Madagascar

By Sophia Ramirez

Wednesdays and Sundays are market days in Rado Ambinintsoa’s village in Madagascar. That’s when she prefers to do her shopping; it’s cheaper, plus all kinds of vegetables are available on market days—carrots, cauliflower, pumpkins, leeks, peas, and leafy greens called anana—depending on the season. But regardless of what produce she brings home, all her meals have one thing in common: rice.