My experience in Accra, Ghana as a solo female traveler 🇬🇭 Country 102/196

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  • @rudy5865
    @rudy5865 11 місяців тому +68

    As a Ghanaian I have watched with complete shock where tourists come to Ghana and get fufu without the locals giving them any instructions or pointers as to how the food is eaten so you will find people fumbling with the food and not knowing exactly how to enjoy it.
    Fufu as opposed to a majority of the food in the world is meant to be swallowed after it is dipped or whipped together with the soup around it.
    Fufu is NEVER meant to be chewed, and that is what I noticed most tourists do at the watchful eyes of their Ghanaian hosts who just look at them as they struggle with the food.
    Once again dear tourists, fufu is meant to be swallowed and not chewed.
    This is my first time on your channel and I think you did a great job as a solo traveller Emily.
    Akwaaba to Ghana 🇬🇭

    • @isabelladelaawudi6259
      @isabelladelaawudi6259 11 місяців тому +2

      I think they are just happy people want to try it but there are other swallows that you can try like TZ

    • @MrOREO86
      @MrOREO86 11 місяців тому +3

      That's all

    • @user-um7tw6kx4r6
      @user-um7tw6kx4r6 10 місяців тому +1

      Nonsense. She could easily have searched that on the internet. And trying to instruct people on how to eat is kinda rude, it's better to just leave her to eat however she wants.

    • @rhodaasante
      @rhodaasante 10 місяців тому +2

      Was looking for this. It is nice to have some guidance. You get the feel for how the food should be eaten.

    • @Yamezzzz
      @Yamezzzz 7 місяців тому +1

      It's considered rude by most people in the world to try and instruct a guest on the way they should eat the food.
      Saying you shouldn't chew something isn't very normal or widespread. If the person shows interest in asking if there is a traditional or cultural way to eat it, then of course. It can also be mentioned in conversation, but not instructed. "Not know how to enjoy it" ?!?! I can assure you, people know themselves which way of swallowing they will enjoy.
      Reminds me a little of when I visited a friend's family in Denmark who treated me to lovely smørrebrød - and despite enjoying it very much, I didn't eat it in a way that Danes consider normal. One uncle at the table began to mention it and the others told him off, telling him to let me eat however I like haha
      The main reason I wrote this is because I've enjoyed fufu the same way that I've eaten food my entire life, which you would have insisted was wrong.
      The idea of slipping it down my throat doesn't appeal to me. It's something I'd try of course for the principle, but there is not right or wrong way to consume food once it's already in your mouth. It's however you feel most confortable, and that changes from person to person.

  • @countryculture629
    @countryculture629 Рік тому +43

    Thanks for sharing this amazing video.I’m also from Europe and I came to Ghana July and the people are kind and friendly. It was my first time . I was afraid as a young girl I can say Ghana is a safe country.Will be visiting again in the future. Thank you ❤

  • @MsLashun
    @MsLashun Рік тому +31

    I just got back from Ghana two weeks ago! I tried the banku with okra soup and it was bomb! I also tried Palm nut soup! I enjoyed it all!

    • @Lyrics_Avenue
      @Lyrics_Avenue 11 місяців тому +2

      Am ready to host you the next time 😉

    • @yoplays8555
      @yoplays8555 5 місяців тому

      I hope you got some good dk and while or puanni becareful of aids/ hiv

  • @dennismedbourn527
    @dennismedbourn527 Рік тому +20

    Hello! Like you, I to am living in USA. I live in Indiana. I have been to Ghana five different times. I am actually married to a sweet Ghanaian woman who used to live in Accra. She now lives in Kasoa, Ghana about 30 minutes east of Accra. I love Ghana! Hope you and your new Ghanaian friend are still staying in touch with each other. Ghanaians are the nicest people I've ever met. My wife and our son actually ate at the Pizza Hut you showed in your video. We've eaten there a couple of times. God bless you!

  • @fradoline
    @fradoline 11 місяців тому +17

    Poor girl! You needed someone with you,to introduce you on proper way of consuming fufu and soup. I applaud you for your adventurous nature. Good luck with all your other travels and experiences around the world.

