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Traditional Way Of Making Akpeteshie (A Local Ghanaian Drink)

G.O — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:08:29 +0000

Anthony Bourdain, the host of MTV’s ‘No Reservations’ visited Ghana a few years ago and on this trip, he was taught how to make the local alcoholic drink, akpeteshie.

How to eat fufu (West African dish)

G.O — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:52:33 +0000

Fufu (Foo-foo, Foufou, fu fu) is to Western and Central Africa cooking what mashed potatoes are to traditional European-American cooking. Fufu is a starchy accompaniment for stews or other dishes with sauce. To eat fufu: use your right hand to tear off a bite-sized piece of the fufu, shape it into a ball, make an indentation in it, and use it to scoop up the soup or stew or sauce, or whatever you’re eating. Refer to Ghanalinx food blogs for the recipe

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G.O — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:46:42 +0000

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Local drinks

G.O — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:24:26 +0000

Palm ‘wine’ is an important alcoholic beverage in West Africa where it is consumed by more than 10 million people. Palm wine can be consumed in a variety of flavours varying from sweet unfermented to sour fermented and vinegary alcoholic drinks. There are many variations and names including emu and ogogoro in Nigeria and nsafufuo in Ghana. It is produced from sugary palm saps. The most frequently tapped palms are raphia palms (Raphia hookeri or R. vinifera) and the oil palm (Elaeis guineense). Palm wine has been found to be nutritious.

Pito is a type of beer made from fermented millet or sorghum in northern Ghana, parts of Nigeria, and other parts of West AFrica. It is made by small household-level producers, and typically served in calabash outside the producer’s home where benches are sometimes provided.

It can be served warm or cold. Warm pito gets its heat from the fermented process. Pito brewing can provide an important source of income for otherwise cash-poor households in rural areas. It is never found bottled or canned, and, as a rule, is purchased directly from the household in which it is brewed.

Akpeteshie is a home-made alcoholic spirit produced in Ghana and other West African nations by distilling palm wine or sugar cane juice. Other names for this drink are: apio and hot or ‘hot drink’. Use and abuse are on the increase and may pose a social and public health problem.

Akpeteshie is between 40 and 50% alcohol by volume.

We also have other refreshing non alcoholic drinks such as

Asaana (Maize Wine) No Alcohol

Lamujii (Ginger Wine) No Alcohol

Beer is very popular in Ghana, some of the best domestic beers include: Star, Club, and Stone

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Local Ghanaian Dishes

G.O — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:30:42 +0000

Rice is a staple throughout most of the country. Jollof rice, a spicy dish that includes tomato sauce and meat, is enjoyed by most of the population.