The Double Hut Burger and Masala Chips
Location: Burger Hut, Nairobi, Kenya, in the area of Westlands
Cost: Burger with Chips- 240 KES Kenya Shilling ($3.11 USD)

This is NOT an ordinary burger.  This is the ultimate African answer to all Western food that is an oozing masterpiece of success.  Growing up in Nairobi, the Double Hut had come to my rescue on more than a few occasions.  Returning to Nairobi 4 years later, I headed directly to Burger Hut to order the pilgrimage worthy item.  “I’m surry, sar (sir), we arre outt …

Growing up I have had the privilege to spend Christmas in a “whirled” of places.  The contrast could not be much more drastic from Hutchinson, Kansas to Tandala, Democratic Republic of Congo, or from Albertville, France, to Bangkok, Thailand.

1.  Albertville, France- 1991
By far my whitest Christmas was spent in Albertville, situated at the base of the Alps in France.  I vaguely remember the white cap of flakes on our medium sized hill outdoors and sledding or sliding down it in any possible manner.  The Christmas was my families first away …

Nyama Choma, or grilled meat or often times grilled goat, is a scrumptious gem in East Africa.  From my experience eating, I have formulated a few suggestions for ultimate satisfaction.
1. Meat
Most likely, unless you go to an ultra established renowned eatery (I wouldn’t recommend it), you will arrive at a roadside restaurant and get to choose your raw cut of meat.  There will be a few goat carcasses hanging in the warm butchery and you will be faced with a decision that will make or break your nyama choma.  Choose …

What is Nyama Choma?
Nyama means meat, and Choma means roasted or grilled. Its not overly complicated, nyama choma simply means roasted meat, but what wonderful roasted meat it is!
In East Africa, goat is the most common form of nyama choma, but beef and some forms of game meat can also be considered nyama choma.  That being said, goat is by far the most popular and the most common.

Method of Ordering and Eating

At most places there will be a small shed butchery where a varying array of carcasses will be …