  • @ladyivys
    @ladyivys Рік тому +44

    The population of Ghana is 32.83 million (2021), not 5 million and the population of the Accra Metro area is 2.6 million. it is also normal to negotiate prices in Ghana.

    • @karenpaintsil1837
      @karenpaintsil1837 Рік тому +1

      4million for Accra at least .

    • @mosesking7079
      @mosesking7079 11 місяців тому +5

      That’s everywhere in Africa. If you don’t have negotiation skills, don’t step foot on the continent lol

    • @BGroupsAfrica-hf1xf
      @BGroupsAfrica-hf1xf 11 місяців тому +3

      4.1 million is accra's population not 2.6million.

    • @Germbonn
      @Germbonn 6 місяців тому

      The population of Ghana is 35 million and the population of Accra is 5 million

    • @slikque
      @slikque 5 місяців тому +1

      It irks me when you have locals who have no idea.
      For her "friend" to agree that GHANA'S population is 5M shows ghel no abon! People like her kind have no business being chaperones for these tourist.

  • @Laurynsworldlol
    @Laurynsworldlol Рік тому +8

    I'll be coming to Accra Ghana January 11-26 I'm so excited I can't wait to go ATV riding

  • @matildabrookman-amissah3036
    @matildabrookman-amissah3036 Рік тому +62

    Props to all the solo travellers out there cos it's not easy taking the bold move to travel to countries you have never been to alone. Y'all bold. Ghana is safe,you will enjoy your stay mam and try more of the local delicacies 😊

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому +6

      But this solo traveller was made uncomfortable by her B&B landlord, virtually stalking her. Ghanaian guys especially, need to stop fawning over foreigners. It is embarrassing.

    • @matildabrookman-amissah3036
      @matildabrookman-amissah3036 Рік тому +9

      @@scipioafricanus9841 if or when it comes to bad experiences like stalking, constant harassment for money aka extortion, we heard about kidnappings, cultist, robberies, sarz which just ended etc.I can tell you Nigeria has quite the reputation my Mum,sister and I have experienced it first hand but does it make Nigeria a bad country? no I suppose. Who says there are no bad guys in Ghana it's like that every where. Even Nigerians themselves admit to the fact that Ghana is much safer compared to Nigeria and most West African countries.

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому +2

      @matildabrookman-amissah3036 What has Nigeria got to do with this solo traveller? I simply said Ghanaian guys need to stop an embarrassing behaviour. Please let's stick to the problem at hand.

    • @matildabrookman-amissah3036
      @matildabrookman-amissah3036 Рік тому +11

      @@scipioafricanus9841 what have Ghanaian men got to do with one bad person am also asking? Like I said,generalizing is not gonna help anyone. In the US there are more stalkers and serial killers, daily shootings,cartel related crimes than there are in Ghana or your country Nigeria but you don't hear or see anyone classifying the US as a bad country. There's nothing like a perfect country.

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому

      @matildabrookman-amissah3036 Come on!! We all know Ghanaians, in general, have a white man complex! They fawn over white people, much to the chagrin of these foreigners. By the way, what makes you think I am Nigerian?
      Also, why do you guys keep putting up these "What about so and so" arguments eh?
      Concentrate on the topic at hand.

  • @bigmama5048
    @bigmama5048 Рік тому +21

    Those beggars tapping the window are Malian,Chadian or burkina fasso kids whose parents hide and send them to beg. Fufu is an island surrounded by soup the fufu should be in the soup then it’s less sticky. Banku is fermented maze meal dough.

  • @expertclean2835
    @expertclean2835 Рік тому +22

    Ghana 🇬🇭 is a beautiful country

  • @Ceasar8980
    @Ceasar8980 Рік тому +40

    Wooowww!!!! Ghana is such an amazing place. I just fell in love 😘 with the country.
    Definitely visiting next month ❤

    • @nanaantwi996
      @nanaantwi996 Рік тому +3

      Come in December,I’ll also be going in December

    • @Mentalmattersyou
      @Mentalmattersyou 11 місяців тому

      look for me let me show u around

    • @imanhameen5516
      @imanhameen5516 7 місяців тому

      Hint: Tourist areas always look better.

