Nyevhe (Spider flower leaves), also known as Ulude in one of our official languages here in Zimbabwe is a dried leafy green vegetable, communally known as mufushwa. It was/is usually dried in a season where there are available in high yield so that when they are no longer in season, […]
I was with my dearly beloved grandmother over the weekend. We had a lengthy but definitely interesting talk on Zimbabwean foods. I gleaned quite a lot of information from her. In the conversation we also talked about oxtail and this is one of her signature dishes. We all enjoyed eating […]
How to cook muriwo unedovi is one of our traditional recipes here in Zimbabwe. The taste of the finished product is just absolutely delicious. My kids, include my 1 year old daughter wiped their plates clean and were ready for a second helping each! I served this with Sadza and […]
This is a pretty simple recipe and I opted to leave the mince dry, that is without stew. It’s absolutely delicious and you can always make a separate gravy or sauce on the side and have this with just about any starch from rice, pasta, potatoes and even sadza. Quick […]
Fish is one of those “good-for-your-brain” foods 🙂 I however grew up not eating fish due to allergy reasons and only started eating fish about 4 years ago. This also means I never used to cook fish before then so I’m still learning how to prepare this lovely sea critter […]
This is a pretty quick and simple recipe but the results are just fantastic. This is just one of the many ways you can have your tsunga (mustard greens). We’ll get right into it. Quick Instructions Wash and cut your tsunga (1 bunch) and get your other ingredients ready which […]
So here I was, with this beef, not thinking about doing any recipe in particular so just decided to make a stew to serve with sadza (pap). But as soon as I had put that meat in the pot and it was frying, something in me just nudged me to […]
Crocodile meat can a bit tricky to prepare. It’s a meat with a delicate flavour and doesn’t need strong marinades. Here I used just lime juice and honey and left it for over 6 hours for the marinade to sip into the meat. It was delicious and the family enjoyed. […]
Leafy green vegetables are perhaps my favourite veg to eat with sadza (pap). However, they do need to be cleaned thoroughly, especially muboora (pumpkin leaves). There’s nothing as annoying as chewing grit in your leafy greens, if that happens and it’s your first time eating them, you’ll probably despise them […]
This really was an experiment which could have gone really bad, bad, good or really good. I was happy that it turned out to be really good and the family enjoyed it. Inspiration for this came from beef stroganoff and one of our Zimbabwean beef stew recipe commonly coined as […]
A lot of Zimbabweans enjoy having a braai, which is commonly known as a barbecue in other countries. This is what I was up to over the weekend. I made this absolutely delicious onion and soy marinade which sipped well into the T-bone steak and the taste was just fantastic. […]
I last ate derere (okra) made in this Zimbabwean traditional manner way back when I was weee tall and haven’t had it since (my kiddie-taste buds didn’t quite fancy it) 😀 ! However, I do know of some people who love it made in this way but just couldn’t figure […]