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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Fish and Chips, Ghanaian-Style


Far be it for me to say point-blank that most Ghanaians eat this classic food this way. Far from it!

Stuck on what to eat for lunch, I decided to make my own by getting the chips from Shoprite, and the fried fish from the local place I buy my sweet potatoes.

Too late to join me, I'm afraid: I'm almost done!;-)

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posted by Emmanuel.K.Bensah II @ Thursday, September 18, 2008  

4 Comments:

  • At 9:31 PM, Blogger Kris said…

    May I ask what sort of fish this is?

     

  • At 12:04 AM, Blogger Sherry said…

    I love pics of native foods! Please show more of these. This dish looks delicious. DO you eat the fish with the skin still on? Like the previous commenter asked, what type of fish is it?

     

  • At 10:11 AM, Blogger Abena said…

    So randomly came across your blog (while procrastinating at work)...I like the "fish and chips Ghanaian-style"..it is so true. Traditional fish meets chips that are alien to our diet and coming from Shoprite are a direct product of Globalization and capitalism. Okay, maybe I'm reading too much into it..

     

  • At 11:08 AM, Blogger Emmanuel.K.Bensah II said…

    Kris--to tell you the truth, I don't know. It certainly is not tilapia fish, which is not only an expensive addition to Ghanaian diet (going for around 7-8 GHANA cedis or around US$8.00-US$9.00), but a popular fish easten by Ghanaians. Just fried fish. Will need to find out more about it!

    Sherry--sure, will comply! Yes, we most often do, but it is really people's choice ;-)

    Abena--you are not reading too much into it! COuldn't agree more!!!

     

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