 Oh, the food is here. The food is here! Finally! Welcome to South Sudan, the world's newest country and this is my country number 18 in Africa. Anytime that I travel to a new country I always want to show you new things that you are not used to so I am here to have fun but also educate you. I also need to show you the culture of that particular country that I visit and since I am in South Sudan and since you all know that your favorite village boy loves food over women I need to show you what they eat in this beautiful country South Sudan but hey, I have always been telling you that collaborate, don't hate so I got beautiful YouTubers in South Sudan and I am definitely going to do this video with them and they are going to tell me what they eat in this country 100% good food Welcome to South Sudan Thank you so much, how do you say thank you in this country? Shukran I am so hungry, do you guys know that? You should be and since I came to this country I have not tasted any food because I am waiting to eat that special That's actually very good because we have something prepared for you here and I am sure you are going to enjoy it The lineup is crazy It doesn't represent the people in here Yes, all 10 states of the country How many tribes do you guys have in here? Over 64 64 and all the tribes have a different food that they eat That would be interesting I am going to eat 64 different kind of food Tell me something that I need to know about South Sudan is food So we like assida in other countries it's ugali or posho So that is a very common food that we eat We also like what we call mola So it's different, we have reds we have greens, so we like vegetables we like meat, we like everything All together But it's not like we mix them It's not like we mix them But if different dishes we have to compare everything Tell me something about yourself I love content creating I love taking pictures and traveling around the world and my goal is to travel around South Sudan What I found out when I came to this country I realized that they are not content creators So we are creating our first video today and we are going to get another video on your channel so that people that want to see more of South Sudan will see South Sudan from you girls Exactly And I am Paula and also an upcoming content creator It's very amazing to meet you Wodemaya And so we are just here trying to do what Wodemaya does for Africa I'm like what are we doing for South Sudan It's time to show South Sudan to the world But right now I'm so hungry Where are we going to get the food We are actually We are actually by the Nile Very beautiful scenery We eat beside the Nile Amazing I hope I'm going to get some fish from the Nile Straight from the Nile So finally Wodemaya We are here So make yourself comfortable As we wait to enjoy South Sudan No one is going to see me eat Amazing And we are going to use our hands by the way See I love eating with my hands This shows me real Africa We are going to use our hands Actually we are going to use Foxia Do you know that I've actually found my new favorite country in Africa South Sudan Hi I'm good, nice to meet you man What is the food Oh okay Alright so you go ahead and then Awesome, so some of the things we'd like you to try Of course we have the fish It's almost like something we eat everyday But we have different varieties here as well This one is called Fodra Which you are going to try today It's just greens It's a meat made with What we call a Mufraqa In Arabic It's probably the What is it called I don't think it has an English name We call it Mufraqa But now for Vegetables Then we have Acida So this is like Maze flour Acida is like Ugal But sometimes we also make them with the cassava here So you also have brown flour White flour We also have Combo Which is actually one of South Sudan's Everybody has had Combo And I think when everybody comes they need to try Combo So it's greens as well with peanut butter And then we have also I think Bamiya Okra I'm going to have all this on the table today Fantastic We ordered everything Thank you Poor guy is so afraid The food is here The food is here Finally Oh my god Ok So we have Combo here We have Kudra and then Bamiya And then this one is called Acida Yes Brown is Ugal It's good to travel I thought Ugal is always white Here is the brown one Actually they say this one holds your stomach better So this is the white Ugal And this is the brown Ugal But as this have different names All Acida, Acida Brown, Acida and White Acida Then we also have the Kudra Which is also a popular that you can eat with the sauces This one also can be white or brown And then actually when it is dried it can be made juice This one When it's dry What is the national juice in this country I mean that juice that whenever you come to this country you need to try it out Kere Kere Do you have Kere Kere here? We'll check Please ask them if they have Kere You can have some Kere Kere Can we just wash our hands Let's wash our hands and eat So usually in our culture we eat together Like you have a sense of community Exactly It's a communal society So you will never find each person with a plate That's something new So you put the food together as it is here And then you will pick what You want to eat And then you dip and we eat together Can you show me how you're going to eat so that we're able to follow Yes, so I will start with the Kudra So you can just take some of the Kudra And then dip it Because it can sometimes It's slimy Slimy, okay So good So good But what is the green made of No I mean like I'm just gonna Yeah Okay It's like a lot of greens man It's very slimy Good and healthy It actually tastes like a This one Did they make it the same way? No really What kind of leaves do they use? I don't even know how to call it in English But it's called Aurelio or something But it's also slimy I definitely think you should try this one What am I trying this on with? This humble You can try it with whatever you like Okay Okay, this one tastes like I mean I have the Swallow Or Chew I would recommend you Chew Chew, yeah I don't think this is Chew This is Swallow This is Swallow I mean This is Swallow, see One, two, three The taste I think this will be my favorite The peanuts You still got this in here The greens in here Wow This meat See the way I'm going back again I mean this one will be my favorite So with this one we also have a Fish version So you can also substitute the meat for fish So with the meat it's called Combo Leham With the fish it's Combo Samak Yes, Samak Swahili Actually Arabic and Swahili are very close Okay Are you guys not eating? I love it I mean I've tried this one So far I prefer this with that one I mean you still haven't tried this one