Fish Soup by the Lagoon

A man with cornrows and a moustache stands behind a steaming pot of fish soup in an open-air kitchen overlooking a hazy lagoon at sunrise.

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#West Africa's Kitchens

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A man with a close-cropped fade haircut cooks food in a large wok at a street-side food stall in Jakarta at night, with steam rising from the pan under warm lighting.

An elderly South Asian man with a grey moustache and a warm smile stands behind a food stall at night, illuminated by warm overhead bulbs with steam rising from a griddle.

A man with a slicked-back hairstyle and stubble cooks food in a large wok over an open flame at an outdoor street food stall during the evening.

A traditional kitchen with red earth walls features a black pot of groundnut soup simmering over a three-stone fire, with woodsmoke rising into a shaft of sunlight, a wooden bowl of fufu nearby, and a person working in the background.

A steaming pot of chicken stew sits on a fire of embers in a dusty outdoor kitchen yard, with a hand lifting the lid as late afternoon sunlight filters through trees.

A chef with a heavy-set build tosses rice in a wok over a large flame at a bustling outdoor hawker stall at night.

A woman with long braids sits on a small stool in a dimly lit room, roasting green coffee beans in a pan over a charcoal stove while smoke rises into a shaft of light.

An older woman with long grey hair in a braid and pearl earrings stirs a steaming clay pot of golden soup in a rustic kitchen, illuminated by a shaft of morning light from a window.

A woman in a kitchen prepares traditional Vietnamese bánh cuốn by steaming a thin layer of rice batter on a cloth-covered pot, with a plate of finished rolls topped with fried shallots nearby.

A clay pot filled with chicken adobo cooks over a wood-fire stove in a rustic kitchen, with steam rising in the light from a nearby window.

A chef stir-fries food in a large wok over a high flame at an outdoor dai pai dong in a narrow, dimly lit city alleyway at night.

An older man with a white beard and wire-rimmed glasses grills meat on a charcoal barbecue in a street-side stall at dusk, with smoke illuminated by a single overhead light bulb.

A man with a close-cropped haircut looks into a glowing clay tandoor oven where naan bread is baking on the interior walls amidst orange embers.

A row of large iron pans filled with boiling sugarcane juice sits on a brick furnace inside a rustic, slatted-wall structure, with dense steam rising into shafts of morning sunlight.

An elderly woman with dark skin and a patterned headscarf stirs a large pot of steaming soup in a stainless steel commercial kitchen illuminated by soft window light.

A portrait of an elderly man with short white hair and a kind smile, standing in a kitchen with soft window light, next to a steaming pot of matoke wrapped in banana leaves.

A close-up shot of sizzling shekla tibs, featuring cubes of lamb with rosemary and green chili, cooking in a clay pan over glowing charcoal in a dimly lit restaurant, with rolled injera served on the side.

A portrait of a woman with a shaved head and gold earrings wearing a rubber apron at a fish market stall with herring on ice, illuminated by cool morning light.

A man with locs and a goatee fries mandazi in a large pan over an open flame in a rustic coral-stone kitchen in Malindi, with morning light streaming through the doorway.

A woman cooks a large pot of stew over a charcoal brazier in an outdoor courtyard at dusk, with a bowl of rice and a lit lantern in the foreground and the Niger River in the background.

A Southeast Asian man wearing an apron stands at his noodle stall at night, illuminated by a single overhead light bulb while steam rises from large cooking pots.

Several men cook large batches of plov in cast-iron kazans over open wood fires in a courtyard at sunrise, with steam rising in the golden light.

A large cast-iron pot sealed with banana leaves sits on three stones over a wood fire in a dirt yard at dusk, with golden smoke rising into the air.

A young man with South Asian features and a slicked-back hairstyle stands in front of a steaming chai stall in a busy street setting at dusk.

A young woman with short curly hair leans against the metal railing of a boat at a busy harbor, with crates of bananas and piles of fish visible on the deck behind her.

A blackened pot of paye simmers on a stove in a dimly lit kitchen, with sunlight filtering through a carved jali screen to create a pattern of light on the rising steam.

A large copper pot filled with simmering pork carnitas sits at a bustling outdoor market stall, with steam rising and sunlight filtering through the overhead awning.

A woman with a black bob and dark skin stands behind a ramen counter in a dimly lit kitchen, with steam rising from two large pots in the foreground under a single overhead lamp.

An elderly South Asian woman with silver hair in a bun and pearl earrings stands in a kitchen, watching a hot iron kadai on a stove as steam rises in a beam of light from a barred window.

A copper pot of steaming thukpa sits on a traditional mud-brick stove in a rustic kitchen, illuminated by a sharp shaft of sunlight streaming through a small window, with brass bowls arranged on shelves in the background.

A man pours hot coffee from a high-held kettle into a small glass at a street stall in Dakar during the golden hour.

A middle-aged East Asian man with wavy black hair and a short beard stands in a kitchen at dawn, looking down as steam rises from a pot on the stove in front of a window.

An elderly South Asian man with a grey moustache smiles while stirring a large copper vat of food in a busy, sunlit industrial kitchen filled with large metal pots and steam.

A young man with dark hair and Mediterranean features leans over a steaming pot of tomato sauce on a stovetop in a sunlit kitchen, with laundry visible through the window.

A large, blackened pot of palm-nut soup simmers over an open wood fire in a rustic courtyard at dusk, with a wooden mortar and a basket of cassava nearby, all illuminated by the golden light of a setting sun behind a tree.

