Last night, my good friends Victoria and Lweendo prepared and hosted a group of us for a traditional Bemba dinner. I learned this week that the word for a buffet in the Bemba language is “matebeto”. All the dishes were quite tasty, though it took a leap of faith to try fried caterpillars for the first time. My favourite foods were the pumpkin leaves, fresh kapenta (2-inch long fish), beans and okra. It was a fun evening out with friends.
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| The justifiably proud hostess Victoria presenting her matebeto! |
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| A little bit of everything. Naturally, no Zambian meal would be complete without a large lump of nshima to use as an utensil. Clockwise from the nshima: liver, okra, beans, kapenta, fried caterpillars, pumpkin leaves and spinach with pounded groundnuts. |
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