  • @kenmel7035
    @kenmel7035 Рік тому +27

    I am so surprised the restruamt that you bought the fufu from dished out the soup into that polythene bag
    There are a lot of small bowls with tight lids used by other eateries.

    • @Mabeltrots
      @Mabeltrots Рік тому +7

      You don’t need to surprised though cos that’s very common in chop bar restaurants 😂😂

    • @sakyiwaadebbie9018
      @sakyiwaadebbie9018 11 місяців тому

      ​@@Mabeltrotsyou are mean 😂😂 ...

  • @EdnaTawiah
    @EdnaTawiah 11 місяців тому +11

    It's normal to bargain in Ghana 🇬🇭. Asking for the prices of things to be reduced is actually very common than you think 😅

  • @kelugu3776
    @kelugu3776 Рік тому +17

    I clicked on your video fully expecting to hate it after seeing the thumbnail because, sadly, most obroni UA-camrs like to portray Africa in a negative light. I was, however, pleasantly surprised. You did a great job of presenting a balanced narrative. I'm super impressed by your willingness to try fufu.😅 Well done.👍

  • @bowgate3817
    @bowgate3817 Рік тому +39

    Yes. It is normal to barter in Ghana markets. In fact it is what is expected of you as a shopper. Your companion did not understand the word "barter". The equivalent word used in Ghana is "bargain".
    Whatever price the seller tells you, offer half of it.

    • @humanm647
      @humanm647 Рік тому +9

      Battering involves an exchange of goods or services. Bargaining involves a negotiation, in the case of purchases, of a price or the quantity of goods or services to be purchased.

    • @karenpaintsil1837
      @karenpaintsil1837 Рік тому +1

      Eii half?😂😂

    • @MarianLivingLife
      @MarianLivingLife Рік тому +2

      Not half but yes, I definitely negotiated prices when I visited Ghana and Morocco

    • @theocracy85
      @theocracy85 11 місяців тому +2

      "Barter" is a wrong expression here. The right word is "Bargain" or "haggle".

  • @stephenjohnson3542
    @stephenjohnson3542 Рік тому +9

    Welcome to Ghana 🇬🇭. God richly bless you. AMEN

  • @mba5210
    @mba5210 Рік тому +14

    You’re supposed to spread the soup on the fufu in a bowl, it makes it less sticky

  • @adaezze-Ndira
    @adaezze-Ndira Рік тому +87

    The fufu is called swallow. I don’t like it. It taste fine but my stomach is not use to it. Ghana is a fun country. It gets under your skin. You will miss it when you leave. The people are super kind.

    • @addy3134
      @addy3134 Рік тому +77

      The fufu is not called swallow in Ghana,perhaps in Nigeria but not in Ghana. In Ghana,fufu is called fufu.That's it's name

    • @kelugu3776
      @kelugu3776 Рік тому +16

      ​@@addy3134😂😂. From jollof Wars to fufu wars.😅

    • @addy3134
      @addy3134 Рік тому +23

      @@kelugu3776 It's not even a war,it's a fact 😂😜

    • @ladyivys
      @ladyivys Рік тому +29

      Fufu is fufu. Swallow is a Nigerian terminology for starchy foods that are swallowed and not chewed on

    • @hassop4667
      @hassop4667 Рік тому +2

      Yes Ghana is very friendly country, please how you ever visit Ghana before ❤

  • @williamgamelisenaya793
    @williamgamelisenaya793 Рік тому +9

    Wow,you're really amazing to leave your comfort zone to explore the world is not only
    admirable but also inspirational.
    Nuff respect.
    Bless up🙏🙏
    It's a faux pas/a no no to eat with your left hand 👌
    I guess you didn't know.
    Anyway Akwaaba.
    Enjoy

  • @ernestagyemang-botchway108
    @ernestagyemang-botchway108 11 місяців тому +3

    Fufu is not meant to be chewed ,u just swallow it,its my favorite. Am a proud Ghanaian...i love ghana 🇬🇭 my motherland

  • @SM4LYFISOURLYF
    @SM4LYFISOURLYF Рік тому +7

    Welcome to ghana 🇬🇭 much love ❤️

  • @papypapyrito7080
    @papypapyrito7080 10 місяців тому +2

    It’s soured because the carbohydrates is reduced completely and so if you eat it doesn’t spike your blood sugar levels

  • @maame2785
    @maame2785 Рік тому +5

    Dip your fingers in the soup before taking to avoid the stickiness of the fufu. Usually the soup will be poured on the fufu if you were eating it from a bowl.

