Thursday, 31 May 2018

Local food

Since the start of this week (my third week in Botswana!), I've been regularly eating local food for lunch. It's delicious and cheap (just 25-30 pula, equivalent to $2.5-$3 USD, for home cooked goodness). Apparently, it's not that common for foreigners / expats to be eating from the local food stalls - which I think is a real shame! During lunchtime, you'll see many temporary stalls set up by women like this:


And this is what some of my lunches have looked like (standard carb, protein, veggies):



Some of the more traditional food I've been eating include:
  • Morogo: A type of African spinach - super delicious when cooked.
  • Pap: Often described as a porridge, but it is much thicker and less liquidy than porridge. I'd say it has a mashed potato texture but without the taste. 
  • Samp: Made from grains (sometimes with beans added as well) and has a mushy rice like texture. 

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