Bhajias

In Kenya, jobs are scarce so many people are entrepreneurs. People sell their goods and services along the streets or often in front of their houses. It's much more complicated to do that in the US. Permits, licenses, regulation are all things people might have to deal with in the US. In Kenya, you can just set up shop and go.

A few houses down from us, our neighbor makes french fries and bhajias (fried, battered potatoes) in her front yard and sells them from a little stand right outside. Everyone from the neighborhood seems to stop by. There is a school nearby so a lot of kids come with their pocket money to buy lunch.





Depending on how much you want to spend: 5, 10, 15, 20 shillings, etc, she bags up the fries or bhajia and adds salt and ketchup if desired. She also has benches for people who want to eat there.



She used to just make fries, but now mostly does bhajias. If she doesn't have fries, she'll make them if I request a batch. George and I usually have them a couple times a week for lunch. This cost us about 30 cents.



The ketchup they use in Kenya is very watery and sweet. I was thrilled when I found Heinz Ketchup at the store. It makes my fries perfect!