reporter: abidjan is the commercial capital of ivory coast, a city of 4.5 million people.n the fringe of marcory market is the snack stall that paco monatine runs together with her family. someone's always hungry, so it's open from 6:00 in the morning till 10:00 in the evening. the kbine bleu's been in business for 28 years -- a local legend. paco, who is 22, runs the snack bar together with her mother and other female relatives. paco: i like it here a lot. it feeds our family, and my mama also works here. i like it a lot. it's hard, but work is work. and i wouldn't give it up for anything else. reporter: the plantains are cut up and then fried in sunflower oil for eight to ten minutes, until they're nice and greasy. they're eaten mostly with meat or fish. almost everyone can afford it here. children love to eat the alocos from the stall without any trimmings. alocos remind everyone here of home cooking. >> when i've got time, i normally i make them myself. i don't come from around here, but when i'm in town, me and my daughter come by. >> i love it. it's my favorite meal.