Local Food in Ghana (What is Banku, Fufu, and Kenkey) Cooking Ghanaian Food and What It Tastes Like

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  • @PhyNTV
    @PhyNTV Рік тому +24

    The worst feeling when growing up was to be the guy in the house to pound fufu. Should there be an error when striking then you hit your mum's hand. The worst feeling ever

    • @benjamin1234777
      @benjamin1234777 Рік тому +1

      yes ooooohh,l always runaway when time to pound fufu hahahaha

  • @howardcash8301
    @howardcash8301 Рік тому +19

    Tony and Ayo! Ayo! I see you're getting around. I'm PROUD of you! I'm a fufu person myself! Yeah!

    • @ghanagirl7767
      @ghanagirl7767 Рік тому +1

      Same here.Fufu is my all time favorite

  • @itscyberqueen13
    @itscyberqueen13 Рік тому +14

    We are coming for our first trip this Spring!!!! We are finally booked!

  • @doctorphil0078
    @doctorphil0078 Рік тому +5

    Greetings from the bay area folks and have a great weekend!

  • @kamilah4love
    @kamilah4love Рік тому +8

    Team Banku 🎉🎉🎉Yesssss! More Food Videos Please.

  • @larrysq8937
    @larrysq8937 Рік тому +5

    I like fufu but I love banku with okro stew more and also I love kenkey more than fufu especially when the pepper has shito also with shrimps omg

  • @florencesenya1506
    @florencesenya1506 Рік тому +4

    There's a rhythm to the pounding so the pounder hits and the turner turns. So they both have to be in sync. It comes with experience

  • @sewahakoto5825
    @sewahakoto5825 Рік тому +3

    Banku doesn't contain plantain as far as I know. Just corn and cassava dough.

  • @kwakuakonto8942
    @kwakuakonto8942 Рік тому +8

    The water leftover from boiling the kenkey is very medicinal

  • @MaameAfuah
    @MaameAfuah Рік тому +16

    Good evening Ayo and Ton, please Banku is corndough and cassavadough only no plantain...🙌🏾❤

    • @nobs997
      @nobs997 Рік тому

      What is it with Ghanaians and the word "please" ?

    • @ladydinahcrayem6434
      @ladydinahcrayem6434 Рік тому +4

      @@nobs997 we are courteous.

    • @nobs997
      @nobs997 Рік тому

      @@ladydinahcrayem6434 It does not make any sense in a foreign language, it can be annoying sometimes

    • @fabteengh4615
      @fabteengh4615 Рік тому +3

      @@nobs997 it's an opportunity for you to learn how other places use the English language, if not you'll spend way too much time being annoyed.

    • @nobs997
      @nobs997 Рік тому

      @@fabteengh4615 Ayo and Tony are super courteous and when was the last time you heard them throw in "please" randomly in the a middle of sentence?
      Please save your Ghanaian English for Ghana only audience

  • @jerryseshie2114
    @jerryseshie2114 Рік тому +6

    Great content onces again 👏🏿
    I love listening to you guys.

  • @matildaakweleyapafo6601
    @matildaakweleyapafo6601 Рік тому +6

    Banku is usually prepared with only corn and cassava dough. Maybe the added plantain is an innovation

    • @kofihe
      @kofihe Рік тому +1

      True no plantain in banku

  • @steevedc4159
    @steevedc4159 Рік тому +1

    Great great content 🍷

  • @aspmedia8311
    @aspmedia8311 Рік тому +3

    Watching you from bologna Italy 🇮🇹 always watching you guys the best food in the world is fufu and banku and kenke Ghana 🇬🇭 to the world 🌎

  • @tipolash889
    @tipolash889 Рік тому +3

    Correction y'all. Banku is made of corn and cassava dough mixed together, not corn, cassava, and plantain as stated previously in this video.

