What is Available in Natitingou, Benin, West Africa
Food- Cornflakes, oatmeal. canned vegetables, powder milk and milk in cartons
"canned milk", real cheese, cheese spreads, jams, ketchup, mayo, yogurt,
cream cheese, crackers, hot chocolate drink mixes, biscuits(cream filled cookies),
candy bars ( Mounds, Snickers, Kit-Kat, Milky Way), pickles, olives, oil, juice different
types of pasta, rice, couscous, yeast, backing powder, vanilla and other flavorings,
tomato paste, seasonings- garlic,onion,chicken and beef. Frozen yogurt, ice-cream,
White flour, raisins,..pistachios, cashews, peanuts , margarine, butter, iodized
salt, white and brown sugar, strong, dark African honey, and more.
Fresh foods: Depends on the season: Irish potatoes, eggs, tomatoes, onions,
garlic, lettuce, green beans,
eggplant, cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, pineapple, oranges, mangoes, bananas,
coconut, lemons, papaya, a variety of wild African fruits, apples, ignam(like an
Irish
potato), sweet potatoes, fulani cheese(like tofu out of milk)..and more...
Dry foods:
Variety of beans, variety of rice, corn, millet, peanuts.
Non Food items- envelops, postcards, batteries, candles, matches, cleaners,
shampoos, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, laundry soap, toilet paper, small notebooks,
pens, second hand clothes, new clothes,
used and new shoes, flashlights, lanterns, dish detergents, bug sprays, a good supply
of
pharmaceuticals for Africa, sewing notions, lots of different fabric, shoes and lots
more...
you can get almost anything in Cotonou although you may have to pay a lot for it.
You can get Mosquito nets there for not too much. Also shortwave radios are availible fairly cheap.
Note:What is avaliable changes so this list may not be completely correct.