Planning a trip to Tanzania? Check out where Andrew went and what he ate to get some great ideas.
Arusha, Tanzania
New Slope Garden Restaurant
Andrew begins his trip across Tanzania in the city of Arusha, a favorite jumping-off point for tourists going on safari. He fortifies himself for the long day ahead with a traditional Tanzanian breakfast.
Andrew eats supu, soup with goat lungs, heart, and liver, and cow stomach, intestines and tongue. It also contains goat heads, cow hooves and cow tail.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Garden of Eden
Andrew journeys 115 miles west into the area that Africans call the Garden of Eden. The area is filled with millions of animals. Along the way he stops for a quick lunch. Later he tries a traditional Tanzanian side dish.
Andrew samples roasted corn and cabbage slaw for lunch. He also tries muhlinda, a side dish made with boiled okra.
Village of Irkeepusi
Andrew meets up with his guide, Edward, a member of the Maasai tribe in the village of Irkeepusi down in the Ngorongoro Crater. Edward explains some of the Maasai traditions, such as drinking the blood from cows and goats since the animals are too valuable to be killed. Later, Andrew attends a traditional Maasai Orpul or meat camp where men eat as much meat as they can for five days!
Andrew chows down on clotted tissue from cow’s blood, cow’s blood mixed with milk, goat’s blood and ugali, a porridge made with maize flour, water and sour milk. He also drinks a stomach-expanding tonic made with blood, meat, herbs and the bark of an acacia tree.
Lower Slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
Andrew travels to the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to meet some members of the Chagga tribe. They depend on agriculture, with bananas and coffee being their biggest crops. Andrew watches as they make the traditional banana beer.
Andrew samples three soups: kiburu (soup made of sweet bananas, beans and dirt), matoke soup (made with starchy banana, onions and beef broth) and a soup made with onions, beef broth, goat intestines and blood.
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