  • @estherserwaah4245
    @estherserwaah4245 Рік тому +2

    Banku made from corn cassava that's it not plantain. but I'm team Fufu with chicken soup or light soup all rice balls and peanut butter soup with Black Eyed Peas yummy

  • @paakwegyir3165
    @paakwegyir3165 Рік тому +4

    Actually the combination is endless.. Kenkey can be eaten with okro soup or stew, palmnut soup peanut soup.. Same with the banku.. You can try out combinations to see what you prefer.. Try out the green soup.. Very delicious.. 😀

  • @MaameSika
    @MaameSika Рік тому +4

    There’s actually no plain rain in banku. Your boys grew so much!! I love it 😍

  • @tyroneamirthornton9109
    @tyroneamirthornton9109 Рік тому +5

    Hello Ayo and Tony I really enjoy the video very informative on the different dishes that you can eat there in Ghana. And how the food was made as well thank you guys for sharing.

  • @InstantInsightNewsHub8943
    @InstantInsightNewsHub8943 Рік тому +1

    My favorite is okro and banku

  • @roderickmorrison
    @roderickmorrison Рік тому +7

    For fufu my absolute favourite is with light soup with a big chicken wing. For kenkey I prefer the Ga kenkey to the Fante kenkey and I like it with fresh pepper with onion and sardines or maybe abobbi. I guess I would say that banku and tilapia is tied for number three with rice and ground nut soup. Although, I gotta say that sometimes you just have a hankering for one or the other. And speaking of fufu it's gotta be fufu tin-tin (sp?) - that packaged stuff is like a ball of cream of wheat porridge.

    • @FND-GH
      @FND-GH Рік тому

      Are a Fante? 😁😁

  • @rasasonchi5581
    @rasasonchi5581 Рік тому +1

    What about team REDRED and team WAAKYE? 🤷‍♂ NOT forgetting team TUO ZAAFI 🤣

  • @asiedub
    @asiedub Рік тому +3

    They're using Thor's pestle. You need to be worthy.
    Also, there's no plantain in banku.

  • @Ikan199
    @Ikan199 Рік тому +2

    You guys are amazing

  • @missbabyloved7531
    @missbabyloved7531 Рік тому +2

    Banku is cooked fermented corn dough and fermented cassava dough. Never add plantains. Plantains are for making Fufuo.

  • @chefbrittadarkwa8998
    @chefbrittadarkwa8998 Рік тому +1

    Hello 👋 am a kenkey person. Am at work and watching you guys and l wish l was there.

  • @mcsperry6415
    @mcsperry6415 Рік тому +1

    Team fufu with goat soup or Chicken are here 👌👌

  • @charleslampteynewlife-tv
    @charleslampteynewlife-tv Рік тому +1

    Actually, 'kenkey' is a slang for d)kono, the Twi language and k)mey in the Gas not gas(gasoline). The Fantes pronounce it-'d)kon.'

  • @maame2785
    @maame2785 Рік тому +1

    Banku has corn and cassava dough only no plantain. The fufu is cassava and plantain.

  • @hollaatthekid1796
    @hollaatthekid1796 Рік тому +3

    Ayo does it again! Your earrings are wonderful!!!

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for that comment @Holla At The KI D, appreciate it 😉!

  • @comfort76ify
    @comfort76ify Рік тому +1

    Banku have cassava dough and corn dough not plantain.

  • @eklctc
    @eklctc Рік тому +1

    Man…am I late to the camera game? You two are looking crisp and sharp.

  • @williamgamelisenaya793
    @williamgamelisenaya793 Рік тому +1

    Power in the banku.
    #Eat local & save tonnes
    Bless 🙏 up

  • @vigilantghanaian8864
    @vigilantghanaian8864 Рік тому +1

    Tony looking younger each video, whats going on.

