Posts Tagged ‘ Snacks and Appetizer ’

Starch Halwa

May 5, 2012
Starch Halwa

  Coming in A Taste of Tanzania cookbook very soon. Very simple recipe, takes less than 20 minutes to prepare.  
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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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Maandazi

November 1, 2009
Maandazi

Maandazi (East African donuts) are a special treat. The taste of maandazi is very different from western donuts. First, one can never get tired of eating maandazi. Second, they are more like bread inside. Third, maandazi are not as oily as western donuts.
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Vipoopoo Dessert

November 1, 2009
Vipoopoo Dessert

Vipoopoo is a side dish mostly prepared during Ramadhan. I always feel like this would make a good desert; so I decided to modify this recipe to be just perfect for a desert.
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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