In terms of fast-food, the Chawarma receives the vast majority of attention in travel literature (like Lonely Planet) because of its prevalenc on most menus across the city. However, for the real fast-food that is eaten far more universally, especially by students, one ventures to any of the many small street-side stands selling Fataaya. The favorite lunch item among students because they cost around 500 CFA and do a pretty good job of keeping you full until dinnertime. A Fataaya, from what I have gathered through my extensive experience with this item, is a triangular piece of bread that is filled with meat and onions and then fried (these are how you can spot the Fataaya stands). Upon ordering, it is cut open and filled further with French fries, a thick yassa onion sauce, a fried egg, a little pit of ketchup and hot sauce. It is then wrapped up in newspaper, ready to be inhaled. Though there is no shortage of grease packed into this lunch, it is budget friendly (at about a $1), filling, and delicious.
This is a classic Fataaya stand, the one at the University along the main student drag, which has become our go-to lunch spot.
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