One of the interesting things about traveling in Ghana is the wide variety of choices one has when it comes to deciding what to eat. Visitors unfamiliar with Ghanaian cuisine usually start their stay eating mostly non-Ghanaian food. However, it does not take long for them to make the switch to local food of which there is a wide variety. The aroma of Ghanaian food is quite tempting and the food is quite delicious even if some of it tends to be spicy.

The Akron team had already been introduced to Ghanaian food before it left Akron and so recognized most of the staples as soon as it arrived in Ghana. By far the most popular food was fried plantains and beans, popularly called red-red. Other meals popular with the team members were fufu and groundnut soup, banku and okro soup, as well as a variety of rice-based meals.

For those that wanted them, popular western foods were also available at most restaurants.