Can I try that one? Yes What do you want to try with? This okra Yes, okra By the way we like chili So if you like chili I love chili I have to try this with what? Any We can try with this one This is the ugali This is the ugali You guys don't put salt in ugali No But I feel like all your food are Swahili But we actually chew them This is good I knew you would like it Bamiya is nice This is called what? Bamiya, it's dried okra Dried okra I mean I eat the fresh one in Ghana I never knew you guys eat the dry one We eat both the fresh one and the dry one So we also have the one where it is the whole okra It's called Bamiya Tabih So it's two, it's usually red in color So with tomatoes This one doesn't have any tomatoes Or any extras So it's just okra and then It's just okra and then the mufrakka that we talked about earlier Which is the saca stick That is used So it's the same one that's used to make these two dishes So the women would just Mufrakka away You can say it in our videos When we start making them You need to show us how it's made We'll show you how it's made Maybe I need to even try my best To learn how all this food are made But I think I'll still go for this one You have one last one Huh? Again? Yes, we love to eat And by the way When you go to eat at somebody's house You have to finish your food So am I going to finish this? You need to We'll see if you want to be nice to you I mean, what occasions do people eat this? This is like Every day Is it breakfast? It's lunch and dinner Lunch and dinner? Yes Ok, wow Every day you have to go to southern You can find southern food everywhere Eating this So you guys don't eat rice? Rarely Rarely I don't even think people actually eat rice Yeah, I don't think Actually a lot of people find that rice is not very filling Yeah Also because you end up with communities That you know, people are hard workers They're farmers So they would like food that would fulfill them Rice is not food You want acidity It's just like when you go to Ghana People will tell you that give me real food Exactly Some people used to say that I can never eat rice And sleep at night It feels like I'm not eating Exactly We feel the same exact way So maybe you can try this with This is tegelia And this is dried okra Okra as well, yes With now red sauce Why is it that all your dishes are okra Or something slimy We like okra And slimy things, they sit well in your stomach It tastes good Is this all beans? No Just dried okra Just dried okra I think for the staple food I prefer This over this The combination that I think is the best In here And this one I mean I'm not from South Sudan I've tested all the Different dishes that they got in here But I would say that If I should give masks They sort of have 110 Over 100 Wow I'm glad you actually found something you like No because I love fufu Fufu in Ghana is my favorite And this one it feels like you're eating I mean coconut tea Which is also brownish But it's like a dried cassava That is pounded together And then used hot water to I mean make it Exactly with the peanuts You have a soup in Ghana called peanut soup And this one It feels like you're eating exactly the same food It feels like home See your home Everywhere in Africa it's really home It's home Let me try this I mean it's your home country So you can't try it out Just tell me you want to eat this Under the tree This looks like a nim tree How are we not going to drink a nim tea Because it's so bitter But you see it's also medicinal But that's for another day So we are here today Going to try the South Sudanese Most famous drink actually We have to drink it here We have to drink it here Under the tree Have your tea served and enjoy yourself Thank you So we are going to have kerakede Kerakede So it's hibiscus Oh hibiscus leaves Flowers actually Hot Can I have tea You don't understand Let me say it In Arabic Under the tree Under the tree Under the tree Under the tree Have your tea Have your tea So in other words Kerakede So we are going to have three The same hibiscus The hibiscus tea And still to try it for us So you are going to try what South Sudanese enjoy here To go ahead and give us So prepare for us This is the same one you are talking about Anadera Ashram Ashram Ashram You know how can you say Chai So you are about to say something Oh this is the one you are talking about It's the one So we do it both Yeah You can make juice from it And then have it and that's the same time It's so good Like I can see the road right in front of me I am here just enjoying myself It's really crazy So that's what people mostly do Here in Tawson If you just want to chill People come under the trees Because there is good shade So we just take tea Not specifically this The coffee as well It's not done yet Yeah we can go ahead and It's so red Oh my goodness So before we have to say Fadhan What? Fadhan What does that mean? Welcome We have to welcome you to our tea So Fadhan Thank you Shukran It is hot I am going to hurt myself It is hot, I am also going to really struggle This is what I mean Oh my goodness It's famous here Let me tell you something Africa is just one place Exactly Do you know how we call this in Ghana? Maybe I am my mistake Let me drink proper It's called sobo lo Really? It's just that I have not taken it hot before So you drink the cold version But this is like Where I am from we call it Bisa When you go to Akra in the rice they call it sobo lo Ah Sobo lo So it's just the same thing, hibiscus flowers Have it as tea and at the same time as Just a normal drink like juice Put it in the fridge and then have it Africa is just one place man You just have to travel and go find out Because if I never come in here I thought sobo lo It's a Ghana national drink You know when you go to South Sudan It's their national drink but they drink it hot Wow Is it the same thing for Is it the same one in this one? Is it the tea bag? Yeah it's the tea bag It's the one so we make And they put a mint See I was like What is it doing? It's my first time drinking like this How do you find it? It tastes good but kind of weird Yo you know what There are also YouTubers in here I mean the channel is pretty new But you know how we always do it I want them to tell stories from South Sudan So do me a favor Go to the YouTube channel Make sure you subscribe it's by force I'm not even gonna beg you It's by force for you to subscribe to the YouTube channel Help them grow Help them tell stories from this beautiful country And hey the favorite village boy Mr. Ghana baby Right here It's South Sudan Any further message to them? Oh yeah and the YouTube channel Will be called Southern Drops So dropping content straight from South Sudan Amazing man How do you say bye bye? Assalam Assalam