An African, Asian, and Caribbean shop has relaunched in Salisbury.
New Tadi Market, an African, Asian, and Caribbean supermarket relaunched on September 17 after its first years were marred by Covid.
The shop, which can be found on Brown Street, near Salisbury's city centre, caters to what the owners called the city's multicultural community.
Speaking to the Journal, co-owner Sony Assuon said, "We have Ghanaian Milo; Nigerian Milo; Ogi; Fufu. We have Geisha from Ghana and Nigeria [...] We have plantains from Costa Rica, and Ginger, which is from Bangladesh."
Sony was a soldier in the British Army, serving in the Royal Corp of Signals, before he turned to setting-up a shop with his wife, Fanny.
The former-signaller spotted a gap in the market when he noticed more, and more, people were travelling to cities like London, and Southampton, to find African, Asian, and Caribbean food.
The shop also sells Halal meat.
"I said to myself, 'how can I cut down on that journey?!'
"Every company is trying to do something to minimise pollution. Everywhere's 'commuting, commuting,' so the thing I'm also doing to contribute is set up this."
Sony continued: "People now don't have to travel."
As well as shop-owners, the couple help operate the Assuon Foundation Trust, charity which brings Ghanaian culture to the UK in return for help raising money for community education projects in Ghana.
On their Facebook page, the enterprising couple told people to come along and try different recipes.
The Journal asked them what recipes they would recommend, and Jollof Rice was their first thought.
Different communities across West Africa and the diaspora say their version of the dish is the best.
Fanny said: "We had a challenge and Ghana won!"
Every Christmas they hold a competition, which has punters blind-taste Ghanaian, and Nigerian Jollof Rice, but the couple say the Ghanaian version regularly wins.
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