WINNER GOURMAND COOKBOOK AWARD for Best African Cuisine Cookbook

"An in-depth and truly remarkable collection of authentic Ghanaian recipes. This is the definitive Ghana cookbook." -- Pierre Thiam, chef and author of Senegal

The Akan proverb "The good soup comes from the good earth" elegantly sums up Ghana's tradition of cooking with seasonal, local ingredients. With an emphasis on locally caught fish and seafood, vegetables, fruits and legumes, Ghana's cuisine is vibrant, healthful, and eminently appealing. Limited access to wheat and dairy results in a variety of gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegan options using starches such as plantains, cassava, taro, sweet potatoes and millet, and creamy nut-based soups and sauces.

In over 140 recipes that represent all regions of Ghana, the authors highlight flavor principles, seasoning techniques, and basic stocks, with later chapters dedicated to snacks, soups and stews, protein entrees, beverages, baked goods, and much more.

BIO

Fran Osseo-Asare is an internationally recognized expert on sub-Saharan African cuisine and Ghanaian cuisine in particular. She is author of several books on African cooking and culture including A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (Pelican Publishing, 1993, 2001), and Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa (Greenwood Press, 2005). She has also written for publications such as Gastronomica, Soujourners, bSpirit, and Food, Culture and Society. A popular speaker and teacher, she was invited as a TED Fellow to represent African cuisine in Arusha, Tanzania in 2007 at TEDGlobal: Africa, the Next Chapter. She resides in State College, PA.

Barbara Baëta, owner and founder of Flair Catering, Ltd., a catering agency and cooking school, was one of the first professionally trained caterers in Ghana. She is considered a national treasure in Ghana and has been showcasing the country and its food to foreign guests for decades. In 2009 her company catered a meal (breakfast for 600) served to President Obama during his state visit to Ghana.

REVIEWS

"Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Bata have teamed up to produce a work that succeeds in demystifying the ingredients and recipes that go by many names and reproducing the tasty dishes that have entranced so many visitors.The Ghana Cookbookpresents the nation'scooking in all of its kaleidoscopic variety and is certainly destined to become an African culinary classic. I know it will have primacy of place on my cookbook shelf." --Jessica B. Harris, PhD., culinary historian and author of The Africa Cookbook and High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

"This beautifully curated collection introduces us to a seductive cuisine that's vibrant with flavors and colors. Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Batashare the deep knowledge they've gleaned from decades of studying and tasting Ghana's diverse regional foods. We couldn't ask for more perfect guides!" --Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture

[P] Hippocrene Books  /  October 30, 2015

0.71" H x 10.01" L x 4.77" W (1.1 lbs) 248 pages