  • @leonamoss3597
    @leonamoss3597 Рік тому

    We were there last Thanksgiving. We stayed for a month. Loved Accra. We ate at a lot of restaurants on Independence. I did not like the Fufu. So I ate banku, we spent a lot of time at Frankie's. We plan to come back for our passport and citizenship. We are on the president's list, but have not gotten a date. The one thing we kept asking was where were the Americans.

  • @kofidebrah1079
    @kofidebrah1079 Рік тому +6

    Hey Brother your childrens are growing quick nice to love Ghana you guys are amazing

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому

      @Kofi Debrah - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.

    • @nanabrimpong3485
      @nanabrimpong3485 Рік тому +2

      @@ExpatLifeGhana hi Ayo just a quick correction for the banku. There isn't any plantain in banku. There are two types of banku which is the usual banku (fermented ground corn dough and fermented ground cassava dough) and the other is Akple (pronounced aa.kpl.e this is made of ground corn dough or fermented ground corn dough. Its what you call grits but the fine grits which is either prefermented with water for days or mixed with water into a buttermix form and added to boiling water and kneeded till you get the thick fine more solid texture like a mash and it's ready to be eaten. There are other versions if you go to central region and western region known as Etew or Nsihun. The northerners also have the Akple version which is usually made of millet or corn grits which is made into what they call Tuo or Tuozaafi or TZ or Diahuruo also eaten in place of the rice balls in the north with either palmnut soup or peanut butter soup. You will find this on Sundays at Brian's Place in Tema community 10 not far from you. TZ is really highly nutritious and very tasty meal. Try that in place of the rice balls.

  • @shamariyah9968
    @shamariyah9968 Рік тому +1

    I really like seeing your videos
    I will have to plan a visit

  • @copperessentialherbalprod9126
    @copperessentialherbalprod9126 Рік тому +1

    I can’t wait to feel the heat because Kenosha wi is cold right now.

  • @wiltaylor
    @wiltaylor Рік тому +4

    I have pounded fufu myself i ate it with some kind of curry like sauce it was interesting i liked it a lot. fuf by itself was pretty bland. I liked something called red red which was plantane and mutton and a red sauce. I must get back to akumadon one day.

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому +1

      @Willis Taylor - Come on back so you can pound some more fufu and thanks for the comment 😊!

  • @stephenjohnson3542
    @stephenjohnson3542 Рік тому +3

    FUFU AND GROUNDNUT SOUP ( GOAT MEAT) MY FAVOURITE.

  • @a2theb46
    @a2theb46 Рік тому +4

    Hi Dynamic Duo , you guys are making me hungry. I'm team all of them lol. Ayo the video was awesome Thank you.

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому +1

      @A2theB - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.

  • @MamaAdjoa
    @MamaAdjoa Рік тому +1

    I am team all 4, including rice balls

  • @vernelljordon298
    @vernelljordon298 Рік тому +1

    Oooh my gosh you guys what you doing to me? Sooooo delicious the foods are looking so tantalizing and tantanlicious

  • @siandraobat2656
    @siandraobat2656 Рік тому

    That man lifting that ladle, thats a real MAN ...lmao what! do not mess with him!

  • @memyself4ever1
    @memyself4ever1 Рік тому

    Unfortunately, I have fish allergies! Tuna is the ONLY fish I can eat. Other than that I would be in the hospital. SMH!

  • @amakisiwak
    @amakisiwak Рік тому

    Banku and okro stew allll the way ❤

  • @FAKmensah
    @FAKmensah Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @actionjackson5759
    @actionjackson5759 Рік тому +3

    Nice video, please do more on foods and restaurants etc.

  • @blueschirrenbe1601
    @blueschirrenbe1601 Рік тому +1

    So Ken Kay is stiff grits made into a ball?

  • @mcsperry6415
    @mcsperry6415 Рік тому +3

    All the places you visited are very clean and cool . Good job guys .

