another trip to Kejetia market – the fabrics
I’ve had a rough few weeks of lets call it, cultural re-awakening. When you thought you had life in your foreign country under control, then the old culture shock creeps […]
Tag Archives: food
100m dish
Bill here. This is Soup and Stew (not poop and spew, although it would be an honest mistake). They’re Senegal Parrots. They are the catalyst for dragging me from my […]
What do you miss?
Well we are coming up to 9 months away from home now. The acutely painfull homesickness has passed, as has the thrill of the new. Both replaced by a sense […]
The biggest market in West Africa!
Everyday is market day in Kumasi, courtesy of the sprawling, self contained metropolis that is Kejetia Market. Reputedly the biggest market in West Africa, it boasts a staggering 10,000 stallholders […]
Part of our daily lives in Ghana – the toll
On the road between Konongo and Kumasi is a toll. It has become one of the daily fixtures of our lives. Not the impersonal “beep” as the toll reader in […]
Konongo kitchen – or 101 ways with tomatoes
As I said in my last post, we are adapting not only to a whole new way of shopping, but also a much changed shopping list. There are no longer […]
Have you done the groceries?
One of the joys of travelling, hell, one of the joys of life, is eating and trying new foods. But moving to a new country whose palate and cuisine is […]
