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In another section, not far from the dead animal part, was the area where they sold live goats. They were crammed in rather tight and making a lot of noise. Perhaps they’d seen the fate of their fellow animals in the butcher section?
Written Feb 27, 2007
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Inside one of the large halls, was the butcher section. Huge slabs on meat lay on solid concrete counters. The meat didn’t look bad, but it also did not look like the same quality as I would get in the supermarket back home. It did not smell though, as I have experienced in other meat markets, and there were very few flies.
One sight that did amuse me – on the pavement outside the hall was a heap of cow skin. The skin of a whole cow. See picture four to see what I mean.
Written Feb 27, 2007
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The was nothing extraordinary about Kara market that stands it aside from many other markets in West Africa, but it was still a pleasant place to while away and hour or two. The market was divided into sections, and each section sold similar types of goods. Tomatoes in one place, yams in another. Household goods together and also car parts. Etc etc etc
Written Feb 27, 2007
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Kara market seemed to specialise in yams, and all along the main street were stalls selling yams of every size and shape.
Allover Togo and other parts of West Africa, yams hold one of the greatest esteem of all the food products and are carefully integrated into the social, cultural, economic and religious aspects of life. A high status is given to this vegetable, and traditional ceremonies still accompany its production. Yam comes in various colours, from white (shown in the picture), through yellow to a fairly bright orange. The white variety is most widely used.
Yam can be used instead of potato, boiled or mashed, and in fact I prefer it to our humble spud.
Written Feb 27, 2007
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Kara is a small market town on the main N1 road. It is not far from the Benin border. We were really just passing through (twice), but stopped for a while to have a look around. The nearby villages...
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