Breakfast in Africa

Ghana

Porridge is sometimes eaten at home, but many buy their breakfast from street vendors. Omelettes and a very sweet and dense bread known as sugar bread are also popular.

Nigeria

Porridge made from corn, made with evaporated milk is common amongst the south Western Yoruba people. For those in the south wet, a popular breakfast food is ‘garri’, which is made from the root of cassava and soaked overnight then sweetened with sugar and eaten like a cereal.

Uganda

Breakfast varies across the country. A usual breakfast is a cup of tea with a variety of warm or cold foods. In central Uganda, a typical breakfast would be a tea (made with milk and ginger), served with a combination of green cooking bananas in a stew with beef or in a vegetable sauce.