Friday, August 4, 2017

Who eats chocolate in the Congo? Read on!

Sunday evening 7/30/17: Brad and I drove to Albany Park to drop off some items that Marcie had left for them. We were welcomed by Makandja who introduced us to three friends.  One was a young lady from their camp named Abby who was sitting still at the kitchen table as Bobasha skillfully attached curly hair extensions to Abby’s hair.  The other young men listened to Congolese music while chatting. There was a clear sense of happiness and camaraderie, and …the apartment was  quite clean!  (Thanks to Jackie and Gary who have worked miracles. ) We asked if they had dinner, and when they said they hadn’t, we decided to take them to a Taco restaurant in Albany Park called T&B ( tacos and burgers). While there, we practiced ordering food, Bwya, Makandja, Bobasha had never tried Tacos. I showed them recipes and pictures, and hope to cook with them in the near future.  An assortment of chicken, vegetarian and fish tacos were brought to the table, as well as cheese burgers ordered by Makandja and Bobasha.  Everyone sampled the different choices but it was clear that the all time favorite food was guacamole and chips as well as
french fries.  As much as we love our Chocolate, it is not high on the list with our Congolese friends. Ruti, who joined us for dessert, explained that adults don’t eat chocolate in Congo, only children.  (There’s a little tidbit we didn’t know before!)



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