Right now it is orange and watermelon season so we help to make a lot of orange juice in the mornings!
Most tea that people drink and sell does not come from a tea bag, but instead they take different plants and blend them together to create the perfect flavors. One of my friends Bifall emphasises that when you make attaya you have to pour it from high up so there are a lot of bubbles in your cup (it tastes best this way).
Senegalese food is very connected to the local environment due to the large presence of agriculture. Since Senegal is on the ocean, fish or seafood such as shrimp are used in almost every meal. In Dakar (the capital), a lot of men are fisherman and spend their entire day fishing so their wives can sell the fish in the market.
Senegal does not import a lot of produce from other countries so some foods are seasonal. For example, my students love mango ice cream but I haven't tried it yet because mangoes are not in season until the spring. I think this is the hardest part of eating in Senegal because I will fall in love with a certain food and then I can't buy it anymore because it is out of season. Thankfully Senegal has many delicious foods. You can think about it like when you buy a kids meal that comes with a toy: the toys are always changing and so you have to enjoy the toys before a new one replaces it!