  • @bezii558
    @bezii558 Рік тому +3

    I’m the type to try Everything 🥴😂💯

  • @kissphamous5451
    @kissphamous5451 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @kwadjoekaya6559
    @kwadjoekaya6559 Рік тому +4

    Ayo & Tony, can you guys cook/prepare any of the local foods? Which is your favorite, anyway?

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому

      @Kwadjoe Kaya - No we don't but banku and tilapia and thanks for the comment 😊!

    • @kwadjoekaya6559
      @kwadjoekaya6559 Рік тому

      @@ExpatLifeGhana lol.....
      Banku and shito..

  • @redgoldgreen9960
    @redgoldgreen9960 Рік тому +3

    I love fufu, kenkey and banku

  • @adminbentley5752
    @adminbentley5752 Рік тому +3

    Well now there are machines doing that work but most people still prefer pounding, I hate the pounding style

    • @rayluxe8122
      @rayluxe8122 Рік тому +1

      Machine fufu doesn’t have the same texture and taste like the pounded one. Plus preparation of food is part of culture

  • @tanko5660
    @tanko5660 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @estheroppong4782
    @estheroppong4782 Рік тому +2

    Banks is Cassava dough mix with corn dough.

  • @beatriceowusuachaw6210
    @beatriceowusuachaw6210 Рік тому +1

    Fufu bangu are good

  • @yayadiakite1195
    @yayadiakite1195 Рік тому +2

    You guys are making me hungry as I,m sitting here in the Bronx New York City,waoh amazing

  • @henryagyepong_kotvtakearid3054

    I am team banku and grilled tilapia my favorite Ghana food when am in Ghana

  • @mohammedanane92
    @mohammedanane92 Рік тому +3

    Team Fufu all the way yes

  • @angeloseimensah
    @angeloseimensah Рік тому +2

    Not a fufu fan..Waakye, kelewele or red red are some of my favorites.

  • @dsman2968
    @dsman2968 Рік тому

    You two are blessed...I am not kene, Fufu,Banku or Rice. I eat EVERYTHING . Lucky to eat Local pesticide free natural food with no chemical, conservatives or E232. Eat local and stay in good Health

  • @a2theb46
    @a2theb46 Рік тому +2

    Tony I like that shirt. If I was there I would try and buy that picture its very unique.

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому

      Thanks for that comment, the shirt is local and the painting is displayed in our lodge and for sale@A2theB, appreciate it 😉!

  • @Wilbyshusband
    @Wilbyshusband Рік тому

    As I’m marrying a Ghanaian in December…looks like..I’m gonna be on team….’not adventurous “…either…..really hope he loves American food more!
    ‘’’

  • @robertaggrey2076
    @robertaggrey2076 Рік тому +1

    There is no plantain in banku, depending on where you go, banku is either corn dough and cassava dough or just corn dough. And am team banku by the way, I love them all though.

  • @time2shinex707
    @time2shinex707 Рік тому

    Why are you eating the food? you have your own food that your body is used to.

  • @Aeon1019
    @Aeon1019 Рік тому

    I suppose its safe to say *SWEAT 😰 for food* .... SWEAT dripping all in that FUFU MIX.

  • @davisvictoria8691
    @davisvictoria8691 Рік тому

    Is- Midaase Bye 👋
    Meaning- Thank You, Bye 😘
    When you have Finished and going away….👆👆👆👆👆

  • @dadoboye1536
    @dadoboye1536 Рік тому +2

    Damn…you 2 look incredibly good!

  • @dorisbrown7347
    @dorisbrown7347 Рік тому +3

    You guys are always glowing

  • @charleslampteynewlife-tv
    @charleslampteynewlife-tv Рік тому

    Ayo, Ayo! You don't touch food with your left 'something, something' in Ghana o(very offensive),p-lease.

  • @The10thManRules
    @The10thManRules Рік тому

    Thank you for the explanation and breakdown. I want to be able to eat local and understand what's what so that I can get in where I fit in.
    I also want to learn to cook local at home (the one I buy there).

