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Zimbabwe

Since France was such an easy day, I'm calling Zimbabwe my first real stop on this little adventure. On the menu tonight is Sadza ne Nyama ye Huku. The traditional corn meal staple along with a chicken, tomato and onion stew. Let the journey begin. 

The recipe comes courtesy of Solomon Murungu the "Sadza King" on the internet. You can find the recipe here.

It was delicious and the flavors of the fresh ginger and the scallions were bright and lovely.
Solid 9 out of 10. This dish made it to my list of do-overs for regular meal enjoyment after this whole thing is over.


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