Ghana snacks - Food we took for granted growing up in Ghana

There are some snacks that I crave for in Ghana and in this video I am going to eat those snacks. My name is Michaela and >> as he said I'm his co-host. >> How much is this one? >> Um this one is five. >> Let me try. sour. >> Whenever I travel outside Ghana, I can't help but crave the street snacks we grew up with. You know, the ones we never really appreciated then. So, in this video, I'm treating myself to some of my favorite Ghanaian snacks. Come along with me. Oh, not too bad. >> My name is Mickey. Keep watching. >> Hi, Mickey. I know what you can get. >> What do you think I can get? >> You can get barbecue like chicken. >> Do you know Do you know what she calls barbecue? >> We call it chinchinga >> kebab. >> But she she calls it barbecue. And what else? >> You can get barbecue like fried plantain. >> Fried plantain is too heavy for me. Maybe kill Willy. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Kelly Willy. Maybe roasted. Roasted plantain. I'm looking forward to roasted plantain. >> Yes. And roasted corn sour. >> Yeah. I don't know if we can get roasted corn because >> it's not in season, isn't it? >> Yeah. It's like far far away. But you can >> plantain chips. I'm looking forward to plantain chips. >> Yes. Jo like especially J likes plantain chips. If you don't buy him plantain chips, >> he will cry. No. [Music] We start with plantain chips which is >> which is this. So we have one of them that is ripe and one of them is >> one of one of them is the plain one which is the yellow one. Oh which is the the body and this one is the cocoa. >> The cocoa. Which one do you like? >> I like the cocoa because of the sugar. >> I love the sugar content. I'm the same. I like cocoa because of the sugar >> and but the yellow one I don't actually like it because of soap in there salt >> there's salt in it but do you think some people put um sugar they put sugar? No, the lunch is is by the >> Is it natural? >> They're natural. >> All right, let's taste. >> Okay, taste test in three, two, one. >> Okay, so they still add a little bit of salt into this one. >> They add small. >> How much is this one? >> Um, this one is 5 c. >> This one is 5. There's no one is maybe like three. >> Three. Didn't introduce my co my co-host. >> Can you introduce yourself? >> Hi. >> My name is Michaela and >> as he said, I'm his co-host. >> Yeah. >> So, >> so Michaela is my daughter if you've never seen her on the channel. >> Traffic in town is crazy. So we ended up in Alaba and we coming to buy kebab what we call chin chinga. >> Apparently it is what what is so special about this one. >> Is that arguably the best joint in Kumas? >> Apparently it's the best chinching joint in Kumasi. So yeah, let's see. [Music] So they've been here for like over 40 years. on industrial scale. You can see like a lot of, you know, big big people come here to buy meat and they've got goods, they've got um guinea foul, they've got chicken, they've got basically everything not. >> So 20 cities, 20 Ghana cities for one. Okay. I'm just trying to >> do you want to try? >> It's very nice. >> Seriously, they've got this um I don't know. I said this one has got moisture on it. >> Very moist. >> What do you think? >> So we call it in Ghana. >> What do they call it? Is it Alas or do you understand? Now you're not sure. Just like >> All right. So >> this is a sour fruit. >> So it's a sour fruit. And then when you chew for something >> and when you chew it for a long time it turns into chewing gum. >> So one go for two CDs. Two CDs. All right. You are going to try it and see. But some are really nice. Others you are very tasted. It was so sad. that I couldn't even handle that. >> Yeah, I find it difficult to handle it myself. >> Bite into it. Let me see. So sour. >> Oh, not too bad. >> It's one of those things you want to eat it, but you don't want to eat it. I've never eaten a food. So this is lassa. >> Alasa. >> Alasa. Some people call it lassa. >> Oh, okay. And we used to turn the the seed into um whistle. That's the seed. [Music] >> The sauce are all right. >> That's the seed. We used to turn it into a whis. [Music] This one is my favorite. I've been craving for this one like long time ago. Like I've not had this in a long time. And we were driving along and then I spotted it. So I decided to come and get some. >> And they bring coconut as well. >> Yeah, coconut. >> So yeah, it comes with coconut. And we have ripe plantain as well. And it goes with peanut bro season within one week. >> Okay. So apparently it's only got a week. So a week and there will be no roasted corn. So I cut it at the right time. [Music] >> So yeah, >> the roasted corn >> and it goes with a hard coconut. >> So some people call it maf organ. When I was growing up m organ m organ >> because you you did it. >> Oh yeah. So taste test in three, two, one. >> And coconut. >> Coconut. Plus coconut. >> And the coconut gives it the milky tast. The sweet the best part of the And >> you know I have a story. >> So when I was a kid, we would take it like this, right? >> And then we put it in our pocket. So, I'll take it from the pub. The cup? >> Yeah. I take it from the cup >> and then I'll put it in my pocket. So when I'm sat in class, I'll be chilling. >> Daddy big. >> They wouldn't allow you to eat in class. >> Yes. Even during the stage, >> but when you're having free time, that's time you can eat it. So yeah, ripe ripe plantain or roasted plantain >> to eat the roasted plantain with the peanuts and African people call it gran. Some people call it in katier in katia. Okay. So try it. You have to dip it in it. No. Yeah. >> All right. It's my turn. It's so nice. Better than with only the plant. >> It's It's so on the go. Whenever you are in a hurry, this is something that you can eat and it's very nourishing. >> Yes. It can like fill you all your stomach and you like have full energy. [Music] Hey guys, so we at home and that venture was so crazy like how now I fast until I want to break the record of the longest singing and going to visit where my parents grew up. Yep. and all the African snacks, street food. Okay. And we are back home. We came home. We came home. Tell the world we came home. Bye.