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Ghanaian drinks: Pure water

by Pieter11

There are two ways of buying water in Ghana: the difficult and expensive way, or the cheap and easy way:- The first way is to look for bottled water, mostly bottled by Voltic. These square bottles are for sale in most stalls at the roadside and in hotel-bars, but: the bottles are (compared to the other option) extremely expensive and it forces you to walk around with a bottle all the time while you are on a trip.- The second way is much better in my opinion: everywhere (and then I mean EVERYWHERE) there are little sachets being sold that are filled with water. They all contain half a liter and cost about $ 0,05 per sachet. But you have to pay attention to one thing: some of the sachets that are sold clearly are manually filled and tied up with a rubber afterwards. These sachets are called "ice water". The good water (pure water) is put in sealed sachets with a print on it. Most of the...

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Ghanaian drinks: Drinking

by Pieter11

Especially in a hot and humid climate as the Ghanaian climate, it is very important to drink a lot. Recommendations vary from at least two liters to at least 3,5 liters of water a day! Than of course, it is very important to know what you can, and what you can't drink safely. And it is very important to know where you can find these safe drinks and what you can expect to pay for it. And of course it is also nice to know what you can drink besides the necessary water. In Ghana there are enough alternatives to get your liquid-input and to also enjoy it.The following tips are about drinks in Ghana...

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Eating out: Food in the streets

by Pieter11

Especially when you are in some more desolate places, you have to be prepared that it can be difficult to find a decent meals in a restaurant or even a chop bar. Then you have to rely on what is being sold on the streets. And that is a lot. A short list of things that can be bought on the roadside when you are hungry:- Fruits: One of the best things to buy on the roadside are fresh fruits. My personal favorite are pineapples that are peeled for you while you wait. With a big machette they cut it into pieces and put it in a plastic bag. But besides this you can also buy nice oranges, banana's (good against diarrhea) or papaya (locally known as paw paw). - Bread: Another good option is to buy a bread for less then a dollar. There are three different types in Ghana: tea-bread (the normal one), the more sweet suger-bread and the more creamy milk-bread. Sometimes you can also ask for an...

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Eating out: Chop bars

by Pieter11

The cheapest way to get a decent meals in Ghana definitely is going to a Chop Bar. A Chop Bar is a small wooden stall that you often see around busy places like the market, a mainstreet or a Tro-Tro station. The most common meals you can get in a Chop Bar are fried rice with chicken and jollof rice with chicken, but sometimes there are more traditionally Ghanaian meals available. For $ 2,- (20.000 cedis) you will get a full box of rice, some chicken and some salad, together with a spoon and a tissue.Of course in the Western world we are warned not to eat food that is prepared on the streets, but before you get your food everything is heated up again, so no bad bacterias are left in it. The salesmen- and women try their very best to make it as hygienic as possible, and I have never been sick because of such a meal.

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Eating out: Restaurants

by Pieter11

In Ghana, there is only one city where you have a huge choice of restaurants: Accra. In some areas of this city there are streets full of nice restaurants with French, Chinese, Lebanese, Indian or American meals. In other cities the range is not that big, and you will only find some "all-in-one" restaurants where you can order burgers, pizza's, khebabs and indian meals from the same menu.Even though the restaurants are not really specialised in one specific style, the food is often good, and not expensive at all. For an average mainplate you will pay about $ 5,- (50.000 cedis) in Ghana, but there always are a lot of possibilities that are even much cheaper. Some disadvantages of Ghanaian restaurants are:- The menu's often look very impressive with a huge list of possible meals. But when you start ordering it often goes like "sorry, we don't have cheese", "excuse me, but we don't have...

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Eating out: Eating out

by Pieter11

Eating out in Ghana in a decent way basically is only possible in the bigger cities like Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Cape Coast and some other big ones. In these cities you really have some good restaurants where not only Ghanaian meals are served, but also some Western dishes. When you just want a quick meal in the bigger cities, or you are in a smaller town where there are no decent restaurants, there always will be a "chop bar" around. This is a small stall where some simple food is sold for very, very low prices. And when there even is no chop bar around, you still can buy some food at one of the many market stalls you see all over the country. This food also is very cheap and it litterly is everywhere!

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Ghanaian food: Fried Yam

by Pieter11

A great thing to eat when you are in Ghana is Fried Yam. This is nothing else than the Ghanaian version of French fries! A big Yam is peeled and cut into the famous sticks. A big pan with oil is heated up and the Yam is fried in it.The Yam is normally cut into much thicker "chips" than the McDonald's ones, and the taste is a little bit drier. They are made at home, but also available in most restaurants and in a lot of small stalls along the roads and on markets. In these stalls they are sold a piece: with every piece costing about a dollar cent or even less.

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The White Bell: For a beer and a breeze

by IoannaE

The White Bell is a second-story restaurant and bar that's open from @9 30 am. If you're staying at the St George you can have a late-ish breakfast here too. This is where I had my first meal in Ghana, fufu in groundnut soup, and very good it was too. The best thing about this place, which is conveniently located for several hotels in Adabraka, is that it's on a open veranda, so you can actually enjoy a breeze - a luxury in Accra. And the music's not bad either. Fufu in light soup

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Ghanaian food: Jollof Rice

by Pieter11

Jollof Rice originally is a dish from Senegal and the Gambia, but today it is eaten all over West Africa. It is a variation of the fried rice you see all over the world, and I must say: a very good one! Jollof rice is also made of boiled rice that is fried in a pan later. To make it special as it is, tomatoes and tomato paste are added and the rice gets red and juicy. Later vegetables are added like onions, chopped carrots, green peas and cabbage. The dish can be eaten as the only thing on the plate, when shrimps are added, or slices of boiled eggs, but normally it is joined by a piece of fried chicken. Jollof rice is a popular dish that you can get from lots of extremely cheap and perfect chop bars all over the country.

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Ghanaian food: Red Red

by Pieter11

One of the most tastefull dishes in Ghana definitely is Red Red. I didn't eat it a lot, but I absolutely loved it when I did! Red Red gets its name from the two part that make the dish: the black-eyed peas that get a red colour after preparing, and the plantain that also becomes red at the end. Two red ingredients, so: Red Red.The black-eyed peas are washed well, and cooked until they are soft. In the meantime a large pan full of red oil is heated up and onions, tomatoes and fish (sometimes even shrimps) and fried. When everything is ready, the peas are put into the oil and the first Red part is ready. It is a very tasteful, thick meal, with a dry and slightly spicy flavour.The second part are the fried plantains. Plantain is a sort of banana that is not as sweet as the more famous version and are called "Potatoes of the air". Plantain has to be cooked or fried before you can eat it. For...

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Q:  I'm planning my trip for Ghana for next year and I'm want to bring some food items such as can foods. Is it ok, and if so is there... 

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A: Why do you want to carry can goods? You can go to a number of grocery stores in Accra. Although I have carried some specialty items, the Accra airport does not usually... 

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