{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"\u201cDiapers from Cotonou - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P0JGFTuF0R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/05\/10\/diapers-from-cotonou\/\">\u201cDiapers from Cotonou<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/05\/10\/diapers-from-cotonou\/embed\/#?secret=P0JGFTuF0R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;\u201cDiapers from Cotonou&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"P0JGFTuF0R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-10-at-10.55.44.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":1600,"description":"First of all, I need to tell you about Fr\u00e9do. He\u2019s a former colleague who became a friend, originally from Togo.Fredo has two or three huge flaws: he\u2019s too kind, he cooks far too well, and he has an excessive sense of hospitality. In short, a truly dreadful fellow, as you can well imagine.Twenty-five years ago, when I had decided to make my very first trip around Africa, he invited me \u2013 along with a few other colleagues \u2013 to dinner at his place. Back then, I knew almost nothing about Africa \u2013 except through the stories told by my old teacher \u2013 and even less about its cuisine.He cooked us chicken yassa. It was the VERY FIRST CHICKEN YASSA of my life.It was so good that everyone helped themselves \u2013 generously \u2013 to a second plate. To be fair, Fr\u00e9do had planned ahead. But just as we were all finishing our second helping, he innocently announced: \u201cBy the way, I forgot to tell you, but there\u2019s a suckling pig as the second course\u2026\u201d General shock. A schemer, I told you.Needless to say, the pig was excellent too. But I think I must have rolled my way back to the [&hellip;]"}