  • @DAKSPALM
    @DAKSPALM Рік тому +4

    Welcome to Ghana. Glad you enjoyed it. Shoutout from China

  • @musakargbo664
    @musakargbo664 Рік тому +5

    Watching from siera leone continue enjoy African for first time welcome more countries explores 😢😮🇺🇿🤝

  • @Gamingkid925
    @Gamingkid925 Рік тому +4

    Buh I love her, she is very beautiful, honest, and nice

  • @EllaWilliams19
    @EllaWilliams19 Рік тому +15

    Nice video!! Yes, you are 💯correct Please definitely bargain when you shop at the market. Otherwise they will rip you off💵That Lady gave you wrong info. I’m from Ghana🇬🇭 and I know for a fact you have to bargain. Sending you🤗🤗❤❤from N.C. USA🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @nanakwamesark882
      @nanakwamesark882 Рік тому +3

      Exactly she did give wrong info. Plus she said population of Ghana is 5 million and she said Yup 😅😂🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @EllaWilliams19
      @EllaWilliams19 Рік тому +6

      @@nanakwamesark882 Oh No🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️😳😳Way off 5 million paa🤣🤣I wonder where she is from. Emily needed a better tour guide a Local.

    • @nanaesicisca9642
      @nanaesicisca9642 Рік тому

      @@EllaWilliams19the lady was just saying yes to everything 🤣🤣🤣.

    • @EllaWilliams19
      @EllaWilliams19 Рік тому

      ⁠@@user-wu7sk4rl4zI take Delta flights. If I take Delta flight from my home state (NC) RDU to JFK straight to Ghana which cost over $1500. Unlike you everyone does not like long layover cheap flights that takes way too long so you can save a couple hundred dollars. Blood clot is real🩸and time is money. Does that mean someone should rip me off my hard earned dollars💵 b/c I don’t need to bargain? She wants to bargain that’s the reason for her question and American 🇺🇸 travelers are educated to bargain in Ghana b/c of the rip off all they see is 💵This is a typical poverty mindset. If you are in Ghana I don’t blame you for thinking like this but if you have traveled anywhere in the west (Europe, Canada) especially in U.S.🇺🇸you have not learned much besides working for money. You should enlighten yourself, grow and change this poverty mentality that is one of the main reasons Ghana is the way it is. It is not only corrupt government but corrupt citizens as well.

    • @EllaWilliams19
      @EllaWilliams19 Рік тому

      @@nanaesicisca9642Right LOL🤣🤣

  • @theocracy85
    @theocracy85 11 місяців тому +6

    "Bartering" is a wrong expression in this context and I expect you to know this since it is your language. The correct word is "Bargaining" or "Haggling". Bargaining is to negotiate for the prices of goods and services to reach an agreement. Barter is an exchange of goods and services used in the 15th century when currency or money was not in existence

  • @Itsurboi_nortey
    @Itsurboi_nortey Рік тому +7

    Found your video randomly and I must say you doing a great job. Props to you for visiting my country but I think it woulda been more interesting if u friend got a bit more involved showing you around. As a self acclaimed UA-camr myself 😂😂😂 (obviously joking) I haven’t even filmed one video in my own country. Well I will get there hopefully. Big thumbs to you on your journeys and hopefully see you around somewhere on earth. U got a new subscriber btw. ❤

  • @PanfordKhalifa
    @PanfordKhalifa Рік тому +7

    Ghanaians are hospitable people enjoy your stay.

  • @joy_esinam
    @joy_esinam Рік тому +3

    Fufu is actually made of boiled unripe plantain and boiled cassava which is pounded into that a too sticky dough.

    • @joy_esinam
      @joy_esinam Рік тому +1

      The alternative if you don’t have the raw cassava and plantain is to get the plantain flour or fufu flour (cassava, plantain or coco yam), mix with some water and prepare on the stove.