  • @GeecheeWoman
    @GeecheeWoman Рік тому +1

    Hello brother Tony , sister Ayo & the boys . This is your sister Acouvi still here in New York . I am definitely team fufu & peanut stew, forget the rest Looking forward to seeing you all again in 2023. CHALE - OUT .

  • @sofoclesconfucius8277
    @sofoclesconfucius8277 Рік тому +3

    Kenkey is all me😊!!

  • @sandragaston9372
    @sandragaston9372 Рік тому +2

    How cute, he said you need a flipper.😂

  • @MeEntertainmentJo_876
    @MeEntertainmentJo_876 Рік тому +2

    This is a video I’ve been waiting for! Thank you 😊

  • @emilystevens6335
    @emilystevens6335 Рік тому

    Dont tell me you risk your lives eating from the same dish as others who probably havent washed their hands???

  • @papacheezie2838
    @papacheezie2838 Рік тому +2

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  • @iamwema
    @iamwema Рік тому

    Great video but I’m surprised waakye didn’t get to the list😢

  • @BecauseitsNyia
    @BecauseitsNyia Рік тому +1

    Team Banku !! I love your videos! I’m visiting Ghana this summer with my friend and his family who’s from there. Watching your videos are making me more excited to visit! Thank you 😊

  • @Ikan199
    @Ikan199 Рік тому +1

    Lol it looks like Akomfo Anokye and his sword in the ground when she tried to pound the fufu 😂

  • @michaelappiah6806
    @michaelappiah6806 Рік тому

    Pounding fufu is a skill . Sort of a rhythm, if u go out of sync u’ll hurt the person turning it

  • @frankakwetey2354
    @frankakwetey2354 Рік тому +1

    👌👌Did you know that there're different types of Kenkey?

  • @shajustice49
    @shajustice49 Рік тому +1

    Fu Fu and fish

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому +1

      @shay shay - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.

  • @LaCharla13
    @LaCharla13 Рік тому +1

    Hi Guys been missing you. Nice to see you have not missed a step, everything is bigger and better, loving it! GOD Bless Always with love to the whole fam.

  • @ebenezerappiah7576
    @ebenezerappiah7576 Рік тому

    I love them all,soo delicious when u know how to swallow.Tameles!!!

  • @scottray103
    @scottray103 Рік тому

    It sounds like kenkey is more like a tamale. Is that a fair comparison?

  • @dashngo
    @dashngo Рік тому

    Team ga kenkay and non fermented banku. Fufu is good as well.

  • @ernestfosu2553
    @ernestfosu2553 Рік тому +2

    Banku and Okra soup!

  • @mohammedanane92
    @mohammedanane92 Рік тому

    Too much work to prepare Fufu but just to swallow it

  • @p.n.2041
    @p.n.2041 Рік тому +1

    Banku is just corn dough and cassava dough, no plantain included.

  • @hollaatthekid1796
    @hollaatthekid1796 Рік тому +3

    Your babies are so handsome!❤

    • @ExpatLifeGhana
      @ExpatLifeGhana  Рік тому

      Thanks so much for that @Holla At The KI D, really appreciate it 😉!

  • @karenarmstrong3439
    @karenarmstrong3439 Рік тому +2

    Team FuFu! 😋

  • @davisvictoria8691
    @davisvictoria8691 Рік тому

    Banku and Okra Sauce is My Choice-

  • @estheroppong4782
    @estheroppong4782 Рік тому

    Team all of the above.

  • @Kof_Believer
    @Kof_Believer Рік тому +1

    Love your choice of fashion. Excellent

  • @moniquemoses1359
    @moniquemoses1359 Рік тому +2

    I don't know, I would need to taste each first.

  • @Selenu_
    @Selenu_ Рік тому

    Feel at home’s tilapia always bangs

  • @kd3897
    @kd3897 Рік тому

    Your left hands thou on the food😩😀😀😀