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Grub-hub: Searching the forest floor for C.A.R's seasonal treat • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 18 Aug 2021
It is the rainy season in the #CentralAfricanRepublic... And especially the #caterpillar season. In the forests of Lobaye, in the south of the country, caterpillars are harvested for a month, to eat and sell. A financial and nutritional manna for a population suffering from #foodInsecurity... In Central Africa, "makongo" is the most famous dish, which can only be eaten during one month of the year. FRANCE 24's Clément Di Roma reports.

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