Kumasi’s Master Chef Ama Nima Passes on

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NANA ADUANABA, VIRGINIA, USA 11 years ago

YES I STILL SMELL THE SPLENDID AROMA OF HER RICE. I NEVER MISSED HER GOOD COOKING ANYTIME IWAS IN THE ASAFO AREA IN THE MID 70s. YOU WILL BE MISSED OHEMAA AMA. FARE THEE WELL!!
DAMIRIFA DUE!

YES I STILL SMELL THE SPLENDID AROMA OF HER RICE. I NEVER MISSED HER GOOD COOKING ANYTIME IWAS IN THE ASAFO AREA IN THE MID 70s. YOU WILL BE MISSED OHEMAA AMA. FARE THEE WELL!!
DAMIRIFA DUE!
OYOKOBA 11 years ago

There aren't many people who grew up in Kumasi in the 1970s and 1980s for whom Amma Nima was not a household name. She ruled the house when it came to fine and mouth watering tasty cuisine.

I went to Primary school at Asafo ...
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There aren't many people who grew up in Kumasi in the 1970s and 1980s for whom Amma Nima was not a household name. She ruled the house when it came to fine and mouth watering tasty cuisine.

I went to Primary school at Asafo A.M.E. Zion School, middle school at Asem Boys, Tech Secondary School, Ahmadiyya Secondary School, and of course lived at Asafo near Cedi Bar and Asafo Post Office. You can bet your last dollar that yours truly had on many occasions been drawn by the irresistible aromatic scent of Ama Nima's rice to saunter down that alley to soak up on her universally acclaimed cuisine skills. Many a time I will actually lick clean the bowl with my tongue.....it was too good to just wash away.

Maame Nima da yie.......you can gracefully rest assured and proudly write on your tomb stone that you fed a whole generation and a grateful city. We are your children. We love you. Damirefa due! Rest in peace.
MARY JUANA 11 years ago

Tell me about that. I hope she trained many people to carry on her unique tradition. I hope somebody will have sat her down and captured her recipes in a book for posterity. We are raising a whole generation of women and men ...
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Tell me about that. I hope she trained many people to carry on her unique tradition. I hope somebody will have sat her down and captured her recipes in a book for posterity. We are raising a whole generation of women and men who do not know how to cook beyond boiling eggs.
Maame Grace 11 years ago

STATE BURIAL ON MY MIND WHAT DO YOU THINK OYOKOBA

STATE BURIAL ON MY MIND WHAT DO YOU THINK OYOKOBA
KOFI ABROKWA - HOUSTON, TX. USA. 11 years ago

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.
PHILTY McNASTY 11 years ago

I can still imagine how her food tasted and the scent, just forget it. There was no comparison. Obaa Pa da yie. Rest in peace.

I can still imagine how her food tasted and the scent, just forget it. There was no comparison. Obaa Pa da yie. Rest in peace.
Kwame 11 years ago

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.
Kwame 11 years ago

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.
Kwame 11 years ago

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.
Kwame 11 years ago

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Kwame 11 years ago

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks for the delicious rice and beef stew. May your soul rest in perfect peace.
Good Life 11 years ago

Where was Ahmadiyya primary school located, specifically? I am trying to reconnect. Btw Ash Town had its own celebrated matre'de -Adwoa Nsuo. In honor of all the departed souls of atwee, akrantie, adowas, mponam, please, we s ...
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Where was Ahmadiyya primary school located, specifically? I am trying to reconnect. Btw Ash Town had its own celebrated matre'de -Adwoa Nsuo. In honor of all the departed souls of atwee, akrantie, adowas, mponam, please, we should refrain from mentioning Atweemunum in the same breath as any other restaurant in the city.
mameadjoa 11 years ago

byebye oldgirls

byebye oldgirls
Dessy,Canada 11 years ago

it is time ghanaians introduce a wiser way of cooking..mostly,all people i know behind the kitchen are dead due to excessive heat from charcoal cooking as well as the heating from already prepared food.it is tine to go on mec ...
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it is time ghanaians introduce a wiser way of cooking..mostly,all people i know behind the kitchen are dead due to excessive heat from charcoal cooking as well as the heating from already prepared food.it is tine to go on mechanise out food cooking at restaurants and bar..May her soul rest in peace
Ama 11 years ago

You are either out of touch with Ghana or you just haven't got a clue. This article is meant for tributes to the fabulous Ama Nima, this is not the post mortem.