  • @scoobybleu
    @scoobybleu 3 місяці тому +1

    “That’s different..” is a polite way of saying I don’t like that… 😆

  • @daflipa9958
    @daflipa9958 Рік тому +5

    You missed so many important things in Ghana. Please go back again I can show places and things to do on your next visit

  • @nanaagyeman5073
    @nanaagyeman5073 11 місяців тому +1

    You did exceptionally well with your Ghana vlog. 😊 Well done, Emily!

  • @deblackviking
    @deblackviking Рік тому +8

    Sister, the banku is pure corn, not flour. Fufu is swallowed, not chewed 😂😂😂

  • @jenaebrown2797
    @jenaebrown2797 Рік тому +3

    You’re so pretty! Love the video xx

  • @jaycollison1
    @jaycollison1 Рік тому +1

    Welcome to Ghana Emily, love your video, will be checking out your other videos too...enjoy your stay in Ghana, i'm from Ghana though. Take care

  • @nanakwesi298
    @nanakwesi298 Рік тому +4

    I just love how u pronounced the FUFU 😂😂 so indigenous and I'm a fan already

  • @passportandbeer
    @passportandbeer Рік тому +5

    If you're going to Guinea Bissau let me know I was there a year and have a friend that speaks English...just came back month ago

  • @nanakojonyarko303
    @nanakojonyarko303 Рік тому +1

    I am new here, you are always welcome to visit again. Enjoy your visit.🥂

  • @frankakwetey2354
    @frankakwetey2354 Рік тому +6

    😂😂😂 the look on your face after tasting that fufu is everything

  • @mrr_cheese
    @mrr_cheese Рік тому +4

    A quick update.. the nicest mall isn't where you went (The Palace or Nungua Mall), rather, it's West Hills Mall.

  • @bash2268
    @bash2268 Рік тому +2

    Enjoy your stay GHANA is the most safest country in AFRICA number 1 safest country in Africa.

  • @Kiri2155
    @Kiri2155 Рік тому +3

    Nice trip! I love your vlog :) from TH

  • @djamaltanko5121
    @djamaltanko5121 Рік тому +17

    Ghanaians are so welcoming into thier country.
    Have a nice stay ❤

  • @alexnapken8184
    @alexnapken8184 10 місяців тому

    God bless you dear, Ghana 🇬🇭 loves you…❤❤❤❤🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

  • @gemmamya01
    @gemmamya01 Рік тому

    What you got was the real fufu.. that is boiled cassava and plantain pounded together and the soup was chicken light soup..
    Fermented corn dough and cassava dough is used to make banku and so it always sour ...

  • @richrich9091
    @richrich9091 11 місяців тому +3

    Watching you eat the fufu and banku was very torturous haha, you definitely needed a Ghanaian to lead you on how to eat these majestic foods.

  • @deepthinkersinthelord3535
    @deepthinkersinthelord3535 9 місяців тому

    Fufu and soup is swallowed, Emily. Love your positivity.

  • @euniceagyeman4243
    @euniceagyeman4243 Рік тому

    You just gain a follower,love your smile,I hope you enjoyed your stay

  • @globalpioneer247
    @globalpioneer247 Рік тому +1

    Great video. I subscribed. Heading to my 2nd trip to Ghana the end of this month.

  • @DivineStardustAlchemy
    @DivineStardustAlchemy Рік тому +2

    Was the beach to restaurant to museum and Mall far to travel?
    That chicken/cheese roll toastie looked soo good.
    Hope I can take my Ghanaian son to Ghana soon & ride horses on the beach.😍🌠🇬🇭

    • @EscapewithEmily11
      @EscapewithEmily11  Рік тому

      It is far especially in the traffic but bolt is very accessible and affordable.

  • @bigjapa100
    @bigjapa100 11 місяців тому

    Wow. Thanks for the video. I will definitely visit Ghana 🎉🎉❤

  • @djbbb4923
    @djbbb4923 10 місяців тому

    Im kinda impressed about your research about gh b4 your trip.

