Incredible AFRICAN STREET FOOD!! Eating Fufu + UNESCO Slave Castle Tour | Cape Coast, Ghana
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After a six-hour drive west along Ghana’s Gulf of Guinea coast from Accra, I finally arrived in Cape Coast! Come along with me as I try some incredible African street food and tour a UNESCO slave castle in Cape Coast, Ghana!
Cape Coast was an extremely important town during colonial times. The Dutch, Swedes, British, and Portuguese all settled this area. Cape Coast also has a very dark history, as it played a crucial role during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
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My afternoon began with a walk to Emma Locals Chop Bar with my guide Isaac from Jolinaiko Eco Tours for some lunch. I couldn’t wait to have some fufu, goat, and fish!
I washed my hands well and dug into the fufu, which is boiled plantains and cassava flour. It’s served in a light, gingery soup with goat and tuna. The fufu is pasty and doughy and pairs so well with the meat. But it was still scorching hot!
They gave me tons of goat meat, which was super flavorful. The soup itself was a bright red in color. The massive chunks of goat were outstanding but it was hard to eat with my fingers because it was so hot!
The tuna contained lots of bones, so I had to be careful. It was really enjoyable, though! The bone marrow was the best part. It’s one local dish you must eat when you come to Ghana!
It cost 86 cedi total for four bowls and tipped another 14, for about $20 USD total.
Then, my guides and I drove through Cape Coast. They have two forts in town. On our way to the castle, we checked out the mini-market, where they were selling lots of fish, squid, rice, and egg stew.
We continued on to the fishing village. There were tons of fishing boats everywhere and fishermen coming in with their catch. At the other end of the beach was Cape Coast Castle.
We entered the castle through the Door of No Return, which is where enslaved Africans went through and never returned from during the slave trade. Above the door is a sign that says Door of Return, inviting the descendants of slaves back home to Africa.
The castle was built by the English around 1665. From the walls, I could see restaurants along the beach. Above us was the governor’s residence. It was a large, mansion-like tower in the castle with lots of windows.
Then, we headed down to the slave dungeons. The castle has male and female slave dungeons. They’ve been left in the same condition since the last time they were used. At any point during its use, at least 1,000 enslaved Africans were held in them.
Lights have been put up in the dungeons, but back then, they were pitch-black. The men and women were led through the dungeons to the Door of No Return. Even now, the bricks on the floor are no longer visible because they were covered in bodily fluids.
Above the male dungeon was a church. On its wall is a plaque unveiled by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama commemorating their visit to the castle on July 11, 2009.
Nearby is a condemned cell, and on the west side of the castle are 16 cannons and a stack of cannon balls. There are also chambers where the officers would hold slaves they wanted to rape until the slave changed her mind.
Finally, I visited the female slave dungeons. They held between 200-250 women in each session. If an officer wanted one of the female slaves, they would take her to the ocean and bathe her.
Afterward, they would either take her back to the dungeon or she may become his concubine and bear him children. These women would then be given European names.
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