Fish Ladies

As they walk around the city calling out their wares, I have wondered about the freshness of the fish...

I see people buying the fish and I get the feeling that the ladies have their selling territories and regular customers. Early this morning on the Ilha, which is a nice, sandy finger off of Luanda, I saw where many of the ladies get their goods. The fishermen were long gone, but the ladies were busy sorting and packing their stock for the day.

                     

                                     

When they are packed and ready to go, they are taken by taxis (blue and white minivans)  to their destinations in and around Luanda.

My house helper, Maria, confirms that the fish is fresh and that we should get one of these ladies to start delivering to us. "If you can't pay one day, it is no problem, they will come back for payment. You just tell them what day you want the fish and they will bring it. I'll find one for us." When I tell her that I wish my daughter would eat more fish, she says "Ha, you just wait until I bake it in the oven. She'll gobble it up!"