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Monday, January 30, 2012
Providence Store
I had a question about where we shop. Market is our main source of shopping and that rotates every 8 days. In between market days we go to the Providence store to pick up any items we might need. This is where we buy our eggs: In the picture with Drew, the small bag he is holding in his left hand is full of eggs. This is also the last stop we make after market to get all the items that weren't available. Yvette is the pretty lady in the orange dress walking out of the store, and also the one in the suit waiting on my friend Andrea in another picture. Obviously these are taken on different days. This store is just a short walk from our home and across the street from the main entrance to the Seminary where we are staying.
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Not at all Walmart, is it?
ReplyDeleteNo it isn't. Many times I go there and ask for something - only to get the reply "It is finished - check again tomorrow". I was thrilled when they had apples there at 300 cfa per apple. A pineapple here costs 200 cfa per one. (500 cfa = $1)
DeleteDo the people there do any sort of food preservation, specifically drying? cuz dried pineapple is SO yummy!! And it's cheap there! Is it locally grown?
ReplyDeleteI asked Irene (our cook) if they dry or can foods - not fruit (most people don't even know that is possible). The people that lived here before us have corn drying under the eaves to make into corn flour. They usually eat whatever fruit is in season and it is mostly grown locally. Up here in the mountains, food is brought up from Bamenda or Yaounde', and is more expensive because it's such a difficult road to get here. The eggs are all left on the counter - they don't wash the protective coating off of them until they are going to use them, so it is safe to sit out at room temperature.
ReplyDeleteAre the egg yolks more of a pale yellow color? That really stood out to us in Sudan. That looks so amazing to go shopping like that in those little shops... we got to do it maybe twice on our trip, and I just loved it. I was in Cub today and I meandered down the ethnic aisle, looking at the foods that reminded me of what we ate in Africa. There were tons of people in Cub because of the Super Bowl tomorrow... probably not something on your radar there. :-) Love you guys.
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