prempeh II Jubilee Museum at Kumasi Cultural Center. Finish point: Kumasi Urban Adventures, Adum Kumasi.

Itinerary Join your local guide and set off for a market visit for some bargaining lessons amongst the colorful produce. Take the time to learn a little about bargaining, as well as the various uses of spices and other key ingredients in local and national cuisines. With markets playing an integral part in modern African life, be sure to soak it all in, wander the market aisles and discover what's on offer. After the market visit, meet up with an experienced local home cook to learn how to prepare a delicious, traditional Ghanaian feast. With a variety of tribes all coexisting within the country, there are many different influences present in the cuisine of Ghana, so this experience promises to be both informative and supremely tasty. Take your first steps towards mastering Ghana's cooking style by learning how to cook one of the staples of Ghanaian food known as wakye. This simple yet filling meal of beans and rice, flavored with spices, is considered a local delicacy and is a hit with vegetarians. Also on the menu is koose, a snack made from fried beans, which is a popular street food with locals and travellers alike. Don't forget to indulge in your new Ghanaian cooking prowess by sampling your culinary creations! With a full stomach and a range of new cooking skills ready to use in your own kitchen back home, your Kumasi food tour comes to a close. Keep this experience in your back pocket - you never know when you might want to break out the wakye back home.

Participant restrictions Children must be aged between 12 and 6 to go on this tour, travellers 12 and over are considered adults.

Policies For your Urban Adventure you will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people. If you have your voucher, your booking is confirmed. We'll see you at the start point. Complete information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.

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