Beans!

written Sunday, 20 May 2007

 

 

I spoke too soon about eating the same thing every day.  Last night there were beans in the sauce with the millet.   Such a treat!

 

There is a stigma against beans in Senegal - they say that beans are for poor people (rich people eat meat for protein).   If you want to insult or tease someone, you can call them a bean eater.  The unfortunate effect of this stigma is that many people won't eat beans, even if they are too poor to eat meat.    I think the stigma is stronger in the north of the country, though.  Anyway I am glad that my family eats beans.