Flavours of Mozambique Food Tour

The delicious Cuisines of the Mozambicans has been greatly influenced by the Portuguese, dating back to 1498, when a Portuguese explorer, Vasco Da Gama landed in the country on his way to India. He quickly established Portuguese ports and trade centers that introduced crops like cassava (a starchy food), cashew nuts and Paozinho (bread rolls). A lot of flavorings and cooking methods were also introduced by the Portuguese; seasonings such as onions, garlic, paprika, chili pepper, bay leaves, wine and red peppers were common items of trade back then. Today, a typical Mozambique Cuisine would include traces of Portuguese influence. It is commonplace to find Prego (steak roll), pudim(pudding), rissois(battered shrimp) and the widely eaten inteiro com piripiri( Chicken sauce),. Other staple foods eaten by the Mozambicans include ncima(maize porridge), Cassava and rice served with vegetable, fish, beans or meat sauces.

You won’t go home hungry!

Highlights include a tasting of traditional street food, Badjia (bean dumplings fried in oil), Matoritor (a coconut sweet), and fiery Piri Piri.

Wash it down with sweet juice made from sugar cane and fresh coconut water.