This is a busy season for the Djimini people, as the harvest of the peanuts
and early yams is in full swing. In this post, I share some pictures on this
topic.
This is my second post of the day. Make sure you also see my other post for this eventful day.
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Yams, a partial sack of peanuts and a rooster were among the gifts given to us by the Christians in Diengousso |
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The yams are peeled, cut into chunks, and placed in pots like these to boil |
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The boiled yam is mashed in a wooden mortar, then formed into balls known as foutou |
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Each Christian household contributed a dish for our meal; each elected to serve foutou with some sort of sauce |
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And here’s what was left when we were all done eating |
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Peanuts are shelled using this contraption that grates the shells off |
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The result is winnowed, with the animals picking through the trash for
stray peanuts
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The
final bits of shell are picked out by hand, leaving dishpans full of shell-less
nuts (See also the story from Sunday, July 23 below) |
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