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- Afitin and spice stalls: Fermented locust bean cakes, ground pepper and dried fish make the sharpest smells in the market, and sellers will let you taste.
- Pottery section: Rows of clay cooking pots and water jars, many made by hand in nearby villages, in sizes from soup bowls to family vats.
- Textile and tailor corner: Bolts of wax-print cloth are sold beside sewing machines, so you can have a shirt made within a day or two.
- Shea butter and soap sellers: Creamy lumps wrapped in leaves, plus local black soap, all useful and light to carry.
- Fresh produce rows: Yams, tomatoes, peppers and groundnuts are piled in neat mounds, and the colors are best in the morning.
- Street food edges: Women fry beignets and grill meat at the perimeter, a cheap, hot breakfast between stalls.
- Charcoal and calabash lane:
- Afitin and spice stalls: Fermented locust bean cakes, ground pepper and dried fish make the sharpest smells in the market, and sellers will let you taste.
- Pottery section: Rows of clay cooking pots and water jars, many made by hand in nearby villages, in sizes from soup bowls to family vats.
- Textile and tailor corner: Bolts of wax-print cloth are sold beside sewing machines, so you can have a shirt made within a day or two.
- Shea butter and soap sellers: Creamy lumps wrapped in leaves, plus local black soap, all useful and light to carry.
- Fresh produce rows: Yams, tomatoes, peppers and groundnuts are piled in neat mounds, and the colors are best in the morning.
- Street food edges: Women fry beignets and grill meat at the perimeter, a cheap, hot breakfast between stalls.
- Charcoal and calabash lane: Gourd bowls and sacks of charcoal show everyday northern kitchen life.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.