Chwarma

Today I took another trip downtown, about a 20 minute ride on one of the many forms of public transportation available in Dakar, which costs about 25 cents. The goal was to try and bargain for some bootlegged soccer jerseys on the street. Before that venture, however, Ali and I had to grab some food. We were very close to a place I'd heard of before called Ali Baba. It is a fast food sit down type joint. We both ordered one of Dakar's classic sandwich, Chwarma. It is lamb shaved from a spit in a pita accompanied by a tomato, cucumber, parsley salad and a tahini sauce, along with a handful of french fries. Like just about everything I have had in Dakar thus far it was delicious, and it cost 1300 CFA (about $2.50).