Shito is a very hot sauce that is popular in Ghana. It consists of kpakpo green shito peppers, and it is often used as an accompaniment to fish dishes or kenkey. It is also eaten with steamed white rice, fried plantains, green vegetables, eba and waakye (a dish made from rice and be...
Some dishes have the taste of our childhood. Cooking is not only about nutrition, but also about culture. But some traditional recipes are being lost. We talk about one woman’s quest to preserve the food culture of her native Ghana in west Africa, and teach you related vocabulary along th...
Some dishes have the taste of our childhood. Cooking is not only about nutrition, but also about culture. But some traditional recipes are being lost. We talk about one woman’s quest to preserve the food culture of her native Ghana i...
just to document indigenous dishes, and to ask ‘what are people eating now?’, 只是为了记录当地的菜肴,并询问人们“现在在吃什么”。 and learning that a lot of dishes are lost. 我们了解到很多传统菜肴都消失了。 Abena was taken aback by the changes in Ghana’s food culture. She felt shocke...
When traveling in Nigeria, you can’t leave the country without trying this classic dish that is served in many West African countries. But we have to warn you! Nigeria has a friendly rivalry with Ghana about who makes Jollof rice better, so be prepared to become involved in the competition...
Etor (or otor) is a traditional yam purée (or sometimes plantain purée) from Ghana enriched with palm oil. Yam in Ghana Yam is known as ete in the native Ghana language Ewe and is literally translated as “swollen”. According to the native African tales, yam was an accidental discovery...
Nigerian pepper soup is possibly one of the most traditional Nigerian dishes simply due to its versatility and ability to use a variety of different ingredients. Different meats can be used in the preparation of pepper soup, the most popular are chicken, catfish, goat, beef or cow feet. In...
we drove to our hotel for the night. Day 2, we hiked for 45 minutes to Wli waterfall, which was breathtaking. We were able to get into the water and frolicked around for a bit. The last part of the tour was hiking Mount Afadjato, which is the highest peak in ...
nine is the highest odd number(奇数). People believe that two "ninths" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many kinds of activities in honor of old people to wish them good health an...
Dodo, apiti or tempiagba, krakro and makemba are few of the plantain-based dishes from the African continent. Kaklo means fried in the Ghanaian language. So a recipe name mostly has the prefix kaklo if the dish is deep-fried. For example, agbeli kaklo is a popular fritter made from...