
Inside a mother greets us with the most genuine smile, while an infant is squirming in her arms. After several questions, measurements, and a walk around her property, we get back on the bike and head off on that windy dirt road.
After long hard days in the field, we would come back to our main office and residence in Nyamagabe, Rwanda. The food we ate did not provide a lot of variety, due to our limited kitchen of a two burner hot plate, a few cooking pots, a spatula and ingredients from the local market. One of our go to meals was avocado toast with egg. While in Rwanda, our avocado toast was never worthy of the front cover of Food and Wine Magazine-but it was delicious to us. It is one of those meals, that requires very little ingredients and cook time, yet gave us the required protein and nutrients and still tasted delicious.
Now whenever I eat avocado toast with egg, it takes me right back to my days in rural Rwanda. It may not be fancy but it reminds me of my adventures, the people I met, and the beautiful countryside. I know eating your avocado toast may not remind you of Rwanda, but all food has ties to something-you just have to try it and find out.
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