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- discussion on availability of spices - use of ash - multi-task while cooking - city/apartment dwellers - cook w/ modern appliance rural cooks prepare meals in cook houses using these stones. - men don't cook in the home - they grill meat when they're away fishing or w/ the cattle Note - these ladies are cooking, but they are mainly talking about their everyday life - the audience is very interested in their conversation - Kenyan cooks are always preparing food recipe - Ungali - polenta made with white corn meal millet, sounghum, & spices, onions - foods are eaten w/ your Right hand - chickens are prized - as gift they convey affection (and make a great stew) - Swahili is the [[strikethrough]] national language of Kenya though most people speak their native language or dialect. - Fresh fruits are not readily available, - people don't drink juices. They drink sodas, beers (Tosker) -