Tanzania
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Pilau (Tanzanian)
Tanzania's festive rice: a dark, whole-spice pilau of beef or chicken, where deeply browned onions and pilau masala turn the grains amber — the wedding and Eid plate of the mainland and coast. Ingredients: basmati rice,…
Ugali (Tanzanian)
Tanzania's daily mound: stiff white maize porridge served with beans, vegetable relishes, fish or meat — the plate that fuels the country. Ingredients: white maize flour, water, salt; to serve: maharage beans in coconut,…
Maharage ya Nazi (Coconut Beans)
Beans in coconut milk: red beans simmered in a tomato-coconut sauce until creamy — the coastal touch that makes Tanzania's beans sing. Ingredients: red kidney beans, coconut milk, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, curry…
Zanzibar Pizza
Zanzibar's pizza-that-isn't: a thin crepe-like base layered with minced meat, egg, onion and peppers, folded and fried on a griddle at the Forodhani night market. Ingredients: thin dough, minced beef, eggs, onions, peppe…
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