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Kalfabe (on the left), 18, and Fooba, 19, cut and dry okra to save for the dry season. Okra, or gumbo, is added to all sauces to give a mucous consistency that makes it easier to scoop with the couscous.

by Madhuri Kasat
Garey, Cameroon (1999)

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