Hi travel buddy! Guess what? I've been eating so much yummy food here in Ghana, I have even
gotten to help make some! Let me tell you all about it!
As you read about the foods I have tried, pretend you're a food explorer! Look for two things:
1. The dish that sounds the yummiest to you.
2. The dish you're the most curious about, maybe because it sounds really different from food at home.
When I see you next time, I would like you to tell me which ones you picked and why. Would you want to try any of these yummy dishes?
I tried so many new foods! Let's start with fufu, a soft, squishy ball made from cassava and plantain that you eat with soup. At the beach towns near Accra, locals love grilled tilapia (a fish) with banku, a sticky corn and cassava ball you dip in spicy pepper sauce. Waakye (say “wah-chay”) is rice and beans cooked together, served with an egg.
While all of those are yummy, my favorite by far are assorted noodles. They are fried noodles with veggies, chicken, sausage and pork! My host mom’s favorite is goat. People eat it on sticks called chichinga, in stews or with rice.
The coolest part are the snacks!
