# Chop bar

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A **chop bar** is a traditional [eatery](/source/Eatery) in [Ghana](/source/Ghana)[1][2] mostly located in the country's south.[3][4] In [Ghanaian pidgin](/source/Ghanaian_Pidgin_English), "to chop" means "to eat".[5][6]

Chop bars mostly sell dishes of [Ghanaian cuisine](/source/Ghanaian_cuisine), such as [fufu](/source/Fufu), [banku](/source/Banku_(dish)), [konkonte](/source/Konkonte), and [omotuo](/source/Omo_tuo) (rice balls) with different soups. Meals are served in local earthenware bowls and foods are usually eaten at the premises.[7] Most of these bars are stocked with local alcoholic drinks with few foreign drinks available. It is a cultural icon of Ghana,[5] and is popular among the locals.[6][8][9]

## References

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*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bIsz-PA75b4C&pg=PA80). IITA. ISBN 9789781311116.

1. Yankah, Kwesi (1990). [*Woes of a Kwatriot: Reflections on the Ghanaian Situation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=A7kyAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Chop+Bar). Woeli Publishing Services. ISBN 9789964904258.

1. ["Chop bar operators urged to register and collect VAT"](https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Chop-bar-operators-urged-to-register-and-collect-VAT-85656). *www.ghanaweb.com*. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

1. ["Let's Go Eating At A Tema Chop Bar"](https://www.modernghana.com/news/187582/lets-go-eating-at-a-tema-chop-bar.html). *Modern Ghana*. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

1. Online, Peace FM. ["It's Easy For A Foreigner To Be Confused By The Words 'CHOP BAR'"](http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201409/213377.php). *www.peacefmonline.com*. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

1. ["The Wonderful Ghanaian CHOP BAR Experience"](https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2014/09/25/wonderful-ghanaian-chop-bar-experience-tried/). *GhanaCelebrities.Com*. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

1. Hugon, Philippe & Farrugia, Caroline (1989). [*The Informal Sector: Women and Development Planning in Africa*](https://books.google.com/books?id=09G6AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Chop+Bar%22+-wikipedia). Division of Studies for Development, Unesco.

1. Frimpon, Kwame (June 2010). [*The Boy in the Oversized Smock: School Memories in Living Color*](https://books.google.com/books?id=sTy_ZLaqHlAC&dq=%22Chop+Bar%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT248). Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781450077590.

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00087-5). [ISSN 0001-706X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0001-706X). [PMID 10913764](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10913764)

## External links

- [Video: Chop bar in Ghana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQIa0V9L-PE)

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