This strange looking hotdog doesn't enter into any of the favourite categories and was a reminder that you never know what you might get if you stray from local dishes on a menu
...some menus offer all kinds of "continental dishes". Although they sometimes look like you might expect they often don't taste like you would expect...it is generally safer to order Ghanaian dishes unless you have heard that a particular place sells good pizza or something....plus if you are desperate for "foreign food" you can get french fries at most restaurants that all taste good...but then there is the ketchup issue...even Heinz ketchup tastes different...it is imported from either India or South Africa (I guess the tomatoes are different there)...laughter ....the local ketchup is called something like Magu and it is different but good.When Francis came to Canada he was telling me that Turkey Butt was a delicacy in Ghana...he bought some to show me but I let him eat them! You know that fatty part of the turkey that you might toss while you are carving your turkey....well, they deep fry it and people say it is quite tasty.
This is chicken and jollof rice which I order most of the time in Ghana, this one was a little different because there was sauce on the chicken but lucky for me it wasn't loaded with pepper.
This is fufu with chicken in ground nut soup. Fufu is a doughy substance that is made by pounding cassava into a flour like substance and then cooking it with water and stirring it constantly as it fluffs up into a dough ball. You eat it with your fingers. I like fufu and I've had it in a few restaurants. Making fufu is labour intensive but I've seen several billboards advertising easy fufu where you buy it as a powder. Fufu is one of the most common foods in Ghana.
This was our included breakfast at the resort in Ada. Pineapple juice is popular and tasty in Ghana. It is common to have baked beans with eggs for breakfast...and it works!
This is Oliver enjoying some stew...he has been quite happy with all the stews and rice.
This is fufu with chicken in ground nut soup. Fufu is a doughy substance that is made by pounding cassava into a flour like substance and then cooking it with water and stirring it constantly as it fluffs up into a dough ball. You eat it with your fingers. I like fufu and I've had it in a few restaurants. Making fufu is labour intensive but I've seen several billboards advertising easy fufu where you buy it as a powder. Fufu is one of the most common foods in Ghana.
This was our included breakfast at the resort in Ada. Pineapple juice is popular and tasty in Ghana. It is common to have baked beans with eggs for breakfast...and it works!
This is Oliver enjoying some stew...he has been quite happy with all the stews and rice.
This was my dinner one night at Asutsuare, 
...fried fish (usually Tilapia) is very common here..I chose the tail because I don't like looking at the eye of the fish when I'm eating it.
...fried fish (usually Tilapia) is very common here..I chose the tail because I don't like looking at the eye of the fish when I'm eating it. The yellow item is plantain, I had mostly had fried plantains before but these ones are boiled in chunks with the skin on then they just peel the skin off and serve them..they are tasty and healthier.
The white doughy ball is banku, it is made from corn so it looks similar to kenke....the difference is that kenke is fermented and banku isn't...I like banku but I steer clear of kenke....kenke is very popular here but I think it takes time to develop a taste for fermented corn.
The stuff that looks like salsa is very similar in taste...it is tomato and peppers and onions together...it flavours the banku (you wouldn't normally eat kenke or banku or fufu without a stew or soup). They do sell a type of kenke with sugar that looks like a ziplock bag of brown liquid...it is the fast food breakfast in Ghana and you can buy it on the street....but I haven't tried that one.
Charity was proud of her dinner the same night...water and banku...she didn't want fish or plantains but we were later able to get her to add some stew to her banku...she has actually been quite adventurous in her eating because she loves to socialize with the kids in the house and they have been sharing something interesting foods with her.
This is one of the charcoal stoves that they use for much of the cooking...I took this photo because I found it surprising that they were using it inside the kitchen on the floor.
This is a mega size pot of Banku that was being prepared for the school children in the backyard. The large metal poles on the side are for lifting the pot on and off the fire. It takes two women to lift the pot.
This is one of the charcoal stoves that they use for much of the cooking...I took this photo because I found it surprising that they were using it inside the kitchen on the floor.
This is a mega size pot of Banku that was being prepared for the school children in the backyard. The large metal poles on the side are for lifting the pot on and off the fire. It takes two women to lift the pot.
This is Joyce stirring the banku, it is hard work...especially when the temperature outside is over 30 degrees to begin with!
Charity and Ruby enjoying their lunch...
Chicken and chips is a safe bet at a restaurant.
We have found some delicious pizza here...we haven't tried some of the interesting topping though...it seems tuna is a common choice?
Although bottled water is expensive we have mostly used bottled water or drank soda (hopefully we haven't got any cavities)...but most people in the country drink their water from plastic bags....they are available everywhere and a truck will even deliver them to your house...the city is alive with girls shouting "pure water"...they carry it in a metal bowl on their head which also contains ice to keep the water cool.
We have tried the bagged water a few times and haven't had any problems so I think for the most part it is safe these days...and it is much cheaper and easier than buying and carrying bottles.
Charity and Ruby enjoying their lunch...
Chicken and chips is a safe bet at a restaurant.
We have found some delicious pizza here...we haven't tried some of the interesting topping though...it seems tuna is a common choice?
Although bottled water is expensive we have mostly used bottled water or drank soda (hopefully we haven't got any cavities)...but most people in the country drink their water from plastic bags....they are available everywhere and a truck will even deliver them to your house...the city is alive with girls shouting "pure water"...they carry it in a metal bowl on their head which also contains ice to keep the water cool.
We have tried the bagged water a few times and haven't had any problems so I think for the most part it is safe these days...and it is much cheaper and easier than buying and carrying bottles.The kids love the bags of water but I haven't quite got the knack of tearing the bag with my teeth, drinking without spilling and finding just the right angle to set an open bag down on the table so it won't spill...each bag has 500ml of water.
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