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The Dry Season in Burundi – Time to Celebrate! I of III (The Poor)

Posted on 26/06/2014 by dianabuja

Originally posted on DIANABUJA'S BLOG: Africa, The Middle East, Agriculture, History and Culture:
Image via Wikipedia Recipe at the end of this blot > sautéed Ndagala (whitebait) in tomato sauce. July and August are the months of engagements and…

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Posted in Africa-Central, Beer, Burundi, Feasts, Food, Living here, Recipes, Social Life, Weddings | Tagged Banana beer, Burundi, Ceremony, Marriage, Ndagala, Recipe, sorghum beer, Wedding, Whitebait | 2 Comments

The Dry Season in Burundi – Time to Celebrate! III of III (Urban Elite Marriages)

Posted on 26/07/2013 by dianabuja

Revised 13 August 2014 Weddings for the wealthy (or aspiring wealthy) here in Burundi can be extremely elaborate. If at all possible, the family will rent space at a hotel where entertainment, drinks and food will be provided for upwards of 400 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Burundi, Cuisine, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Living here | Tagged Burundi, sorghum beer, Wedding | 5 Comments

The Dry Season in Burundi – Time to Celebrate! I of III (The Poor)

Posted on 23/07/2013 by dianabuja

Recipe at the end of this blot > sautéed Ndagala (whitebait) in tomato sauce. July and August are the months of engagements and marriages in Burundi and these are almost always accompanied by feasts that are as lavish as the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Africa-General, Beer, Burundi, Cuisine, Food, Living here, Recipes, Social Life | Tagged Banana beer, Bujumbura, Burundi, Ceremony, Marriage, Ndagala, Relationships, sorghum beer, Wedding, Weddings, Whitebait | 8 Comments

Organic Gardening in Burundi

Posted on 24/07/2012 by dianabuja

Morning ‘rush-hour’ from village to the fields. Water in the left hand, long-handle hoe in the right, baby on the back, and a snack and nappies balanced on the head. Related articles Sorghum Beer in Colonial Burundi and Now … Continue reading →

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Posted in Agriculture, Burundi, Children=The Future, Contract-Farming, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Organic Gardenig, Organic Vegetable gardens | Tagged Africa, Baby, Bujumbura, Burundi, Children, Food security, morning rush hour, nappies, organic gardening, sorghum beer | 3 Comments

Sorghum Beer in Colonial Burundi and Now

Posted on 18/06/2012 by dianabuja

Continuing past blogs on the production of local beverages that are fermented, let’s move on to sorghum beer – which until recent times was the most important local brew in Burundi. It’s production is described by Hans Meyer, in Les … Continue reading →