Sudanese Youths Go Wild For Great Taste Of Any Food Whatsoever

KHARTOUM, SUDAN—In the biggest fad to sweep Sudan’s thrill-seeking teens since 1994’s “extreme thirst” craze, youths in this Northeast African nation are going wild for the great taste of any food whatsoever. The new “absolutely anything edible” fad is reflected in current Sudanese youth fashions, dominated by neon-colored, zebra-striped hats and shirts featuring slogans like, “Do you have any food?” and “I am extremely hungry.” Sociologist Gavin Werner of Tufts University explained the craze: “For these young people, such fads are a way of setting themselves apart from their parents and forging a generational identity of their own. They are also starving to death and must obtain food if they are to live much longer.”