BTW Mama Adjoa, please save your nonsense for your stupid fri ...
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You are either out of touch with Ghana or you just haven't got a clue. This article is meant for tributes to the fabulous Ama Nima, this is not the post mortem.

BTW Mama Adjoa, please save your nonsense for your stupid friends.
Ama 11 years ago

Sorry Mame Adjoa I meant Dessy.

Sorry Mame Adjoa I meant Dessy.
Thanks for the memories. 11 years ago

Thanks for the wonderful memories. You left your mark as few others can, and we are all grateful. I can attest to her brilliance, because I was a customer. Rest In Peace Ama Nima.

Thanks for the wonderful memories. You left your mark as few others can, and we are all grateful. I can attest to her brilliance, because I was a customer. Rest In Peace Ama Nima.
VICKY LEE BENTON 11 years ago

I WAS TALKING ABOUT HER RESENTLY TO A FRIEND IN EUROPE, HOW WE USE TO GO TO HER TO EAT. WE WERE HER CUSTOMERS FROM THE GETGO,.
EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE MONEY, SHE WILL SELL ON CREDIT TO US CAUSE WE WERE STUDENTS, AT THAT TIME. ...
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I WAS TALKING ABOUT HER RESENTLY TO A FRIEND IN EUROPE, HOW WE USE TO GO TO HER TO EAT. WE WERE HER CUSTOMERS FROM THE GETGO,.
EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE MONEY, SHE WILL SELL ON CREDIT TO US CAUSE WE WERE STUDENTS, AT THAT TIME. WE WILL TRAVEL FROM BOMSO TO ASAFO TO EAT.
THIS IS THE KIND OF PERSON SHE WAS.
I WAS SO HAPPY FOR HER WHEN SHE BECAME SUCCESSFUL,
I NEVER STOP TO SEE HER ANYTIME I AM IN KUMASI. WE WILL TALK AND LAUGH ABOUT IT, AND PEOPLE WILL ASKED HOW SHE CAME TO KNOW ME, AND WE BOTH WILL SAY, ITS A SMALL WORLD AFTERAL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE BEARABLE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
REST IN PEACE. ( ONIPA BEYEEBI NANSO WAMEYE NEYINAA ) I HOPE THE ALMIGHTY WILL STRENGHTING YOUR FAMILY TO MOVE ON.
Koyonso 11 years ago

Thanks for the wonderful memories. You left your mark as few others can, and we are all grateful. I can attest to her brilliance, because I was a customer. Rest In Peace Ama Nima. I was in Kumasi in Noember 2013 and i sto by ...
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Thanks for the wonderful memories. You left your mark as few others can, and we are all grateful. I can attest to her brilliance, because I was a customer. Rest In Peace Ama Nima. I was in Kumasi in Noember 2013 and i sto by at her restaurant for lunch and that taste of aroma is still the same as the begining. May her soul rest in perfect peace.
Asafo Nyamekye 11 years ago

Oldtime memories. Araba moo Kaya moo. Yeedi adi biom. These are memories that have been with us since infancy.May her soul rest in the bosom of her maker for her service to the Asafo neighbourhood and Kumasi city as a whole. ...
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Oldtime memories. Araba moo Kaya moo. Yeedi adi biom. These are memories that have been with us since infancy.May her soul rest in the bosom of her maker for her service to the Asafo neighbourhood and Kumasi city as a whole. DA YIE. SISTER AMMA.

Ato 11 years ago

As a pupil of Awere Primary scholl i the 70 & 80 I used to queue for the kanzo, as i didn't have much money to but the real stuff. Even then the kanzo was such a delicacy. May your soul rest in peace. Even in Europe we sti ...
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As a pupil of Awere Primary scholl i the 70 & 80 I used to queue for the kanzo, as i didn't have much money to but the real stuff. Even then the kanzo was such a delicacy. May your soul rest in peace. Even in Europe we still talk about this to this day. Your daugther Georgina was my mate.
Agonaba 11 years ago

Taste and scent was from heaven .

Taste and scent was from heaven .
maame nyanta from kumasi Adum 11 years ago

sweet mother we thank God for ur life ur service to the people in Ghana exspeacial people of kumasi a great city of Ghana maame da yie may ur sweet soul-Rest-in-Peace we will always Remember u

sweet mother we thank God for ur life ur service to the people in Ghana exspeacial people of kumasi a great city of Ghana maame da yie may ur sweet soul-Rest-in-Peace we will always Remember u
na 11 years ago

may her soul rest in peace.

may her soul rest in peace.
Kofi London 11 years ago

O AMA Nima rest in peace

O AMA Nima rest in peace
poma 11 years ago

RIP, Glad l met u

RIP, Glad l met u
Mary HE, London 11 years ago

RIP - A great tree has fallen!!! My condolence to her family. I and my friends really enjoyed her delicious rice and stew in the 70s before I travelled abroad.

