Ghanaian Street Food

At a Glance

📍 Location: Brixton, South London

💷 Price: £75 per person, or £140 for two

🍴 Cuisine: Ghanaian

⏱️ Duration: 3 hours, including cooking and dining

👤 Age: 18+ (students 17 and under welcome with an adult over 21 who's also taking part)

👥 How you'll work: in pairs, at your own cooking station

🥘 Dietaries: Adaptable for vegan and vegetarian diets. Contains peanuts, so not suitable for anyone with this allergy.

A Ghanaian street food cooking class in Brixton, London

Vibrant, aromatic and full of character, Ghanaian street food is one of West Africa's most exciting food traditions. In this hands-on class, taught by a Ghanaian chef, you'll take a trip to the busy streets of Accra and Kumasi and cook three of Ghana's best-loved street dishes.

You'll build a waakye plate with all the trimmings, fry spiced kelewele until deeply caramelised and grill chichinga until smoky and charred. No experience is needed; every step is demonstrated first.

What you'll learn

• Cook waakye – find out how dried sorghum leaves give Ghana's favourite rice and beans their deep colour, then cook them together in one pot.
• Build a waakye plate – learn what goes with waakye and how to serve it the Ghanaian way, with gari, shito, boiled egg and talia (spaghetti).
• Master kelewele – choose perfectly ripe plantain, coat it in ginger, chilli and spice, then fry it until caramelised outside and tender inside.
• Grill chichinga – skewer beef the Ghanaian way, coat it in a fiery spice blend and grill it until smoky and charred.

What you'll eat and drink

• A welcome drink on arrival.
• Waakye – rice and beans with gari, shito, boiled egg and talia (spaghetti).
• Kelewele – spiced fried plantain.
• Chichinga – grilled spiced beef skewers.
• Your choice of sobolo (hibiscus, ginger, pineapple) or pusa (tamarind).
• Water and tea are available throughout the class.

How the class runs

• All ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided.
• Easy-to-follow demonstrations come first, then you'll cook at your own station.
• You'll work in pairs to cook the dishes together.
• Once everything's cooked, we'll sit down to enjoy your Ghanaian street food feast (or you can pack up a box to take home).
• You'll receive a digital recipe pack after class so you can cook everything again at home.

Things to know before you book

• You're welcome to book on your own. We'll pair you with another solo guest on the day.
• This is a hands-on class, so we can't accommodate spectators or provide a waiting area for friends and family. Everyone attending needs a ticket and takes part in the cooking.
• This class contains peanuts. All ingredients are prepared in a shared kitchen where other common allergens may be present. Please tell us about any dietary requirements when you book.
• Looking for a gift? Book two places for £140, or buy a gift voucher.

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