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The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

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West African grocery stores are located in most large U.S. metropolitan areas or near universities, especially in areas with large West African immigrant or student populations.
Some international stores also cater to West Africans. Explore local Latin, Caribbean, and Asian stores as they often carry some ingredients used in Ghanaian cooking.

West African ingredients are increasingly available in the U.S. at large grocery chains such as Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods.

Health food stores and/or gluten-free aisles now stock numerous items used in Ghanaian cooking (corn, millet, rice, cassava flours, peanut powder, palm oil, coconut oil, tiger nuts, etc.