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WEIRD MEAT: Kenyans Feed On Monkeys Daily, Here Is Why
Jun 26, 2020
Different cultures have weird foods that can be irritating to some countries. What if you traveled to a country and the only kind of food sold happens to be Monkeys? Would you eat monkeys?  
The sight of a man feasting on monkey meat can be disgusting to many Kenyans but not so for residents of this central African country.
Monkey meat has been a delicacy for the Congolese since time immemorial and features prominently in meals.
Monkey meat is all over town, from market places to restaurants and roadsides. You can have it as nyama choma, boiled, or fried.
And as they say, if you go to Rome, do what the Romans do. I sampled monkey choma on the roadside but the stuff could not go beyond the mouth.
For Mr. Nguero  Bobando, a resident of one of the neighboring communities, he feels it is an ordinary delicacy and is a must-eat, especially during special occasions. He says, “I have been eating monkey meat since childhood. I like it so much that any meal without it would be incomplete,” he tells me. He adds that if he does not eat the meat for a week, he gets seriously sick.
According to Mrs. Salma Bobando, who sells the meat on Brazzaville streets, a whole monkey can fetch between  20,000 to 40,000 francs (Sh2,800 to Sh5,600), depending on the season. She says the meat can also be sold in smaller pieces.
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