Joanna James
Zanzibar is an island with food to die for. If you're a fan of spices such as cardamom and cinnamon, this is a culinary haven for you. Here is a list of the best dishes of Zanzibar for lovers of exotic food.
This dish takes most people by surprise. The Zanzibar pizza is a peculiar dish. The origin of this is uncertain but it is certain that this, tastes incredible. A ball of fish or meat is mixed with chopped onions, peppers, mayonnaise, cheese and eggs. This mixture is fried in a thin dough and finally topped with tomato and chilli sauce. The edges of the pizza are turned inwards giving it a unique look. This is a dish that is loved by locals and you can find them at most street food stalls. If you don't like the spice mixture, you can replace it with Nutella, chocolate and fruits such as banana and mango.
Food in Zanzibar is considered spicy and this dish shows how tangy the food can really get. Biriyani was originated in Pakistan and India. Many condiments such as ginger, cinnamon, chilli, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves are used to make this dish. The rice is mixed with a spicy fish or meat curry. Mostly, chicken, beef and mutton are used. Many a Zanzibar restaurant serve biriyani for dinner. This is a very common dish in the area.
This is a curry that combines the Indian and Portuguese cuisines. Chicken liver and other meats are chopped into bite-sized pieces. Then they are boiled and afterwards, spices, masala, vinegar and tamarind are added. The meat is stewed for somewhere around an hour and served hot. Sorpotel is something like an Indian chicken curry. You can try it with rice or flatbread.
This dish is unique to Zanzibar. This is a kind of soup made with seasoned coconut milk. Falafel, onion, boiled eggs, bhajias, kachori, cassava chips, chilli and coconut chutney and peppers are added to the soup later. Chickpeas and lentils play a major role in this dish. Urojo is a little like ramen. Some restaurants add mango or lemon to flavour this dish. Urojo too originated from India, so it is mildly spicy and yet bursts with flavour. Almost all restaurants in Zanzibar serves this dish. Some upscale resorts such as The Residence Zanzibar have their own range of restaurants to indulge you in a memorable culinary journey. This is a dish you must try when you're in Zanzibar because it carries the spirit of the island.
Zanzibar is famed for having the freshest seafood. It is said that the seafood here is so fresh, it feels like it was swimming in the ocean earlier that day. There is a wide array of seafood available at the seafood restaurants in Zanzibar. You can find marlin, tuna, calamari, kingfish, octopus, lobster, barracuda and snapper are only a few of the seafood served here. You can find these fish boiled, grilled, baked, poached, deep fried and cooked in many other ways. Most of the seafood dishes are spicy.
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