Mansura from Ghana will guide you through how to prepare her menu from scratch while sharing stories, secrets and inspiration about traditional Ghanaian food and culture.
Ghanaian cuisine reflects the country’s diverse climate zones, ranging from savannah, forest, grassland and coastal regions producing a wide variety of foods including legumes, spices and vegetables. Mansura’s class brings to life much-loved ingredients such as black-eyed beans, grown in areas surrounding her home town in Northern Ghana, and sorghum leaves which give a characteristic red colour to stews and soups.
You’ll cook in groups with your fellow class participants before sitting down together with your chef to enjoy a delicious meal together. After the class, you’ll be emailed the recipes you learned how to prepare, so you can bring a taste of Ghana to your own table.
This cookery class will be led by our wonderful Chef Mansura from Ghana at St Werburghs Community Centre in Bristol.
Menu, subject to change:
- Chinkafa Da Wakye (Rice and Beans)| Vegan; None
- Hausa Abomu Wakye (Rice and Beans Stew) | Vegan; Sulphites, Celery
- Ampesie Brodie (Boiled Plantain) | Vegetarian; Eggs
- Abomudayua (Garden Egg Stew) | Fish; Fish, Sulphites,Celery
- Shitto (Ghana’s Chilli ‘Secret Sauce’) | Fish; Fish, Crustaceans,Celery
- Bofrot (Carrot Doughnuts) | Vegetarian; Gluten, Milk
This menu caters to vegans and those who eat fish. Allergens include: gluten, milk, eggs, shellfish.
Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements so our team is aware ahead of the class but kindly note that we will not be substituting any ingredients to accommodate dietary needs so please only book into classes that suit your dietary preferences and needs. Please see our Food and Allergen Policy when booking into the class for more information.
A message from our Chef Mansura:
“My name is Mansura. I am from an inland town in Northern Ghana called Salaga. It’s the capital of East Gonja district and was the biggest slave market in West Africa. I came to the UK in April 2015. I have a 5-year old son named Ibrahim who goes to school here in Bristol. I learned cooking in a polygamous family, cooking for a lot of people. As a child, I learned by watching and I helped by bringing water, washing the food, chopping onions and so on. In our country, men are in control and women don’t have much of a voice. Here, a woman can do anything – be a mechanic or a doctor or an engineer. I love to cook and I love teaching. I play Twi and Hausa music during my classes! I am confident because I am teaching what I know. I really enjoy it and I really appreciate the Migrateful program. They have made me aware of other culture’s cuisines.”
We’re excited to have you in the class! Please take note of a few final reminders:
- We sell Migrateful aprons that you can purchase before the cookery class starts at the venue. Please note we only accept card payments.
- We will send you a reminder email 3 days before the class takes place that will include our In-Person Class COVID-19 Policy. You can also find more information on our website and social media pages.
- This small-scale class for 12 participants is not socially distanced. For those seeking a Covid-secure cookery class, please see our online events.
- We require a minimum of 6 participants to run this class and reserve the right to cancel it due to insufficient enrolment. If this occurs, we will, at your convenience, transfer you to another class of your choice of the same value. If this option does not suit you, you will have the choice to receive either a gift voucher for the class or a full refund. In the case of insufficient enrolment, we will inform you at least 6 days before the class.
- Payments made through Paypal can take up to 48 hours to have the order confirmed. To guarantee your spot in a cookery class we recommend using a debit or credit card.
- We only process refunds and ticket transfers if we are notified 7 days before the class takes place. No changes are allowed if the class is missed. When you register for this event, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions. If you are not able to attend the class, you can pass on your tickets so someone else can attend on your behalf.
- Ingredients used in our classes contain, may contain, or may have been manufactured/prepared on shared equipment with the 14 allergens listed above. We cannot guarantee that any food or drink prepared or consumed in any of the Migrateful Cookery Classes are free from any of the 14 allergens, or any other ingredient. Migrateful’s Cookery Classes are hosted in our busy cookery school or in external venues that handle allergens. Even in classes where allergens are not used, the ingredients for the class may have been stored in close proximity to allergens and other ingredients, and/or equipment and surfaces may have previously come into contact with allergens and other ingredients. Participants attend classes at their own risk.