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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)
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