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Chop bar

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Chop Bar
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Chop bar be traditional food joint for Ghana[1][2] wey more tyms edey de country ein south.[3][4] Dem dey serve chow for local earthenware bowls inners, wey more tyms squad dey chop dema chow for der.[5] De chop bars edey hie, bunch naa get den local alcoholic drinks plus small liquor. Ebe samtin wey be konk for Ghana,[6] wey Ghanaians too dey feel dese kind locations.[7][8][9]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

De word chop be original pidgin word wey dey mean "eat" or "cut into pieces"[6] for wona English language insyd.[7] More tyms chop bar dey sell den local Ghanaian chow some lyk, fufu, banku, konkonte den omotuo plus any soup you go want.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ferris, R. S. B. (1998). Postharvest Technology and Commodity Marketing: Proceedings of a Postharvest Conference, 2[9] Nov to 1 Dec 1995, Accra, Ghana. IITA. ISBN 9789781311116.
  2. Yankah, Kwesi (1990). Woes of a Kwatriot: Reflections on the Ghanaian Situation. Woeli Publishing Services. ISBN 9789964904258.
  3. "Chop bar operators urged to register and collect VAT". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  4. "Let's Go Eating At A Tema Chop Bar". Modern Ghana. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. Hugon, Philippe; Farrugia, Caroline (1989). The Informal Sector: Women and Development Planning in Africa. Division of Studies for Development, Unesco.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Online, Peace FM. "It's Easy For A Foreigner To Be Confused By The Words 'CHOP BAR'". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "The Wonderful Ghanaian CHOP BAR Experience". GhanaCelebrities.Com. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. Frimpon, Kwame (June 2010). The Boy in the Oversized Smock: School Memories in Living Color. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781450077590.
  9. King, L. K.; Awumbila, B.; Canacoo, E. A.; Ofosu-Amaah, S. (2000-07-21). "An assessment of the safety of street foods in the Ga district, of Ghana; implications for the spread of zoonoses". Acta Tropica. 76 (1): 39–43. doi:10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00087-5. ISSN 0001-706X. PMID 10913764.

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