  • @EduardoJimenez-rk8nw
    @EduardoJimenez-rk8nw 11 місяців тому

    I'm following you to Ghana ! 💕 You're DROP DEAD GORGEOUS ! Those eyes !!! 👀😍💘💔

  • @hetty7891
    @hetty7891 Рік тому +2

    Good you changed the air bnb, am a Ghanaian and if I see the same thing I will leave as well.

  • @georgebryden6285
    @georgebryden6285 Рік тому +1

    You just gained a new follower💯

  • @nketiahgordongiordan9896
    @nketiahgordongiordan9896 4 місяці тому

    Moreover you used the tops of your fingers to hold and pull it and in that case it will look sticky no water 💦 is on your hand or soup that can prevent it from been sticking

  • @Leedominique
    @Leedominique Рік тому +1

    Thank you Emily! I'll be there soon!!!

  • @garthur
    @garthur 10 місяців тому

    Hey! Coming to US next fall. Will be nice to have you as friend. Awesome vlog!

  • @KwameAcheaw-c8w
    @KwameAcheaw-c8w Рік тому +1

    ❤😂waow sister i love your vloc,i have just subscribed to your channel, am a Ghanaian living in Germany

    • @Abenahh
      @Abenahh Рік тому

      Hi, please which part of Germany are you? Planning to go there soon. I'm also Ghanaian

  • @FRAWAzee
    @FRAWAzee Рік тому +2

    Next time use a spoon to eat the fufu and the banku, to avoid the stickiness. Just warm up the soup and also the tilapia stew. Then pour the soup over the fufu and the stew over the banku and enjoy it.

    • @ishowkumasi
      @ishowkumasi 11 місяців тому +1

      Dude are you serious 😂, To use spoon to eat Fufu 😂, How can you eat Fufu with a spoon, Fufu is sticky just like a chewing gum, How can you eat that with a spoon, I don’t think you’re a Ghanaian, Are you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @AMOUREDD
      @AMOUREDD Місяць тому

      He's not,he called the soup stew😂​@@ishowkumasi

  • @markntiri8251
    @markntiri8251 Рік тому +13

    I've been saying the Osu castle should be open for tourism EVERYDAY, not only on weekends. The govt offices there should be relocated.
    Tourists who can't travel to cape coast should be able to go to Osu and still experience 'slave tourism'

    • @jhonkhan8153
      @jhonkhan8153 Рік тому

      It's obvious you are badly informed

    • @markntiri8251
      @markntiri8251 Рік тому

      @@jhonkhan8153 tell me where I lied

    • @NanaAmaAmoah-ko7lr
      @NanaAmaAmoah-ko7lr 11 місяців тому

      Ghana to the world. I really luv the place and the people. Ghanaians for luck of a better word worship foreigners.

    • @markntiri8251
      @markntiri8251 11 місяців тому +1

      @@NanaAmaAmoah-ko7lr if people travel from far off places into 'poor' Ghana, and become our guests, we have to treat them well. Nothing wrong with that

  • @cacty_
    @cacty_ 10 місяців тому

    I hope you reported the guy. That was very inappropriate. I hope he didn't spoil the trip for you. Ghanaian here living in Scotland. I miss Ghana so much, seeing these Ghana vlogs are usually the highlight of my day. Nice video!

  • @mrr_cheese
    @mrr_cheese Рік тому +7

    It's best to eat fufu served. Eating fufu without soup to even we Ghanaians isn't an ideal option. It's super tasty when eaten "IN" the soup with your chicken or meat. Next time i recommend you eat there (the restaurant). Or better still with a Ghanaian friend(s) who'll take you through.

  • @joshuaacquaye6933
    @joshuaacquaye6933 3 місяці тому

    A well cooked fufu goes with variety of fish. The way I saw the soup with one chiken wing , I know immediately it was not going to taste good.

  • @bediditv9192
    @bediditv9192 Рік тому +10

    Don't chew the fufu and banku, just dip it into the hot soup and swallow it if you want to enjoy it.

    • @Zero-hl2zy
      @Zero-hl2zy Рік тому

      You swallow your Banku with hot pepper and fish or maybe with okoro soup either way it can get stuck in your throat

    • @aberba
      @aberba Рік тому

      We don't swallow it like tea 😂. You sort of chew and roll with your tongue (to mix with saliva) but not hard like how you'd chew meat. You do chew a bit more when it has meat in your mouth though 😅.

