Cultural Dishes You Don't Think You will Ever Get Used To

[Girona40 0]

the whole fish (or any part of the fish)

You took the words right out of my mouth. Just something about an entire fish cooked with the eyes intact looking back at me. I can deal with individual fish parts, just not the WHOLE fish at once!! In Ghana they even eat just fish heads (eyes and all!!) I can't take it!!

My brother and his family lived in Ghana for several years. He said he could never quite bring himself to eat Grasscutter (similar to a large rat) with Shitto Sauce (apparently looked just like it sounds)!!

[mmarlo 1]

Although the fish I had in Kenya (usually tilapia) was generally very good, and even better if you could find mudfish, the worst dish I had in Kenya was a fish dish, called omena, which essentially is fried whole minnows, which I think had first been dried, and then mixed with a kind of tomato-based stew. I had one bite and that was more than enough for me. The crunching of the head and still-forming fish bones was bad enough, but the smell and taste was just over the top. My fiancee made the mistake of having a bit more than I did, out of respect for our friend who prepared the dish, and paid for it by having to run to the choo all night. We still have a joke today about that dinner. The accompanying dishes were ugali and sukuma wiki (collared greens), which are basically the staple starch and vegetable dishes in most of Kenya, and those dishes never tasted so sweet as when we could choose them over the omena.

[LovinLiberia 0]

the whole fish (or any part of the fish)

You took the words right out of my mouth. Just something about an entire fish cooked with the eyes intact looking back at me. I can deal with individual fish parts, just not the WHOLE fish at once!! In Ghana they even eat just fish heads (eyes and all!!) I can't take it!!

LOL, that made me laugh so much! It's definately the eyes staring back that gets to me...

the whole fish (or any part of the fish)

You took the words right out of my mouth. Just something about an entire fish cooked with the eyes intact looking back at me. I can deal with individual fish parts, just not the WHOLE fish at once!! In Ghana they even eat just fish heads (eyes and all!!) I can't take it!!

My brother and his family lived in Ghana for several years. He said he could never quite bring himself to eat Grasscutter (similar to a large rat) with Shitto Sauce (apparently looked just like it sounds)!!

That reminds me...I can never get used to bush meat, either. Not knowing the source of what you are eating is a little freaky to me. When I was in Ghana, I had to politely turn it down several times.

[discerned1 0]

When I was in Africa, I thought I could never get used to eating any of the stuff down there, but I loved the things my fiance family served, never turned one dish down. However, I never eaten bush meat. I always wondered what type of meat it was. Anyway, I could never eat goat meat or anything wild like that. sorry. Thankfully, my fiance always made sure goat meat wasn't on the menu.

Edited April 25, 2007 by discerned1

[*JG* 2]

When I was in Africa, I thought I could never get used to eating any of the stuff down there, but I loved the things my fiance family served, never turned one dish down. However, I never eaten bush meat. I always wondered what type of meat it was. Anyway, I could never eat goat meat or anything wild like that. sorry. Thankfully, my fiance always made sure goat meat wasn't on the menu.

Goat can be really good if prepared properly. Just had it Monday.

[The_dip_sticks 0]

cow brains YUK

[Cassie 8]

you will never get me near a chicken fried steak

(Sorry this isn't an African-related dish, but it's a definite cultural dish here in Oklahoma that I will never get used to!)

[babybunny 2]

Lamb!

That chit is nasty. what is worse is lamb hands < feet >

[babybunny 2]

(similar to a large rat) with Shitto Sauce (apparently looked just like it sounds)!!

[LovinLiberia 0]

When I was in Africa, I thought I could never get used to eating any of the stuff down there, but I loved the things my fiance family served, never turned one dish down. However, I never eaten bush meat. I always wondered what type of meat it was. Anyway, I could never eat goat meat or anything wild like that. sorry. Thankfully, my fiance always made sure goat meat wasn't on the menu.

I also loved and ate all Liberian food. I thought it would be nasty, but all of the dishes were really good and flavorful. The only thing I remember turning down (refusing to try) was some their version of tuna salad...it looked and smelled WAY too "fishy". I just don't like fish, period.

When I was in Africa, I thought I could never get used to eating any of the stuff down there, but I loved the things my fiance family served, never turned one dish down. However, I never eaten bush meat. I always wondered what type of meat it was. Anyway, I could never eat goat meat or anything wild like that. sorry. Thankfully, my fiance always made sure goat meat wasn't on the menu.

Goat can be really good if prepared properly. Just had it Monday.

LOL, I had a REALLY BAD run-in with goat meat in Jamaica. We went down to visit my grandmother and she cooked "goat-foot soup." It was literally thin brown water with a big hoof sitting in the middle. I had to politely decline on that one...ever since then the idea of goat meat makes my stomach church. It had a really strong smell, also.

Lamb!

That chit is nasty. what is worse is lamb hands < feet >

I've had lamb and don't know what to think about it. I'm kinda on the fence about it. I don't dislike it, but I don't like it, either. Maybe it has something to do with my idea of lambs being cute, fluffy, and sweet. Not edible! lol.

[MaRob 0]

When I was in Africa, I thought I could never get used to eating any of the stuff down there, but I loved the things my fiance family served, never turned one dish down. However, I never eaten bush meat. I always wondered what type of meat it was. Anyway, I could never eat goat meat or anything wild like that. sorry. Thankfully, my fiance always made sure goat meat wasn't on the menu.

How do you know that "Bush" Meat wasn't goat meat?

[akatagirl 0]

As for the fish, I love catfish and most fish except the cheap Tilapia.

I have nothing against tilapia--i think it tastes great and I dont think its all that cheap...lol. As for Ghanian Cuisine, I am not big on snails...but I love, plaintain, garri, fufu, light soup, ground nut soup, waa-che (beans and rice), suya, nkatie burger peanuts, fried plaintain chips yummy)

The thing that is "similar to a large rat") am guessing its BUSH MEAT!--

--I did try that when I was in Nigeria and it is called Bush Meat..its not as bad as it looks..When I saw a program on tv about West African and finally saw what the animal looked like where bush meat came from--I felt sick to my stomach!

[LovinLiberia 0]

--I did try that when I was in Nigeria and it is called Bush Meat..its not as bad as it looks..When I saw a program on tv about West African and finally saw what the animal looked like where bush meat came from--I felt sick to my stomach!

LOL!

[MaRob 0]

The thing that is "similar to a large rat") am guessing its BUSH MEAT!--

--I did try that when I was in Nigeria and it is called Bush Meat..its not as bad as it looks..When I saw a program on tv about West African and finally saw what the animal looked like where bush meat came from--I felt sick to my stomach!

I thought bush meat was just that... any meat that they could find... in the bush!!!

[akim oda 0]

Most Ghanaian foods I've had are very good. While I was visiting my fiance, he had a family member prepare, some kind of stew. I don't know the name, but it was made with palm oil, greens, hard boiled eggs(whole), it probably had other things in it. But I disliked it a lot! Fufu is good, jollof, a lot of the stews. Never tried kenkey, or bush meat(doesn't sound good). By the way shitto, is very good, nothing bad about it, just spicy, adds a good flavor to your food.