area). In the dry season the cooking outside (in open air or under a covered stand) is the preferred option (88% in the rural area, 65% in the urban area). This seasonal switch is more marked in the rural area, probably due to the household lay-out, where even having each household a dedicated building as kitchen (see Figure 15), cooking outdoor results more convenient in the hot season. In the urban areas people live in defined concessions and often have a conventional kitchen room inside the main building for both seasons.
Figure 22: preferred cooking places according to season by the householders interviewed
As reported in Figure 23 on average meals are prepared 2-3 times per day in a household. 67% cooks 2 times in the rural areas, while 61% or urban householders cook 3 times per day. Actually the total daily cooking time is similar for the urban householder (on average 250 minutes) and for the rural ones (220 minutes).
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