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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Sam.

And I'm Rob.

Now, all over the world, people love to eat,

and most of us have favourite food we like to cook.

Often this involves a recipe that's written down instructions,

explaining how you combine the different items of food you are going to cook,

the ingredients, into a meal.

My favourite recipe is for bangers and mash,

a cheap and popular British meal made of sausage and mash potato.

Cooking is a big part of our lives, something pleasurable we do with others,

and a way of discovering the flavours and tastes of other cultures.

In this programme, we'll be doing just that,

discovering the food culture of Ghana in West Africa,

and hearing about one woman's quest to preserve her country's traditional recipes.

And as usual, we'll be learning some related vocabulary along the way.

But before we start, I have a question for you, Rob.

Your favourite recipe is the classic British dish,

bangers and mash.

It's easy to understand why mash potato is called mash,

but how did sausages come to be known as bangers?

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