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Is there any difference between mahamri and mandazi?

May 10, 2013

As I am reading my old notes here, I came across something that I wrote a few years ago but I forgot to post it here. Before I post this topic, I would like to hear what my readers have to say. When I used to live in Nairobi Kenya in my teenage years,...
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Lemongrass Tea – Chai ya Mchaichai

October 19, 2012
Lemongrass Tea – Chai ya Mchaichai

Lemongrass (mchaichai) has citrus flavor with a mild taste of lemon rind. In Tanzania lemongrass is used mostly for tea. Its aroma in tea is fresh and lemony but without that strong lime taste. When I was a kid, I remember we had a few lemongrass bushes and our relative known as Bibi Morris...
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Jackfruit – Fenesi

September 17, 2012
Jackfruit – Fenesi

I love this fruit so much. It is available here in Phoenix at our local international food market, but it is much cheaper to buy canned jackfruit. Canned jackfruit taste almost the same as fresh. The seeds are boiled or roasted and eaten as a snack. If you love chestnuts then you will love...
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Spices English to Swahili

August 16, 2012
Spices English to Swahili

  Black pepper – pilipili manga Cardamom – iliki Caraway – Kisibiti Cilantro – dania (majani ya giligilani) Cinnamon – Mdalasini Cloves – karafuu Coriander seeds – giligilani /Kitimiri Cumin – binzari ya pilau curry – binzari Ginger – Tangawizi Lemon grass -mchaichai Nutmeg – kungumanga Saffron – zafarani Sweet peppers – pilipili hoho...
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Amaranth Greens – Mchicha

July 12, 2012
Amaranth Greens – Mchicha

You will find amaranth recipes in A Taste of Tanzania cookbook coming soon. Amaranth greens (Mchicha) are one of the most consumed vegetables in Tanzania. Amaranth greens are easy to grow, and also very nutritious. It is sad that this healthy vegetable is just starting to be known in America and Europe. Based on...
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Coming soon! Cookbook from Taste of Tanzania

January 6, 2012
Coming soon! Cookbook from Taste of Tanzania

Mingi love Miriam Rose Kinunda
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Cardamom Powder – Why it is better to grind your own

September 20, 2011
Cardamom Powder – Why it is better to grind your own

The only way to have the real cardamom flavor and aroma is to ground your own at home
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Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

September 6, 2010
Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

Some people call baobab a super food, this is because of its high level of nutrients like vitamin C and calcium
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Taro – Magimbi

October 11, 2009
Taro – Magimbi

I do feel very sad these days when I visit home (Dar Es Salaam). Because I have noticed that some of our staple foods are disappearing from the market. I do not see Taro (magimbi) in vegetable and food stands anymore.
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Coconut grater – Mbuzi ya nazi

September 21, 2009
Coconut grater – Mbuzi ya nazi

I am sure you are wondering why I am talking about “nazi” in this website. Apparently nazi is a Swahili word for coconut. Mbuzi ya nazi is a Swahili word for coconut grater. The above photo is a coconut grater that I use in my house, I came with from Tanzania. In Tanzania grating...
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  • Is there any difference between mahamri and mandazi? May 10, 2013
    As I am reading my old notes here, I came across something that I wrote a few years ago but I forgot to post it here. Before I post this topic, I would like to hear what my readers have to say. When I used to live in Nairobi Kenya in my teenage years, I noticed that almost every Kenyan I knew did not know what mandazi were, but they did know mahamri. I used […]
    Miriam Kinunda