A bustling temple kitchen in Kerala features cooks preparing food in large bronze vessels over open wood fires, with stacks of banana leaves and freshly scraped coconut in the foreground, illuminated by shafts of morning light.

An elderly woman with dark skin and a patterned headscarf cooks food on a griddle in a dimly lit roadside diner at night, with steam rising around her hands under a bright hood lamp.

A young man with dark skin and a close fade haircut leans over a large pot of steaming jollof rice in a kitchen illuminated by warm, golden sunset light coming through window louvres.

A woman with a rounded afro and a green patterned dress stands in a kitchen, looking at a steaming pot of soup on a stove near a window with morning light.

A middle-aged East Asian chef with short grey-black hair and a stained apron tosses beef and wide rice noodles in a flaming wok at a bustling outdoor street food stall in Hong Kong.

A man grills chicken over open flames in oil-drum barrels at a seaside outdoor kitchen during sunset, with smoke rising against a backdrop of palm trees and the ocean.

A man with locs tastes a steaming stew from a wooden spoon in a sunlit kitchen.

An elderly man with a towel over his shoulder prepares food at a steaming street food cart in a dimly lit alleyway at night.

A middle-aged East Asian man with a moustache stirs a pot of steaming congee on a stove in a small, cluttered kitchen illuminated by morning light from a window.

A man with wavy dark hair and stubble adds mustard seeds and curry leaves from a small metal bowl into a steaming pan of curry in a sunlit kitchen.

Two bowls of steaming tacacá soup sit on a rustic wooden counter in an open-air stilt-house kitchen overlooking a river at dusk.

A man with a short beard and salt-and-pepper hair serves a mound of ugali and sautéed greens onto a patterned plate in a sunlit kitchen.

A smiling East Asian man stands in a narrow kitchen next to a stack of steaming bamboo steamers on a gas stove, with natural evening light coming from a window.

A woman with long dark hair and winged eyeliner cooks at a street food stall at night, with flames and steam rising from a wok in front of her.

A man with short black hair and a beard stands next to a steaming pot on a metal cart in a quiet, wet street at night, with empty market stalls in the background.

A man with dark skin and short hair uses a brass mortar and pestle to grind spices on a wooden table in a dimly lit, rustic kitchen.

A portrait of a man with cornrows and a moustache, wearing a white kaftan, standing on a riverbank with wooden boats in the background during golden hour.

A street vendor prepares hot herbal drinks at a cart in Lima, with steaming glasses on the counter illuminated by a single hanging light bulb against a misty, overcast coastal backdrop.

A street food vendor cooks noodles in a flaming wok on a metal cart at night, with steam and smoke illuminated by the fire.

A bustling night market scene in Lagos featuring vendors selling smoked fish and tomatoes under hanging light bulbs, with charcoal braziers glowing and people moving through the smoky atmosphere.

A man with a short beard and salt-and-pepper hair grills chicken over a smoking barrel grill under a corrugated tin roof in an outdoor setting.

A middle-aged man with a buzz cut cooks garlic rice in a wok on a stovetop in a kitchen illuminated by morning light from a nearby window.

A man stirs boiling sugarcane juice in large iron pans over a furnace inside an open-air shed, with thick steam illuminated by dawn light and piles of sugarcane stalks in the background.

A steaming pot of mohinga sits on a charcoal stove in a narrow Yangon street at dawn, accompanied by a bowl of rice noodles, banana stem, and split-pea fritters, with golden sunlight filtering through the lane.

A man with a moustache cooks noodles in a flaming wok on a street in a dark alleyway at night.

A portrait of a man with dark skin and a hoop earring sitting on a wooden boat on a river at sunset.

An elderly man with a grey mustache smiles while grilling chicken satay skewers over glowing charcoal on a busy street at dusk, with thick smoke rising from the grill.

A large, dented aluminum stockpot filled with beef bones simmers on a charcoal stove in a dimly lit, wet Hanoi alleyway, with steam rising under the glow of a single bare lightbulb.

A man with a close-cropped fade hairstyle pours steaming tea between two stainless steel pitchers in a bustling night market.

A smiling fishmonger with a man bun stands behind a display of fresh tuna on ice at a beachside market during sunrise.

A Dutch pot of curry goat and a pan of rice and peas sit on a stovetop in a kitchen, with steam rising in the golden morning light from a window overlooking a terrace.

An elderly man with white hair wearing a white apron stirs a large pot of soup in a rustic kitchen with tiled walls, while morning light streams through an open door revealing a harbor scene.

A portrait of a woman with dark skin and a black lob hairstyle wearing gold hoop earrings, standing on a beach with drying fish on nets and fishing boats in the background under low sunlight.

A man with East African features and short curly hair leans over a steaming injera bread cooking on a traditional clay griddle in a rustic kitchen, illuminated by soft light from a nearby doorway.

An elderly woman with dark skin and a colorful headscarf wears a white lace top while cooking at a street food stall in Salvador, with steam rising from a pan of oil in the foreground.

A woman prepares food in a brass pot on a charcoal stove inside a wooden boat at a floating market, with bowls of noodles and ingredients arranged on the deck under hanging lights at dusk.

A portrait of a middle-aged man with dark skin and wavy black hair standing on a beach at dusk, illuminated by a warm light bulb from the right, with fishing boats and the ocean in the background.