A Zimbabwean delicacy you must try!
Here is a list of the most delicious meals that are a must-try in Zimbabwe:
1. Madora: If you find yourself staying at a lodge or hotel that does not serve madora as part of their snacks or relish, make a special request because a trip to Zimbabwe would be incomplete without these unique mopane worms.
2. Kapenta/Matemba: This is served as a snack in the majority of Mashonaland West hotels. Matemba is fished from Lake Kariba and the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, and Kapenta was imported from Lake Tanganyika between 1966 and 1967.
Normally, kapenta is part of a snack for activities like boat cruising and other water sports. The food is either cooked fresh or dried, and fresh kapenta has a different taste from dried ones. Many people tend to love both, especially the smallest kapenta group.
3. Maheu: Maheu is a traditional drink made from maize meal, sorghum, sugar, milk solids, and lactic acid, preserved with potassium sorbate and natamycin. Homemade maheu is made either from leftovers of sadza, water, and sorghum malt (powdered) or with porridge, water, and sorghum malt. National breweries in Zimbabwe also make Maheu and sell it to local supermarkets and restaurants.
4. Muboora with dovi (pumpkin leaves and peanut butter): This is one of the tastiest traditional dishes, which is used as a relish for the staple food in Zimbabwe. The dish is seasonal.
5. Beef stew mixed with green leaves, also known as "Highfields": One should not miss this yummy dish, which is common among Zimbabweans and is also sold in supermarkets.
6. Nhopi: This is more like pumpkin porridge mixed with different ingredients.
8. Kariba Bream: this is found in every corner of the country since the Lake Harvest company delivers this product around the country. This can be grilled, fried, or boiled and still taste delicious!
There are so many dishes that can make a holiday in Zimbabwe a memorable one. Consider visiting Zimbabwe and finding yourself different foods that are not found in other parts of the world unless exported.