Celebrating a funeral for the Bangangté people is a way of paying a last homage to the dead. On this occasion, food is the essential point. The success or failure of the organizers is measured by the quantity and quality of food offered to the guests. The aim of this article is to examine the symbolic value of food and drink consumed at funerals in this community. The methodology is focused on documentary research and field datawere collected with the help of qualitative research techniques in Anthropology such as: direct observation, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Variants of content analysis as developed by Grawitz M. (1983) have helped to bring out the functions, the hidden symbols of representations of eating during funerals. The theoretical framework was built around the culturalism of Mead, M. The results of the survey revealed that food consumed during funeral rites have meaning and significance. Their tasting is a means through which the Bangangté accompany the dead to the ancestors or the gods. The meal offered to the deceased has several functions: its nutritious value, the request for protection, blessing, and the smooth running of funeral ceremonies. The system of gifts and reciprocal-gifts, of exchange of food that takes place during the funeral symbolizes understanding, mutual respect, affection, communion, seals the bonds between the parties involved.