In the words of Laurie Colwin “No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present and the wisdom of cookbook writers.” For the students of Kulturstudier-Ghana, learning to cook as a group and working together to produce that rich traditional aroma from an african pot is an act of  sharing and love.

A number of meals were prepared by the students with the help of other cooks from Cape Coast. Prior to that, students were asked to write down the names of their favourite Ghanaian dishes they would love to prepare. Around 16:30 GMT on Thursday, the students moved to the big kitchen at the hostel to start cooking. With the help of Auntie Rosemary and her friend, different meals were prepared in no time. Meals prepared include “Red red, Palava Sauce, Peanut soup and other gravies.

Clad in traditional African dresses, the students devoured the meal in no time. A sign of delicacy in Ghana. There were beers and other Ghanaian drinks. It is very obvious that “CLUB” Ghana’s number 1 beer has become the students “numero uno” as well.

After the meal, there was a short quiz competition about Ghana, the Ghanaian language and the course (Global Environmental Management). It was one interesting moment as students rack their brains to remember one thing or the other especially those in the Ghanaian language. It was amazing how brilliant the students were in answering the questions thought to be difficult because of the expected answers in the “Fante language”.

In short, the evening brought a much African feeling than ever before.

Ayekoooooooo Kulturstudier-Ghana