Authentic WEST AFRICAN FOOD!! Eating Waakye + Bead Factory Tour | Accra, Ghana
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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My final day in Accra before the end of my trip was a wild whirlwind of events! Join me as I try an authentic West African food called waakye and visit a bead factory in Accra, Ghana!
My day began with my guide Nii Laaye at Independence Square, also known as Black Star Square. It’s the site for Ghana’s annual Independence Day parade and is located next to Accra Sports Stadium and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The monument celebrates Ghana’s independence from the British in 1957!
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From there, we drove to Buka Restaurant in the Osu neighborhood.
They have a nice station to wash your hands and have flowers hanging down from the ceiling! It’s a really nice restaurant. They have a big, open-air dining hall where musicians and singers were playing music. We decided to eat on their terrace!
I ordered some waakye, a popular breakfast food that contains black-eyed beans and rice. It comes with cabbage, gari (cassava flour), goat meat in a tomato stew with egg, chilies, and shito. The rice and beans reminded me of arroz con frijoles. It had a really unique flavor and a delicious aroma!
Adding the gravy to the mix was fantastic, and the fatty goat meat was really tasty, oily, and tender. The gari gave it a nice crunch. There were so many contrasting textures! There was also some amazing marrow in the goat bones! You can get beef instead of goat meat.
After eating, we went downstairs to meet Judy at their takeout window, where they cook banku, tilapia, and killer willy. The tilapia is grilled and topped with tomato sauce and vegetables.
Then, I had to say goodbye to Nii Laaye and headed to T.K. Bead Industry with Isaac and Apollo from Jolinaiko Eco Tours, which is about an hour outside of Accra. The traffic in Accra can be really bad, so it can take longer.
At T.K. Bead Industry, they recycle glass bottles to make beads. They add dyes to them to make different colors. They also come in different shapes and styles.
I got to see the bottles, which they wash and clean. Then, they break them down into a powder. The powder goes into molds along with dyes, and the molds go into the furnace. After the glass melts, they shape the beads, add holes, and let them dry. Then, the woman wash the beads and use them to make bracelets and necklaces.
Then, I visited the workshop. The beads are so colorful and unique. They’re almost like a mosaic because they’re so detailed and vibrant. This is the best place to buy local jewelry, as you’re getting it straight from the source.
I bought some necklaces for my daughters and my niece. They cost 9 cedi each. Then I got a bracelet for myself! You can also beads without an elastic band to make your own bracelet or necklace. I spent less than $9 USD total!
Then, I met up with Cindy and Apollo from Jolinaiko Eco Tours at Cindy’s house. There, I tried akpeteshie, which is gin made from fermented palm tree sap and herbs. I also tried some of their honey, palm fruit oil, and hibiscus and lemongrass juice.
The hibiscus jam was also really nice and wasn’t too sweet. Then, we drove back to Oxford Street in Accra . I went back to the same vendor I met on my first night and bought some banku, grilled tilapia, and shito to take to my hotel, OLMA Colonial Suites. It smelled so good!
I picked away some of the bones and tried the banku with tilapia and shito. The shito was like a super spicy salsa. The meat of the fish was juicy and flavorful and I loved the thick, pasty banku.
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Ghana 🇬🇭 is sweet
Thank you for making these videos and taking us with you, this is so exciting to watch, safe travels to you bro. If I ever make it to Africa it’s bc of people like you and other good you tubers 🙏🏾👊🏾🙌🏾 like Doug n Mark n others:)
Such big servings for a big appetite. Bon Appetit!!!
I will like you to visit koforidua to taste some of the palm wine
who else salivating whiles watching this?
see how he is enjoying the food lol
😋😋
Me
@@withloveleemu lol
I love the vibrant colors that are prevalent everywhere in Ghana.. food, clothes, houses.. the beads... it's reflected in the rich and soulful people.
Thankx very nice speech..
Thank you.
@@parisannan Thank you! Have a wonderful day!
@@mercyfrost9869 Thank you so much! Have a great day!
And the homophobia....
Man Ghana looks incredible !
Ghana IS incredible 💕🇬🇭 !!!!!
I honestly would love to visit there. The food and the culture looks too awesome!
@@uno4800 will be ready to welcome you.
It is....Yiu should definitely visit some time soon. You'll love it here
@@a.sorelli2 true Ghana is incredible
Ghana people are very talented and hardworking ❤️ frm 🇮🇳
I love Indian too. It's always been my dream to come there💖💖
@@judimat9457 Thanks Mat, I hope you will visit soon and have a great experience here too🙏
@@bharatarmy7073 sure😇
@@bharatarmy7073 Not Ghana people only. But general everyone in Africa is hardworking just to survive!
