Yesterday when I went by my friend Adut's house, she was cooking under a tree outside her hut. (By the way, you can see in the photo that we've had rain this past month and crops are growing well. :-) )
Adut doesn't have a separate cooking hut, she just has one hut. Sometimes she cooks inside, sometimes outside.
The basic equipment Dinka women need for cooking is all very portable: three stones on which to set a pot; a pot or two; a stirring stick; and a mortar and pestle.
She was pounding peanuts in a mortar to make a paste that she would add to the sauce.
She said she was also going to add some chopped up leaves from one of the plants in her garden and some salt.
Adut doesn't have a separate cooking hut, she just has one hut. Sometimes she cooks inside, sometimes outside.
The basic equipment Dinka women need for cooking is all very portable: three stones on which to set a pot; a pot or two; a stirring stick; and a mortar and pestle.
Yesterday Adut was making a sauce. She had some pieces of dried sardine simmering to get all nice and mushy.
She was pounding peanuts in a mortar to make a paste that she would add to the sauce.
After making the sauce, Adut would make "kuin" to eat it with.
Very interesting & inspiring!
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DeleteWhat kind of crop/vegetables grow best in the area of Aweil or more particularly Winejok (not sure about this spelling)? My daughter and son-in-law are planning an extended stay in this area and were wondering about planting a garden. Really enjoy the pictures!
ReplyDeleteRay, glad you like the pictures! Re: your question, my teammates have had success growing above-ground vegetables like cucumbers, squash, okra and tomatoes, but not with root vegetables like carrots.
DeleteClipped a book review that made me think of you and James B' (whose blog I've followed off and on since last fall). Wonder if you'd be interested? Bright Lights, No City, by Mark Alexander (Hyperion, 378 pp); re: a start-up business in Ghana, selling subscriptions to a service RE-charging batteries so that villagers could have an alternative to pricey made-in-China disposable batteries for running flashlights and radios.
ReplyDelete..."the trials and tribulations of an American building a business in places that do not appear on government maps will fascinate current or future entrepreneurs. Along the way, readers will get a vivid understanding of why it is so difficult for poor countries to become rich." The conclusion is that "entrepreneurship has its limits as a strategy for economic development." Guess the idea is still ...catching on!
Sounded intriguing. (Now, I can toss this clipping.)
Thank you, BOTH of you, for providing such an excellent peek at life in So.Sudan.
Ellen Dougher
Grove City College parent
Ellen, thanks for reading my blog! Thanks also for the book info. It does indeed sound intriguing. Will have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan! I'll pass this info along to my kids!
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