Bizarre Foods: Uganda

Uganda

Andrew travels to Uganda, known as the pearl of Africa, where the people are friendly and the food is simple. He hunts for a fish that lives on land, harvests flying ants, and sinks his teeth into the meat of a sugar cane rat.

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Andrew reveals his feelings about Uganda

Andrew Zimmern lists out the reasons for why Uganda has ...

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Andrew hunts for African white ants

Andrew Zimmern spends time with a remote Ugandan tribe and is ...

01:15

Andrew's not sure about Ugandan sausage

Andrew Zimmern is not what you'd call a picky eater. But the ...

01:54

Learn how to cook taramasalata

Andrew Zimmern blends carp roe, yogurt and oil to create the ...

03:02

Andrew eats wild game at Sam's

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03:08

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Restaurant

Emin Pasha Restaurant

Andrew is treated to the creations of Chef Shaun Christian of the elegant Emin Pasha Hotel and Restaurant. Andrew samples tilapia, slow-roasted whole sugar cane rat and crocodile gravlax cured in salt, sugar and dill.

27 Akii Bua Road, Nakasero, PO Box 23825, Kampala, Uganda

Activity

Gaba

At the village market, Andrew tries goat on a stick, mandazi (kneaded bread), impafu (sour, starchy fruit from Emin tree), fish and chips sandwich (fried fish stuffed in sweet potato) and achodozi (mixed grill bbq intestines lungs, heart and liver).

Gaba, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Activity

Lwanika Village

Andrew hunts for lungfish and eats dried and smoked lungfish. The villagers help him hunt for white ants (which he eats), and during a village feast, he samples roasted grasshopper and steamed goat stomach lining and intestines.

Lwanika Village, Uganda

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