Geography 2143A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Young Fathers, Small Favor, Samburu People
9 Nov 2016
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They care about what they eat because they want to preserve their culture. Food of hospitality and essential in maintaining social relations. Sugar is grown in western kenya and became a part of the samburu lifestyle. Tea was first consumed as a dietary component and used to fill calories intake daily (500-1000 calories per day) Tea is part of ritual ceremonies even though it has no ritual meanings: served during rituals. Tea was viewed similar to tobacco at first because of their similar tea leaves and both are dark and aromatic. Tobacco is present at important rituals that involve elders such as marriage. Distributed to everyone attending the ritual in order to incorporate them into the ritual. Soda is bought for people who are sick because the flavor is similar to medicine: it is thought of as helping the sick person get better.