RIP - A great tree has fallen!!! My condolence to her family. I and my friends really enjoyed her delicious rice and stew in the 70s before I travelled abroad.
Janet Yeboaah 11 years ago

May Her Soul Rest In Peace.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace.
ASAFO BOY >>> (Old Timers !!!) 11 years ago

Kwame Mayor, an "ASAFO-BOY", who grew up at Asafo, mourns Ama Nima.

>>> Click : WWW.GhanaWebsite.Org

Kwame Mayor, an "ASAFO-BOY", who grew up at Asafo, mourns Ama Nima.

>>> Click : WWW.GhanaWebsite.Org
Kwasi Nyamekye 11 years ago

I am very touched by the wonderful tributes to Ama Nima, whom I knew very well. Her Aunt, Auntie Araba, was my mum's (Maame Yaa, friend plantain) friend. So I knew her actually as a girl, from the late 1950s.

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I am very touched by the wonderful tributes to Ama Nima, whom I knew very well. Her Aunt, Auntie Araba, was my mum's (Maame Yaa, friend plantain) friend. So I knew her actually as a girl, from the late 1950s.

Auntie Araba's rice was on one side of the street, while directly opposite, on the other side, my mum fried her plantain, If either women were short of leaves(ahaban), or any other stuff, the other would oblige, In fact, Auntie Araba did not pay for my mum's plantain or yam, and my mum did not pay for her rice,

To say I ate Ama Nima's rice would be an understatement, Sometimes, we tasted the stew together in the evening, as it was being prepared for the following morning,

She matured very quickly, and successfully continued the business when Auntie Araba died, She had already served an unique apprenticeship.

I am very sad to hear about her death.
but touched by the wonderful tributes.

May she rest in peace!!

RITA 11 years ago

Ama Animah Jollof Rice never made me miss Cape Coast Swanzy Emu. It was so delicious that we girls from WESCO never missed it. We looked for opportunities to run to Asafo for lunch. Woe to the man who fell prey. We never got ...
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Ama Animah Jollof Rice never made me miss Cape Coast Swanzy Emu. It was so delicious that we girls from WESCO never missed it. We looked for opportunities to run to Asafo for lunch. Woe to the man who fell prey. We never got full eating Auntie Ama's Jollof Rice. Students of Wesley College from 1978-1981 join me in wishing you a peaceful rest in the Lord. May His Eternal Light Shine Forever On You. R.I.P.
Kwame Mekameka Daa, USA 11 years ago

I love Ama Nima rice with bones- (nkasie) that has extra ordinary taste. May the Lord welcome you home.
Did she left the recipe behind?

I love Ama Nima rice with bones- (nkasie) that has extra ordinary taste. May the Lord welcome you home.
Did she left the recipe behind?
K ASANTE 11 years ago

I LOVE KUMASI BROFU " DID SHE LEFT HER .....BEHIND" EI!! BROFU YEDRO

I LOVE KUMASI BROFU " DID SHE LEFT HER .....BEHIND" EI!! BROFU YEDRO
Johnny come lately 11 years ago

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.
Johnny come lately 11 years ago

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.
Johnny come lately 11 years ago

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.

Only an inadequate being would be that trivial. Walk off with your melancholic life.
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Nii Ayittey 11 years ago

As a young boy, I used to go all the way from Mbrom to buy food from Auntie Ama Nmas restaurant. It was so delicious that I did not mind the distance. She was indeed a pioneer on the restaurant scene in Kumasi and I would s ...
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As a young boy, I used to go all the way from Mbrom to buy food from Auntie Ama Nmas restaurant. It was so delicious that I did not mind the distance. She was indeed a pioneer on the restaurant scene in Kumasi and I would say even in Ghana. may her soul rest in peace. My condolences to her family. God bless.
NO DISCRIMINATE - MAHAMA SUCKS 11 years ago

I LOVE YOUR FOOD .

I LOVE YOUR FOOD .
kwasi Adade asafo 146 in new york 11 years ago

Adade family mourns with the entire Araba family. Ama we will never forget you .

