Apples, Oranges and Mandioka

It has been interesting learning food names with my language tutor. Many fruits and vegetables that stock grocery stores in the western world are unknown or new to the people of our village. Grapes, strawberries, apples, oranges, cabbage and broccoli are some examples of foods without names in the heart language of this people.

A big part of their diet here is cassava, which has no nutritional value, or boiled maize flour. Sauces to have with it are made from leaves with salt, water, and perhaps onion, tomato and garlic. Some of the treats people may add to the sauces, depending on their means, are small dried fish like pilchards, or large ants that come out with the rain.