Beef bones are popular here in our Zimbabwean cuisine. It appears though that they are more popular with the men rather than the women, although some women do eat and enjoy them. You can have them as a stew or mixed with muriwo, (leafy green vegetables) which reminds me of […]
Kapenta (matemba), both fresh and dried are part of our cuisine here in Zimbabwe. There are a couple of ways you can prepare it from coating to stewing and to this here version where they are simply fried then a chopped onion added to it and sauteed. This is usually […]
Kapenta, in our vernacular matemba, are one of Zimbabwe’s traditional meals. There are many ways of preparing them from just having them fried, coated and this here version stewed. A lot of Zimbabwean families eat this, be it once in a long while, every week or once in a month […]
This is one of our traditional ways of preparing leafy green vegetables here in Zimbabwe. It’s a quick and easy way to kill two birds with one stone for those days where one does not feel like cooking a separate pot of soup or where there’s a large crowd of […]
This is one of our traditional starches here in Zimbabwe. It’s actually really nutritious. There are so many health benefits of eating zviyo be it porridge, sadza or anything. Some of these benefits amongst others include helping with weight loss, lowering blood cholesterol levels, regulating blood sugar levels especially for […]
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 […]
As I mentioned in my first post of muboora, this is one of my all time favourite green, leafy, traditional vegetable. It’s just delicious!! This here version’s with peanut butter and mmmmmmmmmmm…. yum!! Follow the link above of my first post of muboora to follow the instructions for the first […]
Fish is something I grew up not eating due to allergy reasons. This means I didn’t eat it let alone cook it. So when I got the clear and wasn’t having allergic reactions anymore, I started enjoying this lean meat. I’ve only just began playing around with flavours to see […]
Manhanga (pumpkins) are something that a lot of Zimbabweans enjoy especially when they are in season, together with their leaves, which we call muboora. Other than this traditional way of boiling them and eating them with some tea at breakfast or lunch even, pumpkins are also made into a porridge-like […]
Muboora (pumpkin leaves) has got to be my all time favourite leafy green vegetable. I love love love it! I enjoy this version with tomatoes and onions as well as the dovi version (when it’s in peanut butter sauce), and in fresh cream or white sauce, totally delish! It’s however important to […]
Porridge reHupfu (mealie-meal porridge) is something that just about every Zimbabwean has had as a child growing up and even as an adult for some, perhaps occasionally! It has been passed down from generation to generation and is most certainly a part of Zimbabwean dishes. It is more like making […]
Nzungu (peanuts) is a favorite pastime snack for many Zimbabweans. I am told that Nzungu was actually introduced to Zimbabwe by the Portuguese through Mozambique in the early days of the Portuguese settlers. All that history am sure is recorded somewhere. Today many households use peanuts as a snack (apart […]