Adade family mourns with the entire Araba family. Ama we will never forget you .
WOFA MANU CANADA 11 years ago

Staff at Dukla foams now call Vita Foams were customer to Ama Nima ,we enjoyed every launch at her based Asafo,i believed she was a real model in the garden city,what a missed and wishes the family a strong spirit,MAY HER SOU ...
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Staff at Dukla foams now call Vita Foams were customer to Ama Nima ,we enjoyed every launch at her based Asafo,i believed she was a real model in the garden city,what a missed and wishes the family a strong spirit,MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.
Baby sister, USA - DALLAS 11 years ago

Sister you gone too soon...

Sister you gone too soon...
Charles 11 years ago

Wow....... And I thought Sister Mary @ Bantama next to Rivoli had the best rice in the entire city of Kumasi in the 80s and the 90s
Anyway, I grew up at South Suntreso around 70s,80s and the 90s and never heard of your nam ...
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Wow....... And I thought Sister Mary @ Bantama next to Rivoli had the best rice in the entire city of Kumasi in the 80s and the 90s
Anyway, I grew up at South Suntreso around 70s,80s and the 90s and never heard of your name nor your restaurant, but from what I'm reading here, I can deduce that, you were such a great woman..........may your soul rest in perfect peace !
OSEI AGYEMANG{BOB} 11 years ago

AS I WAS READING THIS ARTICLE ONE PERSON CAME TO MIND AND THAT WAS YAW BERKO BEACAUSE OF HIS PERFECT PIECE HE WROTE ABOUT CHRISTMAS AT ASAFO OR IN KUMASI AND AT THE END IT HAPPENS TO BE HIM.
IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THIS PIECE ...
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AS I WAS READING THIS ARTICLE ONE PERSON CAME TO MIND AND THAT WAS YAW BERKO BEACAUSE OF HIS PERFECT PIECE HE WROTE ABOUT CHRISTMAS AT ASAFO OR IN KUMASI AND AT THE END IT HAPPENS TO BE HIM.
IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THIS PIECE IS SO MASTERFUL THAT IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYE AND SO MANY MEMORIES INTO PLAY.
AMA ANIMAH WAS LIKE A SISTER TO ME BECAUSE WE GREW UP TOGETHER AND HAPPENED TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THEIR FAMILY. AUTIE DIANA,HER MOTHER WHO WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED"WOBE DI SEN" ALSO KNOWN AS AUTIE ARABA WAS A STRICT DIDCIPLINARIAN WHO BRING ALL THE AREA KIDS INTO ORDER WHEN ANYONE MISBEHAVE,AND SO LOVING THAT IF YOU PUT YOUR BEST SELF YOU WILL ALSO BE REWARDED WITH "EMMO ASE"WHEN SHE PASSED THE MANTLE TO AMA,SHE ALSO CONTINUED TO DO WHAT "WOBE DI SEN"WAS DOING AND EVEN EXCEEDED EXPECTATION.AMA WAS LOVING, RESPECTFUL AND EAGER TO HELP WHEN THE NEED ARISES BECAUSE OF THAT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE TIME I WILL NOT VISIT HER WHENEVER I GO HOME.I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT HER DEMISE.AMA REST IN PEACE ANY MAY THE GOOD LORD PROTECT YOUR SOUL.
Becky Bruce 11 years ago

Too soon to quick sister, my sister, my mom, my friend. You've left a big hole in my life from my childhood till now, there's no answer to the question why feeding the multitude of the family for my friends and me at Okomfo A ...
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Too soon to quick sister, my sister, my mom, my friend. You've left a big hole in my life from my childhood till now, there's no answer to the question why feeding the multitude of the family for my friends and me at Okomfo Anokye Nursing Training College Kumasi. You fed the whole world with a good taste of rice and stew of our taste buds, only GOD knows the answer to my why. REST IN PERFECT PEACE, My dear sister, my mom, my friend we'll always miss you
The Taxi Driver 11 years ago

Thank you for feeding us and our girlfriends R I P

Thank you for feeding us and our girlfriends R I P
Baby 11 years ago

Maame da yie!!!!

Maame da yie!!!!
Withheld 11 years ago

May her soul rest in peace during 80's from okess I and my friends used to walk all the way to Asafo to eat Ama Nima Rice

May her soul rest in peace during 80's from okess I and my friends used to walk all the way to Asafo to eat Ama Nima Rice

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