Amacimbi, a.k.a madora, a.k.a mopane worms are one of our traditional delicacies here in Zimbabwe. There are several ways to prepare them and here’s a modernized twist I’ve given to them. I especially loved how the lemon heightens the flavour in the dish.You can enjoy them as a snack on […]
I love biltong!! It’s one of my all time favourite snacks, well after dried fruit, nuts and seeds of course 🙂 !! I decided to try and make some on my own using game meat. I was quite pleased with the results (for a first timer!!) I’m confident the more […]
I took this game meat challenge head on. I call it a challenge because before this, I’d never eaten game meat, let alone cook it. So I basically treated it as I would a good steak. This kudu was lovely and tender so I decided to marinate it in just […]
This is a very simple recipe for crocodile meat. There’s nothing much to it and will not even take you a lot of time both in the preps and cooking. We’ll get straight into it. Quick Instructions Cut the meat (500g) into bite-size pieces. Season it with salt (1 tsp), […]
Crocodile meat can a bit tricky to prepare. It’s a meat with a delicate flavour and doesn’t need strong marinades. Here I used just lime juice and honey and left it for over 6 hours for the marinade to sip into the meat. It was delicious and the family enjoyed. […]
I know this sounds way too simple but believe it or not, making hard boiled eggs that are perfect can be sometimes tricky. By “perfect” I mean an egg that will not be having that green-greyish colour around the yolk which appears after the egg has been boiled for too […]
As you may already know after hearing this time and again; Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It also happens to be my favourite too! This here is a pretty quick breakfast which will give you some protein (from the egg), vitamins (from the tomato, yellow pepper […]
This here version of madora, amacimbi (mopane worms) is for those who love HOT, spicy stuff! Do not try these if you’re not into hot stuff. However, if you do.. you’ll absolutely love them. The chilli peppers and the peri peri garlic sauce used here give a kick and an […]
Madora/ Amacimbi (mopane worms) are part of our cuisine here in Zimbabwe. However, it’s not everyone who eats them as some have a fear-factor associated with them. As for those who do eat them, they enjoy them to the last bite! This is another way of preparing them in addition […]
This is one of the many Zimbabwean traditional delicacies and a definite no-no for others. For those in the latter group it could be a fear factor (according to some of my friends) or perhaps just a matter of preference. Aurther did the first version which you can find here. […]
This is one dish that has been around in Zimbabwe since time immemorial. It is particularly popular in regions of the country with Mopane trees. This is essentially were the name of the dish is derived. Not everyone is a fan of madora or macimbi; however it sure has a […]