Tasty does not begin to describe how amazing this fish was! It’s crispy on the outside yet succulent and delicate on the inside. The fantastic thing about this dish is that you will only need 3 ingredients. Well ok, actually 4, including salt :D. It is yet again another one […]
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 […]
Now these are pretty easy to make sandwiches, you could almost make them with your eyes closed- that’s how simple they are. Yet the taste is just so delicious. You will love them and those who you’ll make these for will also enjoy them. They are great for a light […]
Instructions Remove the gills from the fish and pat dry with kitchen paper. Rub with the salt on both sides, and let sit for 30 minutes. Put a steamer over a deep pan filled with 5cm of water. Bring the water to the boil over a high heat. Put the […]
Kapenta (matemba), both fresh and dried are part of our cuisine here in Zimbabwe. There are a couple of ways you can prepare it from coating to stewing and to this here version where they are simply fried then a chopped onion added to it and sauteed. This is usually […]
Kapenta, in our vernacular matemba, are one of Zimbabwe’s traditional meals. There are many ways of preparing them from just having them fried, coated and this here version stewed. A lot of Zimbabwean families eat this, be it once in a long while, every week or once in a month […]
Like I said when I was preparing the Grilled Garlic n’ Herb Kariba bream fish is something that I grew up not eating due to allergy reasons. So cooking it was also a no no. But I’m good now and only just beginning to experiment to see which flavours work […]
Fish is something I grew up not eating due to allergy reasons. This means I didn’t eat it let alone cook it. So when I got the clear and wasn’t having allergic reactions anymore, I started enjoying this lean meat. I’ve only just began playing around with flavours to see […]
There are many options to this recipe as you can use Herring instead of Tuna. However, Herring is a more common fish in North America and parts of Europe than it is in Zimbabwe. As you know Tuna is readily available in most Zimbabwean supermarkets. So this recipe is really […]
Bream is one of the popular fish here in Zimbabwe, along with matemba and Mackerel. Growing up, due to allergy reasons, I didn’t eat fish, therefore had no interest in knowing how it was cooked, de-boned, and so on and so forth. 2010 I decided to give fish a go […]
Growing up Matemba was one of my least favored foods. This is apart from the fact that it is one of the most readily available brain foods in our in our Zimbabwean context. In other words, Kapenta promotes the good health and functioning of your brain. After experimenting and trying […]