@@ORyan24 Agree with u, but most of all we have to also appreciate the Art & Creativity 👍
Reallt loving this series David! Ghana seems amazing for street food!
oh man get ready there are so many more to go :)
@@Davidsbeenhere David if you are still in Ghana let’s catch up. I have interesting content ideas we can collaborate on
@@Davidsbeenhere please how much was the food?
The lady is singing ! 😍🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Loving the Ghanaian content!🇬🇭
Thank you! This is only the first few still many many to go 🇬🇭
Man i'm loving your trip in Ghana, everything about it remind me of things we do here in Brasil, from the welcoming and warm people to the food, even the colours and clothing are very similar to what we do have here in some regions of the country. Case in point i'm literally having a variantion of that dish from Buka for lunch right now!
Guess what we all one people culturally linked.. the Portuguese were present in Ghana years ago..
We have elimina castle built by Portugal..
😀❤
Yeah, is a home of ur forefathers.enjoy❤️❤️👍
If you go to a country and you don’t try their food or drink then you weren’t there!! 👏🏽
Yes 💯
So True 👌..
Absolutely true
Definitely, So stupid otherwise right 🤣🤣🤣
Shito is used to eat all manner of food especially Banku, Gari, Boiled Yam, Plantain, Plain rice, Jollof
Dude you are making hungry. I can't wait to relocate back to Ghana to help built this country after 21yrs in the UK. Glad to see you're experience the genuine Ghanaian and African welcome.
21years😱ADEN??ABBA
Boateng woaky3 paaa bra fie wai lol
@@danieldarkwah7763 I will be coming soon my brother. It has been a long time. But the spirit of Sankofa has been speaking to me for years and it is about time I listen
@@elvishhudson2402 Yes I know. I'm not proud of it but is time I come back home.
@@adjeiboateng1671 may God be you bro, you're a winner in every positive thing you yearn to do in Ghana.
If you don’t love Ghana the food and Ghanaians then your are missing out.
Ghana is lite!
Thank you for making some of us proud as Ghanaians... A new subscriber here to stay! Enjoy yourself King David...
Enjoy ur beautiful day I Ghana the gate way to African 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭✊
David you’re amazing and your tour guild Nii Laaye is brilliant well spoken and knowledgeable you’re in safe hands 😀
I agree
Arroz con frejoles, yummy. I’m glad you visiting Ghana. Definitely, I need to add 🇬🇭 on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing 👌
Tbh the music actually gave a special feeling .You know that feel good vibe 🎶.
Loving the ghanian culture
From india
I need to visit Ghana
Yessss...
Duh😂😂😂
I'm just kidding but yess you need to visit Ghana 🤗
Thanks for the videos. I would never have thought of going to Ghana. But here I am taking a virtual food tour!
U are welcome to Ghana anytime...different kind of people. Very welcoming.
Used to live in Accra from 2014 to 2018..
Still miss it very much.. last time I was there was december 2019.. Just before covid.. watching this video on a cold rainy Belgian night makes me almost shed tears.. great video man!
David you killing me am just salivating here. Can't wait to eat the waakye
😂😋😋😋
so glass can be recycled into beads wow only learning today
Yea first time learning this too
Nothing beats a roadside waakye. Not the one by a restaurant. Go for the roadside waakye.
Soon bro!
I know dear
When waakye or kenkey is prepared too polished it’s not my kind
Try the roadside
@@mzbround next to the gutters 👌🤣
@@lindaofori3914 you know right😂
@@lindaofori3914 🤣🤣🤣🤣 true oo
I've always wanted to go to Ghana ✊🏾🇬🇭🤎
You are always welcome 😊😊
Ghana seems amazing David. Thank you for introducing to us Indians.
Ghana os amazing, i have a nice friend from ghana.
The girl singing is pretty good. I'm gonna go there on Friday just because of her singing.
Truly love the Bead Factory, wish i knew about this place when I was in Ghana. Definitely going there when I go back to Ghana. Banku and tilapia was one of my favorite ghanaian dish and the jollof rice.
*Ghana is the place to be. David showing it like it is-awesome **4:33** pour-it-on man*
That jersey looks good
Thank you!!!!
Awww thank you for enjoying delicious African cuisine. Africa welcomes you 💜
I love open minded people 🥰
It’s no better way to mesh cultures than through food 🥘
I feel like banku with tilapia is your favorite Ghanaian dish followed by the red-red then waakye.
I like the way different race are spreading their wings to learn other cultures now.
beautiful voice in background
Jewelry from recycled glass......AMAAAAAZING!
I enjoyed every minute of this!! And the lady singing at Buka 🔥!! Ghana 🇬🇭
Waakye is my favourite buh my question is why u eating like u've been starving for a month ?🤣🤣
And man said we eat everything for breakfast 😂😂😂(Legend))
There are some food after eating you will sleep for hours lol
😂😂😂
Banku and Tilapia has always been the best, especially when you are truly hungry!
Most Ghanaian foods are enjoyed by using your fingers. The best way for me, at least being a Ghanaian.
