Sometimes, plans don’t always go as planned. This morning, we headed to the central market of Tamale to bargain our way through all types of products and produce until we reached our destination of the fugu smocks and grass woven baskets. Unfortunately, an unscheduled torrential rain storm put a kink in the plan. We unsuccessfully attempted to wait out the storm.
Instead, we headed to the art complex of Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanan contemporary artist. His installations and collections are massive. His Red Clay Studio is a 200 acre ever expanding project. which gives locals access to world class art in a free public space.
Ibrahim is not the only talent at Red Clay Studio, his wife. Khadijah (Chef Dee), creates delicious meals with indigenous food. Welcomed into their home, we first learned of her passion to reimagine accessible local ingredients. She then creates innovative meals which celebrate West African culture and tradition. Our feast included a baked cheese, wagashi, with soya sauce and spicy peanuts, wasawasa which is made with pluverized yam peel, tofu made with tigernut milk and served with a spicy tomato sauce, and tubaani a boiled dumpling made of flour from ground black eyed peas. It was served with spicy oil and carmelized onion.
Sitting on beautiful woven straw mats, we indulged and enjoyed. We left sated and smiling and the sun was shining.
Where is Wendy 