    • @Zero-hl2zy
      @Zero-hl2zy Рік тому

      @@aberba Tea is liquid Banku is solid just cut it out 🤦🏿‍♀️

    • @dorisglover6636
      @dorisglover6636 Рік тому

      You do not swallow banku

    • @Zero-hl2zy
      @Zero-hl2zy Рік тому

      @@dorisglover6636 do you swallow kenkey 🐗

  • @IsraelAgyemanPrempeh
    @IsraelAgyemanPrempeh Рік тому +5

    I am glad you enjoyed my country, just a point of info. @15:29 yes its absolutely normal to bargain in the market. Actually it is expected. I think the lady misunderstood. And our population is 30million

  • @wendyamedson4650
    @wendyamedson4650 10 місяців тому

    I am glad you checked out of the hotel where you didn't feel safe..but nonetheless Ghana is a really nice place to visit

  • @benquaye8727
    @benquaye8727 Рік тому

    You are very much welcome dear. Hope you enjoy your stay in Gh.

  • @beatriceowusuachaw6210
    @beatriceowusuachaw6210 11 місяців тому

    You went to my country good I saw you try some African dishes the fufu was hard to eat thank you for some food Akwaaba welcome; 😢

  • @nanaelliott4283
    @nanaelliott4283 10 місяців тому

    OMG! Please, bargaining is a must in Ghana! Whatever price they tell you, cut it by half. They spike prices because you are a tourist. You are so brave to do a solo travel around Ghana.

  • @nanaelliott4283
    @nanaelliott4283 10 місяців тому

    CORRECTION: Authentic Fufu in Ghana is POUNDED, boiled cassava and unripped plantain together with a mortar and pestle. The one powdered version which is cooked in the pot was created for convenience for those who live abroad. Bukka Restaurant also serve that.

  • @20n30somethings
    @20n30somethings 11 місяців тому

    So proud of you. Well done❤

  • @optimost
    @optimost 11 місяців тому

    I wished i could take you around more ❤. Cool you had a good experience though.

  • @datboibaf4_
    @datboibaf4_ Рік тому

    Good job and love the video. Keep up the good work.

  • @Mentalmattersyou
    @Mentalmattersyou 11 місяців тому

    the fufu is swallow, so u dip it into the soup and you swallow it. It is not chewed.

  • @emmacox7625
    @emmacox7625 Рік тому

    Nice video touring GH. You're really beautiful as well. Really nice friend you got there too but I think she did a bad job though. She missed so many interesting details and ideas. But great video none the less.

  • @Gamingkid925
    @Gamingkid925 Рік тому +2

    They always like chewing foods and as for fufu if u chew it, it will be horrible for u trust me, but if u swallow it goes smooth and u will enjoy it.

  • @mansoorabubakari5944
    @mansoorabubakari5944 6 місяців тому

    You need to deep the fufu in the soup to avoid or reduce the stickiness. You are better to eat it with groundnut soup

  • @kwakumike4998
    @kwakumike4998 10 місяців тому

    I'm so sorry for you about your first fufu experience, but it was very funny too 😅, the way you were tossing it between your left and right fingers.
    You should have eaten it at the restaurant, they would have served it well for you.
    You found it super sticky because it was out of the soup. You should have poured the soup over the soup in a bowl to make it easy to handle.
    I hope you get a second attempt 😉

  • @nanakwamesark882
    @nanakwamesark882 Рік тому +2

    Nice video but you got the whole fufu part wrong. Maybe you should have went to a place where they actually prepare it. it’s cassava and plantain cooked, pounded into a dough then eaten with soup. you don’t chew fufu, but the banku you can chew!

