Suco Com – Lautém – Lautém 90 Te’in ikan no hahán tasi iha Timor - <strong>Leste</strong>
Dezafia stereótipu jéneru iha Com Baibain iha Timor-<strong>Leste</strong>, ema hanoin katak mane sira de’it mak ba peska no feto sira mak te’in iha dapur. Maibé liuhosi istória ida ne’e, husi suco Com iha Munísipiu Lautém, bele troka ita nia hanoin no hatudu katak feto Timor oan sira mós bele hala’o atividade peskas no mane Timor oan sira mós bele te’in hahán ne’ebe gostu hodi servi ba ema bainaka sira. Iha komunidade barak ne’ebe besik tasi ninin, wainhira tasi maran, dala barak ita haree feto no labarik sira (nomós mane balun) la’o neineik iha bee badak, haklilik sira nia bote no kaer dima. Sira bá meti: kaer ikan, kadiuk no kurita, no hili sipu, foti budutasi no hahán sira seluk. Iha Com, feto sira ne’ebe bá meti gosta liu buka kurita tanba folin di’ak nomós restaurante sira iha tasi ibun baibain sosa mak sira nian. Bazeia ba esperiénsia tinan barak, entaun sira mós hatene momoos katak tempu atu hetan kurita mak hahú husi fulan Janeiru to’o Abril no fulan Agustus to’o Setembru kada tinan. Dala ruma tasi maran iha tempu kalan ka madrugada, antes rai nakaras, maibé feto sira nafatin bá meti uza lampada ka lampu. Durante tempu kurita, iha fatin Kati Guest House & Restaurant nia menu hahán prioridade ida mak Kurita Bafa. Na’in no kuziñeiru, Angelo da Silva ho tinan 35, sosa kurita husi feto no labarik sira wainhira fila husi meti. Angelo, halo guest house Challenging gender stereotypes in Com In Timor-<strong>Leste</strong>, it is typically thought that men are the only ones who go fishing, while women are the cooks in the kitchen. But this story from Com suco, Lautém municipality, challenges these stereotypes and demonstrates that Timorese women are also involved in fishing activities, and Timorese men can cook and serve delicious food to their guests. In many coastal communities, when the tide is low, we often see women and children (and some men) with spears and baskets over their shoulders, wandering slowly along the reef flats or in shallow water. They are gleaning: catching fish, crabs and octopus, and collecting shellfish and seaweed as well as other food items. In Com, women gleaners like to target octopus because it fetches a good price and the nearby beachside restaurants are usually willing to buy their catch. Based on years of experience, they know the best times for finding octopus are from January to April and August to September. Sometimes the low tide is at night or very early in the morning, before dawn – but still the women will go out onto the reef flats, carrying torches or lanterns. During the octopus season, one of the main dishes on the menu at Kati Guest House and Restaurant is braised octopus. The owner and chef, 35-year-old Angelo da Silva, buys his octopus from the local women and 91