African food
Well, I wasn't sure what Sunday's meals would hold.
I got a traditional breakfast--bread and plum jam (delicious), an egg omelet, orange juice (think drink pouch), chai tea with sugar, and a warm drink that reminded me of cream of wheat with twice the amount of water needed. It was more than enough to eat.
I was interesting to note that the women served us and then waited until the husband and I finished before she and the children ate. This the traditional procedure in many African homes.
For lunch, we went to Nairobi and ate at a mall. Linus, my main contact here, took me after church. They had everything you could want--chinese food, turkish cuisine, bistro, italian stuffed pizzas, african cuisine that looked like a lot of chicken in various sauces (I am sure it tasted like chicken too), and an Irish pub (or so advertised). So, guess what I wound up eating--chinese food. Yeah, I know. Lame.
That night I went to Linus and Liz's house, and they fed me a traditional African meal of Ugali (corn cakes, similar to corn bread, but not), chicken (with feather stems still visible), kale (greens without the aftertaste), and cabbage. Oh yeah, it was very good--ugali tastes great with a broth. And yeah, I am feeling it today (Monday night now).
Today I ate a hamburger (reminded me of sausage more than a burger) and fajitas.
Looks like I should be fine on the food front. They even provided a water filtering system.
The accomodations are very good.
I got a traditional breakfast--bread and plum jam (delicious), an egg omelet, orange juice (think drink pouch), chai tea with sugar, and a warm drink that reminded me of cream of wheat with twice the amount of water needed. It was more than enough to eat.
I was interesting to note that the women served us and then waited until the husband and I finished before she and the children ate. This the traditional procedure in many African homes.
For lunch, we went to Nairobi and ate at a mall. Linus, my main contact here, took me after church. They had everything you could want--chinese food, turkish cuisine, bistro, italian stuffed pizzas, african cuisine that looked like a lot of chicken in various sauces (I am sure it tasted like chicken too), and an Irish pub (or so advertised). So, guess what I wound up eating--chinese food. Yeah, I know. Lame.
That night I went to Linus and Liz's house, and they fed me a traditional African meal of Ugali (corn cakes, similar to corn bread, but not), chicken (with feather stems still visible), kale (greens without the aftertaste), and cabbage. Oh yeah, it was very good--ugali tastes great with a broth. And yeah, I am feeling it today (Monday night now).
Today I ate a hamburger (reminded me of sausage more than a burger) and fajitas.
Looks like I should be fine on the food front. They even provided a water filtering system.
The accomodations are very good.
Labels: Kenya Trip
posted by Randy Rogers at
1:15 PM
1 Comments:
Do they eat a mixture of fish potatoes and biscuit mix with garlic? A friend from Nigeria served that up once for me when he was attending Tech on the exchange. If they do what do they call it?
Robert
p.s. sounds like an experience a minute. Keep up the good work. Perhaps by now you've been back on your prayer stilts and found your glasses screw.
prayerfully
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