These are usually served with rice and may be spicy.
Staples are cassava, yams and maize.
Guineans are fond of very hot maize soup, served from calabashes. Main hotels, mostly in the capital, have reasonable restaurants where a wide variety of alcoholic beverages are served, including good West African brands of beer. This is also available in local bars. Although there are theatres, nightclubs and cinemas, Guineans prefer to make their own entertainment. In the streets people can often be seen gathered together to dance, sing and play traditional musical instruments or home-made guitars.