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I absolutely loved these little sachets of alcohol, sold in many little street stores and also petrol stations. They were available as rum (seen in the picture), gin and whisky. The rum (which was the only one we tried) was very acceptable with a bit of Coke mixed in. Other people told us the gin and whisky were also quite palatable. They were very reasonably priced.
Malta is a sweet non-alcoholic drink produced by Guinness. It is one of those ‘acquired tastes’, which I never acquired. It tastes a little like Horlicks, far too good for you to be enjoyable! It is produced in Nigeria under license.
I got well and truly hooked on fan milk during my stay in West Africa. It comes in various flavours: frozen yogurt in natural, vanilla, strawberry or chocolate (the vanilla was my favourite), and there was also chocolate milk and ice creams. I couldn’t get enough of them, and on my last day I consumed four! I had serious withdrawal symptoms when I left, and ended up buying an ice cream maker to make my own frozen yogurt when I got home!They are sold everywhere, from street seller carrying them in baskets on their heads, cyclists with little carts behind their tricycles, small corner stores, garage forecourt shops and supermarkets. The Fan yogurts are one of my favourite memories from Ghana.
Curries of various sorts are quite popular in Ghana, and vary in spiciness. Usually the ones served to tourists are not as spicy as maybe the locals would eat. The picture shows guinea fowl curry with mashed yam.
We travelled with two mini buses and a Land Rover for the ‘kitchen’. We had our own chef, Daniel, with us, to prepare our lunches for us. Being a group of 15, it would have been difficult to find restaurants in rural Ghana who would be able to cater for 15 foreigners at short notice. Daniel prepared delicious meals every day, from mostly fresh ingredients. Usually we started with a salad of tomatoes, onions, avocadoes or something similar, followed by a rice, potato or pasta dish with meat for the non-vegetarians. This was always followed by fresh fruit. Cleanliness was always high on the agenda and they carried plenty of fresh water for cooking and washing our hands. We carried our own metal plates, cups and crockery with us.
Jollof rice is common to many parts of West Africa and can be served in many ways. It is usually spicy and nearly always a yellow colour. Sometimes it is served with vegetables and meats cooked in, and other times as an accompaniment. It is usually very good. Here you can see it served with grilled snapper.
I loved these little deep fried dough balls, called bo froot, which were available from street sellers everywhere. They were very hot, very filling, very sweet and very cheap, not unlike the western doughnuts in taste and texture.
A local rodent, related to the rat, is reared for consumption by the local people in Ghana. It is also sometimes caught wild. Unfortunately I never did get the opportunity to sample this local delicacy.
In Ghana and other parts of West Africa, yams hold one of the greatest esteem of all the food products and are carefully integrated into the social, cultural, economic and religious aspects of life. A high status is given to this vegetable, and traditional ceremonies still accompany its production. Yam comes in various colours, from white (shown in the picture), through yellow to a fairly bright orange. The white variety is most widely used. Yam can be used instead of potato, boiled or mashed, and in fact I prefer it to our humble spud.
Star beer is locally produced, readily available, reasonably priced and very palatable. What more could you want? Star beer is brewed by Guinness Ghana Ltd, and is said to be Ghana's favourite beer. It was certainly my favourite whilst in Ghana.
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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...
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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