  • @anwarsadat6670
    @anwarsadat6670 Рік тому +1

    Greater Accras population is the five million plus Ghana is 31million plus

  • @kookopresidentone9330
    @kookopresidentone9330 Рік тому

    Welcome to Ghana 🇬🇭 sweetheart hope u love everything

  • @KingsfordGyasi
    @KingsfordGyasi Рік тому

    The fufu you have to put the soup on top for the soup to swallow the fufu it won’t be sticky

  • @ghanaboylou
    @ghanaboylou Рік тому +1

    except the part with the kayayo child (i blame it on the government), she did very well showing the positive side of ghana/Africa 👍🏿🇬🇭

  • @paakwegyir3165
    @paakwegyir3165 3 місяці тому

    I shall advise that you get locals to guide you where to get food and they teach you the way to enjoy it...

  • @benjaminnanaadjekum9092
    @benjaminnanaadjekum9092 Рік тому +5

    Ew, we don't chew fufu, just pour the soup and fufu in one bowl and cut the portion you think you can swallow. You gotta try Waakye (waachey) too, you'll love it
    Now I can escape with you💞😍 first time watching you😊

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому

      Why don't you chew it? Are you are snake?

    • @benjaminnanaadjekum9092
      @benjaminnanaadjekum9092 Рік тому +4

      @@scipioafricanus9841 That's how we eat it

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому

      @@benjaminnanaadjekum9092 Did you not study basic biology at school to know the function of chewing? Chewing facilitates efficient digestion.

    • @scipioafricanus9841
      @scipioafricanus9841 Рік тому

      @@benjaminnanaadjekum9092 Societies that have this dogmatic "this is how we do it" attitude never make any progress, you know.

    • @eve954
      @eve954 Рік тому +3

      @@scipioafricanus9841It’s already pounded so you don’t need to chew it

  • @Amilyfoodie
    @Amilyfoodie Рік тому

    Hi Emily looking good ,your makeup is on point.

  • @ernestagyemang-botchway108
    @ernestagyemang-botchway108 11 місяців тому

    She's soo daring trying all those dishes,did you take peptobismol with you lol.???am from ghana 🇬🇭, living here in the United States 🇺🇸,i was cracking up the whole time watching u eat fun..omg!!!

    • @EscapewithEmily11
      @EscapewithEmily11  11 місяців тому

      😂 no I’ve only gotten sick once in the Galápagos Islands

    • @ernestagyemang-botchway108
      @ernestagyemang-botchway108 11 місяців тому

      ​@EscapewithEmily11 where is that???anyway I tell u ,you daring n pretty too

  • @donslim7586
    @donslim7586 11 місяців тому +1

    Wooow welcome to the motherland Ghana akwaaba 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭❤️

  • @mistyone8336
    @mistyone8336 Рік тому +3

    You got great personality 😊

  • @starfame3853
    @starfame3853 10 місяців тому

    When are you coming back ? I want to take you to my village… to explore

  • @winitv3763
    @winitv3763 7 місяців тому

    The Ghana chocolate has more cocoa and you feel the cocoa when you eat itt but the USA chocolate is more sugary

  • @asantej6146
    @asantej6146 Рік тому +4

    That’s quite funny, the way you’re eating the fufu, you should have let your friend teach you how to, fufu is sweet and delicious

    • @aberba
      @aberba Рік тому +2

      "Sweet" is not the right word. It doesn't taste like sugar so it's not sweet. "Delicious"

    • @rainbow3649
      @rainbow3649 Рік тому +1

      Fufu is not sweet, there's no sugar in it! Ghanaians should stop using the word SWEET when they mean delicious! Talking to all these foreigners and everyone keeps saying SWEET SWEET, it confuses them, because, in real English, sweet means sugar...we should learn to say delicious, that's the real word for how food tastes.

  • @byronmcgee4118
    @byronmcgee4118 11 місяців тому

    Next time buy clothes from Mauli Kofi Okudzeto. Great fashions. Are you going to El Mina castle?

  • @gitvofficial
    @gitvofficial Рік тому +1

    Join me let’s travel to some remote areas in Ghana. I’m starting my new village contents

  • @FRABIGMEDIA
    @FRABIGMEDIA Рік тому

    Ghana is a beautiful place visit. Very nice places

  • @jaypiper2
    @jaypiper2 11 місяців тому

    All your African videos are going to get thousands of views.

  • @fatawo2618
    @fatawo2618 Рік тому +1

    I wonder how simple it is to apply for Ghana visa in the USA even online..its the opposite in Ghana