Food Insight: Food in Gambia
In Gambia, food play an important part of ceremonial occasions or celebrations, such as naming ceremonies, betrothals, marriages, and deaths. At these occasions, meat is served along with Jollof rice and fruit . The more food it is served during these occassions, the more successful the occasions are.
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