Chicken dinner

Abuk About South Sudan

This is a part of a series on daily life for us in South Sudan. Read more here…

We enjoyed chicken for the first time tonight here in South Sudan. It was delicious enough to be picture worthy. William exclaimed, “BEST DINNER EVER MOM!” in a loud voice about 12 times throughout the meal (sweet boy!)

The little lady resting in the shade after her hot journey home from market. She laid us an egg for breakfast before the afternoon had passed.
The little lady resting in the shade after her hot journey home from market. She laid us an egg for breakfast before the afternoon had passed.
J-- killing the chicken
J– killing the chicken
Dunking the chicken in boiling water to make the feathers easier to remove
Dunking the chicken in boiling water to make the feathers easier to remove
Almost ready to prepare for roasting!
Almost ready to prepare for roasting!
I had never gutted a female chicken before. So many little eggs inside (fascinating!)
I had never gutted a female chicken before. So many little eggs inside (fascinating!)
Yum! South Sudan feast! Fresh roasted chicken, wild kutra and garlic, fried potatoes and rice with strawberry "juice"
Yum! South Sudan feast! Fresh roasted chicken, wild kutra and garlic, fried potatoes and rice with strawberry “juice”

3 thoughts on “Chicken dinner”

  • Chelsea (McLaren) Watson
    2 April, 2013 at 1:22 pm
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    Why the chicken but no eggs? As a lover of eggs I was saddened to read you saying something about not being able to buy them over there. Yet, I clearly see you have access to chickens…what’s the deal:)?

    • APost author
      2 April, 2013 at 8:44 pm
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      It is just not culturally done here. Sometimes they will feed them to children but never adults so you never see them.

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