Strawberries

Strawberries are grown in Butare and made into jam there, too, but they are not common elsewhere in Rwanda. On our last visit to Kigali, we bought a small pail of them. After 3 hours in the car back to Cyangugu, they were much the worse for wear. Naphthali, our 10-year-old neighbour, came in to see us when I was “husking” them. When I asked if he liked strawberries, he answered with one of those memorable phrases only those who do not have English as their first language can produce :
“What is the meaning of a strawberry?”
After tasting one, of course, this question became completely irrelevant.