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DIFFERENT MEALS FOUND IN TANZANIA.
These are 6 different foods found in
Tanzania that you cannot find in Nigeria, maybe till you open a food cuisine in
Nigeria just to get this East African taste. The cuisine in East Africa, specifically
in Tanzania differ from area to area.
1. CHAPATI.
Several centuries back, the British and the
Indians came, and both brought with them their foods, like Indian spiced
vegetable curries, lentil soups, chapattis and a variety of pickles.
2.
WHITE RICE AND BIG BROWN BEANS. (Wali
Maharage, in Swahili).
Around 1000 years ago, the Arabs settled in the
coastal areas of East Africa, and Arabic influences are especially reflected in
the Swahili cuisine of the coast – steamed cooked rice with spices in Persian
style, use of saffron, cloves, cinnamon, coconut oil and several other spices,
and pomegranate juice.
3.
FRIED CHIPS MIXED WITH EGGS. ( Chipsi
mayai, in Swahili)
4.
MAIZE FLOUR (Ugali) with cabbage.
Maize (corn) is the basis of ugali, the East
African version of West Africa's fufu. Ugali is a starch dish eaten with meats or stews.
5.
PLENTY OF SEA FOOD.
Underlying the fact that, on the Eastern
part of East Africa having boundaries
with the Indian Ocean thus making East Africa cuisine rich in sea food
starting from scrubs to King fish.
6.
SAMOSA. (Sambusa)
It’s normally
consumed as a snack sipped inn with juice or soda (mineral).
By- Gizzel Mbaga
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