Food Part Two: Meals

Last week, I wrote about food, and this week I am continuing with typical Tanzanian meals. 

 

   Rice and Cabbage (shredded and stir fried with shredded carrots)

 

Ugali (White corn meal boiled until solid) and Spinach (stir fried with onions, tomatoes and carrots)

 

Ugali is the national staple, sometimes made with Cassava flour, a tuber that grows locally.

 

Chapati (a thick tortilla) and beans (made with green peppers, onions, carrots)

 

Rice and Beans

 

Pilau (Beef or chicken cooked together with rice and spices like cinnamon, chilies, cumin, garlic, coriander, and cloves)  Usually the meat is cooked in pieces on the bone

 

Chips Mayai (An omelet made with Large cooked fries) served with salt and chili sauce.

 

Kuku na Chips (Chicken and Fries)

 Fish and Chips (Fries)

 Mishkaki (Meat kabob), chips and salad (shredded cabbage and carrots with vinegar)

 

Supu (Soup- can be made with out with out beef or chicken- potatoes, carrots, and corn

Plantans fried, or they can be cooked into a stew

 

 

Next week, Snacks!