Hot what?!

In other news.....

I got introduced to quail eggs today. Yes quails lay eggs, they're a type of bird. But I don't blame you, I didn't know people went around looking for quail eggs to boil. It's pretty funny actually, picture a bunch of Chinese rummaging for quail eggs like it's normal. Ok so it is, in this part of the world. The problem is, normal in this part of the world is NOT normal for me. But that's ok, I've had people ask me if I know anyone called Kunta Kinte (I said yes, it's a fairly common name in Africa) so I guess I understand.

I wish I had a picture right now but its on my friend?'s camera, I'll put it up as soon as I have it. The eggs were part of what was to be my dinner if I had braved the storm but you know Fantes are particularly fussy when it comes to satisfying our gustatory cravings. Unfortunately I don't think my friends were happy with this explanation. They said to ''just go with it'' and to ignore ''what it is you're eating'' ''as long as it's edible''... they are obviously not Fante! Or Ghanaian for that matter but its all good. In life its good to be adventurous but to those who get it, the first person to die in a horror movie is never a black person.

So all in all, my ''dinner'' tonight was a hot pot, this boiling bowl set in the middle of the table that serves a soup you create yourself by choosing what goes in it..and all kinds of things went into mine. I'm glad my friends enjoyed it but it'll take some time to get used to soup cooked in 10 minutes (yes, the protein and veggies too).

My real dinner was Chinese nescafe (nothing like ours) and chinese wafers. 

This is what I signed up for, that's why I didn't slack in Ghana. Cheers to the good times!