Ma. Bendech et al., STREET FOOD-CONSUMPTION, URBAN CHANGE AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION IN BAMAKO (MALI), Sciences sociales et sante, 16(2), 1998, pp. 33-59
In 1995 in Bamako (Mali), a two-stage research project was carried out
in order to study street food consumption practices and motivations t
o eat street foods among individuals from households in three socio-ec
onomic levels (rich, intermediary, poor). Almost all individuals, rega
rdless age and sex, consumed street food on a daily basis. Variety of
foods and dishes was greater among individuals from rich households th
an among those from poor or intermediary ones. Among the poor, purchas
es were mainly fruits and fried foods. Daily expenditures on street fo
ods per individual were respectively twice and three times greater in
intermediary and rich households than in poor ones: 36.5 FCFA, 65.7, 9
2.9 FCFA. Many motivations are expressed to explain the street food pu
rchases: constraints linked to job activity, gustative satisfaction, i
ndividual food supplementation linked to home food insufficiency in a
context of economic crisis.