Traditional Tanzanian Cooking Class in Moshi with a Local Family
Marissa, her husband William and mother-in-law Shida host you in their simple, modest home. Join this warm and welcoming family in their mud house for an understanding of the local food and culture. Don't leave town without trying their meat stew!
Start by helping Shida grate coconuts using a traditional tool called buzi. Then learn to make ugali, a traditional corn meal dish. Making Ugali is an art - simple but labor intensive, a real treat to learn! Enjoy your meal sitting on benches outdoors with the entire family. Ugali is eaten communal style, with each person picking cake with their hand, rolling it into a ball, and using it to scoop vegetables or stew. A few other dishes you may try are uji (a millet and peanut porridge), beef and green banana stew) and rice with spiced beans. Dishes are cooked in coconut milk and simmered over a wood fire, giving it a distinct and delicious flavor! End your experience by sharing peanut brittle and Shida’s local brew with friends and family.
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Traditional Tanzanian Cooking Class in Moshi with a Local Family
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What's included in Traditional Tanzanian Cooking Class in Moshi with a Local Family
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Shida, Marissa and William live in a simple, modest home in a small village in Moshi. In your one hour hands-on cooking class, help Shida to prepare fresh coconut milk using a traditional tool called 'buzi', it is a small wooden seat with a sharp grinder at the end that is used to shave the coconut meat. The coconut milk is used to prepare the vegetables and stew dishes. Then learn to make ugali, a traditional corn meal dish that is served with sauteed vegetables. Shida loves cooking this for her family. Making Ugali is an art, and is simple but labor intensive, a real treat to learn!
Food Menu
STARTER - Uji with tamarind and black pepper
or Fried bananas and cassava with pili pili (hot) sauce
MAIN - Ugali with beef stew or vegetable soup or Mtori (banana stew)
DESSERT - Fresh fruit
DESSERT - Kahawa and Kashata (coffee and peanut brittle)
DESSERT - Local brew
(made from fermented bananas and grains...if you're a Kombucha fan, you'll love it!)
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Private cooking class with your host Marissa
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Transfers are included for city hotels (for airport/airport hotel transfers, there is an extra cost)
- On days Marissa is not available, her husband William and his mother will be your host
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Your host will pick you up and drop you off at your Moshi hotel listed in your booking.
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Marissa will pick you up from the concierge desk of your Moshi hotel in a tuk tuk and together you will drive to her home on Njoro Road. Phone: +255 788 931 114 Email: [email protected] -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
