Tanzanian food: Customs, cooking, and eating 😋
Overview
Tanzanian food: Customs, cooking, and eating😋. This is a truly immersive and interactive tour where you take away more than a full belly, but also the knowledge of customs and the skills of cooking Tanzanian chakula..............
Highlights
Eat authentic Tanzanian street foods as you explore Dar es salaam city
Tread the off-beaten path of the best street food vendors in the area
Sample Sambuusa, Carlisi, Chapati, Uji, Tende Shake, and Zanzibar pizza
Familiarize yourself with the twists and turns of the alleys in Dar es salaam city.
Description
Food is life in Tanzania but this isn’t just a food tour of the city. The day kicks off with a cooking class where we’ll be learning how to make mandazi (sweet doughnuts) and cook ugali (a staple food in Tanzania). Whilst you’re honing your new craft I’ll tell you all about the culinary specialities of Tanzania, and what the locals eat on pretty much a daily basis. Then it comes to eating! There are some certain customs to observe if you want to blend in and avoid offence. Did you show you should never smell your food here? And there is an art to eating ugali with only your right hand! After class, we’ll head to the fresh produce market where I’ll introduce you to locally grown fruits and vegetables – challenge me to find you something you’ve never tasted before. I’ve never failed yet!
Finally, we’ll make a stop at my personal favourite places to grab some of the most iconic delicacies on offer.
What's included
-Inclusions:
Lesson
Host/local guide
Groceries
Food
Eating
- Exclusions:
Alcoholic drinks
Transport (25 USD Additional cost)
- Itinerary/ Visited Places:
1. TABATA KIMANGA Kwa Mama Wawili shop
My neighbourhood
Welcome to my humble neighborhood. This is not a first class treatment but a window to the everyday dishes of ordinary Tanzanian. In my living environment I can attest to the quality of knowledge and skills you will get and a tasteful experience. Taste the vibrant flavors of Dar es salaam with this authentic street food tour. Discover hidden gems as you explore off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods and alleyways, sampling delicious dishes from carefully selected local food vendors. These vendors are not only popular among locals, but also uphold tradition with recipes passed down through generations. Indulge in delicious street food while also support hardworking local individuals.
2. Cooking room
When you get here, you become a local person. Everything will be done as we do in our daily life, starting from recipes, to how to eat. We recommend that you come in the morning so that we can start the day together by preparing breakfast which we always prefer tea over a coffee. We will cook snacks together which are water pancakes. I promise you, once you can.. you won't want to eat what I made. Your pancake will be the right choice.
3. Market stall
While we wait for our tea will head out for a minute going to a nearby local shop to buy the necessities to cook the second meal.
4. Cooking room
We will come back and have breakfast then start helping each other peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces as it's needed, Chipsi mayai is easy, You get bored making. We are all witnesses, most of the places in Africa know about corn meal but here we call it ugali. We will provide you with all the details, step by step. It is impossible to eat this food without vegetables on the side, it could be any roast. We will make sure you enjoy the last meal
5. Farewell
Until then you will have acquired knowledge of customs and the skill of cooking Tanzanian food, you're not living empty handed