In Swahili hot peppers are pili pili. This Pili Pili Sauce or Pepper Sauce is made using ingredients that are very common in Tanzania. Use it at the table to spice up your plate, or use it during the cooking process to add heat and flavor to the pot. This pepper sauce can be VERY […]
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We recently tried a delicious Spicy Zanzibar Potatoes (or Mbatata ya Pilipili) recipe taken from the book A Taste Of Zanzibar: Chakula Kizuri by Zarina Jafferji. It was so delicious that I had to make it again right away. This time I gave it my Ama touch to really give it life. It’s not a
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Eating greens on a regular basis is what really does a body good. I’ve been trying ever since we got here to Tanzania to figure out how to make them the way I’ve been served them. I’ve searched for recipes on line and in books but nothing matched what I was looking for. I finally
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This week in my Black Vegan Academy Facebook group I share how I make my beans taste yummy even without meat. I use a method similar to what is called tempering in Indian cooking. I discovered that folks here in Tanzania use this method when making their beans. In this video you’ll see me making
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Kachumbari is a common salad here in the Tanzanian and Kenyan area. It’s an east Afrikan twist on salsa.
It has been very exciting to me to explore the recipes and ingredients that are common here in Northern Tanzania. Coconut rice is a Tanzanian favorite. This recipe uses coconut cream and turmeric along with green peas and carrots. This dish uses only a few ingredients and takes no more than 45 minutes from start to EAT! Just put the rice and veggies and spices in a pot, sauté a bit then add the coconut cream and water. Simmer until done. Simple but satisfying flavors I’m loving. The left overs taste great too. I even used leftovers to make an amazing soup.
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One of the joys of living and cooking in a different country or region is learning about and incorporating different ingredients and styles of cooking into your meals. While there are certainly ingredients I’m used to having that I don’t have ready access to, there are many others that I am discovering. One of these
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Last month we took a road trip to Nairobi Kenya which is a 5 hour drive from where we are in Tanzania. While we were there we had probably the best mall food court meal ever! We were good and hungry and we couldn’t decide between the offerings so we ordered from the Chinese restaurant
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