Food

For those of you who know me well it may be a surprise that I haven't talked about this topic sooner, but the time has come, as I am currently lounging in the living room in my mini wifi bubble that I found this weekend that is just strong enough to use my iPod.
Food:
ghost bread- the white baguettes that everyone eats for breakfast, void of any nutritional or taste value, I usually take mine with a banana and peanut butter and honey.

Sugar- another popular commodity, it us heaped into tea, coffee, and powdered milk. Triple the amount of sugar you would add and you might be close

powdered milk- popular alternative to real milk-- I can finally relate with my grandma when he talks about havig powdered milk as a kid

fried food- lots of tasty fried snacks are found in mini food stands or just on the side if the road, not sure how anyone makes money but I can get some delicious donuts for 25cfa each as well as fataya - dough with meat and onions inside, nems- like an egg roll. These shops also sell peas, sphaghetti, tuna stuff, and eggs which allake the ghost bread a litle less bland

lunch -- the largest meal of the day and unfortunately I spend it at school since I don't have time to go home at lunch time. Although it let's me vary my diet. Schmwarmas are my current fav

rice and fish -- I like the Senegalese dishes but I hve to admit I'm getting a little tired of rice and fish, and to think that I used to complain about having too much chicken.
Ceebu jen: national dish. Rice in tomato based sauce with fish and veggies- eggplant, cabbage, carrot, this root vegetable and another veggie I've never eaten. I will be learning to cook this soon so I'll actually know the names of the vegetables I eat.
Onions are everywhere
mafe- another fav dish this one has a peanut based sauce
cous cous: it's always an exciting night when we get cous cous.

Dessert: rare unfortunately and luckily the bakery is just far enough away that I don't go visit everyday. Biscreme is good- a little biscuit with chocolate in the middle, or those fried donuts can make a good treat

peanuts: grown in Senegal and you could walk blindfolded with your hands tied behind your back and you'd still find someone selling peanuts without any effort although you might get hit by a car first. Peanuts come roasted or raw in or out of the shells.

Fruit stands and fruit juice sellers are another favorite. Sometimes we buy bissap or the inside from the baobob fruit and make juice at home which a special treat.

I miss moms cooking and cheese-- cheese is hard to come by