Really appreciate how you enjoy all the local food every place you go.
BTW David never forgets India wherever he goes. All 💖 hearts
U are doing the most in Ghana✌🏾🇬🇭
Making me super hungry over here bro!
Lol come and eat me, am a complete meal
David....the banku spot at Osu is called Duncans. I made 3 trips there during my ghana holidays. You making me miss it soo much😭😭😭
I like how you interact with the people, well done David
This guy at the end of this year should be in the 5M subscriber youtuber list
Another awesome video - David! I have shared the previous videos and will share this one too. You are giving us an insight into Ghana beyond what we know even though some of us are originally from Ghana! Thank you! 🙏🏽😊🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
The bead factory is incredible!!!
I can see Nii Laryea at his best. Nii, I'm proud of you, keep it up bro!
I just made waakye and goat stew for my family. Delicious food and lovely people
always entertaining ...keep the uploads comning bro i love it
Everyday until the end
I am enjoying your channel , you are embracing what Ghana has to offer. Good for you
Come to INDIA, dear AFRICANS.
I love the way you try every food 👏🇬🇭🥰you make me miss home🤔☹️
Ghana have over 369 types of food
even Ghanaians have over 49 difference types food from cassava and so on
welcome to mother land.
Ketchup with the pepper for the Banku takes the taste to another level.
David I must admit..you eat the banku and tilapia very nicely..welldone
The beads look awesome! Love seeing how things are made.
the Waakye looks so delicious, im so hungry.... GREAT VIDEO
I need to visit this place anytime am in Ghana
Underrated youtube channel ❤
You guys do a great service to humanity to show us other people and colors and cultures.
Absolutely love thissss. Thank you for putting Ghana on the map
I just love the way you enjoy all the food you eat. it's amazing.
In 4 years we are relocating from Switzerland to Ghana
Wow i loved the bead factory!!! That is amazing
David,, you are simply true,,pure and amazing..Thank you for bringing my belovered country to the world.Bless you. Good man.
Omg I miss home Ghana 🇬🇭 feel free
This guy can eat anything especially all the pepper 🌶
I love the music playing at the restaurant. The food looks so good.
David the Bracelet look fantastic around your hand.very beautiful.
Great way to Enjoy Ghana,waakye soo delicious....
Welcome to Ghana 🥰 my homeland.. how you eating this food is making me miss it❤️
I like 👍🏿the fact that U were game for all the spicy foods/sauces that came with all your food...I commend you for not being nonchalant/upidy about yourself coming from the states & getting down & dirty with the culture, trading system, foods, people, & coolness u n your tour team from Ghana..Kudos... 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Ghana has always been the land of milk and honey, in every respect. But especially the food.
Buka in Hindi means Hungry...quite a good name for restaurant
You're making my day paaa for me to see what's going on in my country 💯❤️✌️😀😋😋😋
Beautiful even though I am from Ghana but never knew this is the process for these beads(torma)
Love the beads
Yesss, my country. Our food is amazing!
Nii Laaye is one of the best tour guide in Ghana
So the beans and Rice is like a global dish. In India, In Mexico n now in Ghana too. Don’t know if you have tasted it in India or not. it’s Rajma n Rice. Do try it next time you visit India
U will love the Ghana food
Even you go other places, can't stop talking about Indian food. Its like a music to my ears.
I like it a lot!
God video makes me hungry the food looks so appetizing in that Resturant 😁😃
Tilapia well prepared and cooked is one of my favorites cos of its naturally oily white flesh. Removing most of the blood and adding a little ginger, garlic, or onion and lime/orange helps remove the muddy aroma(esp. farmed tilapia). Whats in the bangfu?
Banks is made of fermented corn dough. The white corn is soaked in water for about 3 days. Then ground into powder. Afterwards it’s mixed with a little water to form a firm dough dough . Then it is covered and left overnight to ferment. After that you have your corn dough which can be used for the banks. It can also be used to cook porridge for breakfast
My Indian stomach wants that banku and talipca so badly!
Nice video. You are so civilized. Good job!
Am so impress with you. Great guy❤️❤️❤️👍
Watching this at 2:51am and you are making me so hungry
Ghana here I come
We will be happy to host u
Home sweet home I really miss Ghana big time
Thanks Davisbeenhere. Your videos are so good ! You are full of excitement, you embarrassed the culture. My advice to avoid the heat, is to go in November December January. Good luck with everything!!
Waakye is a favorite of many GHANAIANS [T IS SO GOOD TO EAT
GOD BLESS YOU DAVID , beautiful country Ghana.
Looks like what is Jamaican call rice and peas...white rice cooked with red kidney beans can use other beans too
Bless love People all the time in the World love people
I love the way u enjoyed eating my favourite waakye
You dont need lights at night 😆 great show D...much love for you n family...becareful outdea..
You're doing awesome job Dav well done.