Foodie Friday: Street Food

Foodie Friday: Street Food

Many travelers make a rule of never eating the food they find on the street, fearing all manner of diseases. Instead, many of these travelers choose food from restaurants where they cannot see the kitchen or preparation, which can be more dangerous. Since day one on this trip we’ve eaten food from street vendors where [...]

Foodie Friday: Butterfish & Nisima

Foodie Friday: Butterfish & Nisima

From Blantyre it was off to the shores of Lake Malawi, something we’d been looking forward to for quite sometime. Aside from diving and snorkeling and looking at the fish, I also wanted to eat some as well. One of the reasons Lake Malawi is so unique is that just about all 1200 varieties of [...]

Foodie Friday: sweets for money

Foodie Friday: sweets for money

A long time ago when we first heard about traveling in Zimbabwe we heard of travelers bringing staples like sugar and rice into the country with them, to be used for barter. With the country going through hyperinflation, unable to trade for much in the way of anything, this was more valuable at the time [...]

Foodie Friday- Cape Malay

Foodie Friday- Cape Malay

Throughout South Africa we’ve been hearing about Cape Malay food, but never really understood what it was.  We knew where the cape is, but what is or where is Malay?  What is this cuisine you speak of? We went to the Capetown waterfront and asked the security guard the best place for Cape Malay food.  [...]