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"For groceries I head to one of the few African and Caribbean markets in the Bay Area run by Queenkay Amamgbo (who took over from her husband, the founder in 1998); I fill a basket with attiéké (cassava couscous), black-eyed peas, ground egusi (pumpkin seeds), fermented locust seeds (dawadawa), bright red palm oil, smoked fish, waakye leaves, sorrel, and fresh plantains, yams, okra, and habanero chiles, while my daughter Naia explores the aisles and grabs a bag of plantain chips." - Becky Duffett