I met many east africans that are, generally speaking, much more conservative when it comes to food than for example europeans, in general.
Some of my friends, from Kenya and Uganda, wount even concider trying different food then what mama serv.
Any idea why?

(Reservation: My conslusion might be wrong, I might have met more conservative people than the general population etc. Aware of possible statistical errors etc.)

nini ,
there is a kikuyu saying , he who is not an adventure knows only her mothers food.[gataumagaraga koi no nyina urugaga wega]

I will be more clear in my question.

Why does not people from any part in the world like the rotten putrid herring we serve here, where I come from?

It takes at least one year to produce this delicacy: put the fresh whole untouched herring in a barrel, fill with water, close, leave it for one year and when it is about to explode, open and feast!

All foreigners, accept for the japanese, think it is horrible. Me no understand.
Its even good for the stomach; already digested!



Well, at least most people like the smooked salmon.

Really like the kiuk food by the way. And the world of matooke, ndizi and gonja too. Mmm.

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Why does not people from any part in the world like the rotten putrid herring we serve here, where I come from?

Nini,
What's this - please elaborate (sorry for my ignorance!)

Elaboration:
The herring from the explosive barrels is sold as "Sour Herring" (directly translated).
I think a more appropriate translation would be "Fermented Baltic Herring".
And as many other things we eat where I am born, it is not boiled before going to the barrel, not after the barrel and not before reaching you plate!

Imagine if the africans could start to eat unboiled food. It would save a lot women from walking far to get fire wood!
More fermented fish, raw meat and green sallad in Africa!

i think it will take us 50yrs or more to chage.

ni mathaa ma ranji reke nyambe ngarie mahu na cabaci igiri

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Originally posted by Nini:

Imagine if the africans could start to eat unboiled food. It would save a lot women from walking far to get fire wood!
More fermented fish, raw meat and green sallad in Africa!

Gender inequality here nini,why nt comment on wat men will be saved from?in any case its men who fell trees.i think "Men will be saved from........."sounds more okey.


If that time will kam and we start eating un boiled foods,i pray God i be there .

Wangu,
One isn't necessarily born with courage, like Nini is but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.



Haro ni ya muka uri ihii!

Don't start me up on the gender nini...
In my country the women SAY they want to do what men do, but when it is time to do it, they don't.

Anyway, I said carry, not cutting...
I have mostly seen women carrying fire wood in kikuyu land, and the kikuyu women are supposed to be the strongest women on earth. Generally, that most be, cause I have met one kiuk woman on very close range that would certainly not carry anything. Not even her own problems...

GOOD IDEA.

I will come! And cook low energy consuming food.
But think I better leave that herring at home or they might think it is a terroist nini.

Prepare it. Was thinking of rotten tilapia, since herring is hard to find in Kenya

There is a story, true or not I don't know, about the days when the russians passed by quite often in our country to plunder.
In one village by the north coast the people took their things and run into the forest.
but the barrels with herrings where left behind.
When the russians opened the barrels they concluded that these people must be very poor, eating rotten fish so they took off.

One good thing with that fish anyway.

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Originally posted by Nini:
I will come! And cook low energy consuming food.
But think I better leave that herring at home or they might think it is a terroist nini.

Nini you rotating is scaring,once i start reading your posts my head rotates to.....am scared bt hope you wont rotate while preparing the food..