Shopping In Ghana
By
Callum
Introduction
This
is compering between different shopping styles in Ghana. Also changing styles in the
shops.
The
markets in Ghana
are huge. You can buy anything there. Street vendors stop at traffic to sell
there goodes also they wear a speshal cloff on there head so they put the stuff
they need to sell. Most people in Ghana finck that the best way to
hold a bucket is to put it on your head.
Modern Shopping
The
shops in Ghana look the same
as my shops in England.
They have doors a roof and even a car park so cars can park.
20/03/13
Lucy has made some some traditional Ghanaian food at home, using the recipe posted on Culture Chat last week. It looks delicious! Super work Lucy. Well done!
Traditional
Ghanaian Homes
By Joe
By Joe
Building Materials
Mud
bricks are dried in the sun and arranged to make houses. People sometimes use
stone instead. They then spread animal dung on the walls to give a smooth
effect to them. The roofs are either thatched, with wooden braces or flat.
Thatched roofs are made with dried grass or straw.
Design and Purpose
There
is usually one room in the house, where the whole family eats and sleeps. A
homestead is where more than one house is put together. The bit in the middle
of the homestead is called the courtyard, where food is cooked. Houses have no
windows to keep the cool air in because Ghana is a very hot country.
Occupants and
Lifestyle
Everyone
in a family lives in a homestead together so everyone can look after each
other. Men are responsible for building new houses. Women are responsible for
cooking, fetching water and looking after the children.
Traditional
Ghanaian Homes
By John
By John
Building Materials
They
use dung to help make the houses. They use dung, grass, stone and mud bricks.
The thatched roofs are made of dryed grass and wooden braces.
Design and Purpose
Normally
they decorate their houses with putting patterns on it or painting it. Their
houses are round or square. Their houses have no windows to keep theirselves
cool and they have small doors so they can keep away from prediters.
Occupants and
Lifestyle
Women
are responceble for fetching warter/cooking and looking after the kids. Men are
responceble for building houses. When houses are squished together it is called
a compound. The courtyard is in the middle where all the chickens are.
11/03/13
Ghanaian Food |
| Fishing boat |
Sources of Food
by Daniela
In Ghana there are
loads of ways to get food for families. These are places called sources. Some
families grow food in their back garden. The grow stuff like fruit and veg.
Also children grow food in their schools garden to eat. They can also get their
food from farms. They have different types of farms too. They can go fishing to
get food. Some families go fishing in their boat.
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| Traditional stove over an open fire |
Cooking Methods
by Ashley
Slow cooking
is a custormy (customary) method of preparing African
food. Ingredients are placed in a pot and slowly heated over a fire. The pot
stands on three stowns over a fire. Gainea (Guinea) corn is used for fuel
because it is easea (easier) than getting firewood. But now they used straw
wrapped in string to save energy.
Ingredients
by Lizzie
In Ghana
some people use ingredients such as potatoes, plantains, yam, rice and corn. It
is bland so they get flavoured with spice and herbs such as curry, ginger,
garlic, cayenne and cinnamon. Some people use fresh tomatoes. These ingredients
make up the most delicious Ghanaian dishes.
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| Plantain |
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| Yam |
Meals by Cameron
Ghanaians
like to eat Fufu, Tatale, Gari Foto, Jollof Rice, Shoko and Kentumere.
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| Fufu, Kentumere and Gari Foto |
A Recipe by Usman
Avocado and
Groundnut
2 avocados
ripe but firm
15ml (1 tbsp)
lemon juice
30ml (2 tbsp)
shelled groundnuts or peanuts
2.5ml (1/2
tsp) paprika
2.5ml (1/2
tsp) cinnamon and cayenne
a pinch of
salt
fresh chives,
to garnish
Peel the
avocados. Cut out the stone and cut into cubes.
Sprinkle with
lemon juice and set aside.
Grind the
peanuts roughly with a rolling pin or in a grinder for a few seconds.
Mix the
peanut and spices well.
Sprinkle over
the avocados with finely chopped chives.
Refrigerate
until ready to eat.
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