Private Authentic Ghanaian Cooking Class in Accra

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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English
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Join Geraldine in Accra for a private cooking class and learn to create authentic Ghanaian dishes. Explore the culture through food, enjoy a meal together, and discover local market secrets.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Gerladine who grew up cooking and learned many of her family recipes from her grandmother. She has enjoyed cooking since then and hasn’t stopped over these years. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Geraldine will teach you how to make 2 traditional Ghanaian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's home.


• Cooking lesson in a local home.

• Introduction to Ghana's culture and cuisine.

• 100% private activity

• Experience Ghanaian hospitality in a residential Teshie neighborhood

• Vegetarian options available.

• If you choose the market tour grade option, your experience will include a visit to Nima market where Geraldine will introduce you to her favored vendors and together you will purchase a few ingredients for your cooking class.

Sample Menu

MAIN
Jollof rice (rice cooked in gravy) with protein of your choice
STARTER
Kelewele (fried plantains seasoned with spices and nuts)
DESSERT
Peanut brittle

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
If you choose the "market + cooking" tour grade option, your experience includes a market tour
Private cooking lesson with your host Geraldine
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Geraldine lives in a well-lit, simple apartment in Agbogba, the suburbs of Accra. She is an expert on making many types of Ghanaian dishes. She cooks most of the local dishes in the traditional way, just like how her grandmother taught her! She also learned to cook international meals by watching cooking shows on cable TV. Ghanaian's enjoy a rather simple, but flavorful cuisine. Her cooking class lasts for about 1 hour. She will take you through each step in the cooking process and you will help her prepare two dishes from scratch. You will learn to make the main dish and appetizer. While you cook together, Geraldine will share the origins of dishes and the culture that surrounds them.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Myredeve Learning Hub, Agbogba school junction, Ga East Greater Accra Region, Ghana, GH

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Meet Geraldine directly at her home, close to Myredeve Learning Hub in Agbogba. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighborhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Authentic Cooking Experience
April 25, 2025
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A hands-on cultural experience, shopping at the local market was a plus. And then to see Patience and her daughter cook outside was nice. The jollof rice was delicious!

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Traditional Meal!
November 24, 2024
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Geraldine was so very nice to welcome us to her home and introduce us to Ghanaian cooking. We did the jollof rice with beef, and afterward had a nice meal with good flowing conversation and a nice ...read more

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Cooking in Ghana!!
February 13, 2024
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This will be added to one of my most memorable moments in Ghana. Geraldine is welcoming and super friendly. She made us feel like family from the moment we entered her home. The preparation of the ...read more

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Amazing cooking class - a must do
January 12, 2024
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It was a great experience with Geraldine. We first went to the market with her and were able to pick the menu we wanted to cook. The market visit with a local was a very special experience. At Gera...read more

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A+ Ghanaian Cooking Experience
November 13, 2023
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We had an amazing experience with Geraldine! She welcomed us into her home with open arms. Ahead of our cooking class, she sent us pictures of all the food options available for the class so we cou...read more

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