Prepare yourself to drool over these 41 meals, each featuring mouthwatering photos, details, and where you can eat it.
I've also included some of my personal travel eating tips and answered some of your top questions... like "Mark, how do you make money to travel?".
For a long time now I’ve been meaning to make an introduction video for my YouTube channel… So I finally did. It includes a bit of food, ok, actually, the entire thing is about food. The video will play automatically…
Ethiopia is one of the top livestock producing nations in the world. People LOVE to eat meat! But the good news is, if you’re vegetarian, or if you just want to eat healthy, Ethiopia also has some of the best…
One of the greatest things to eat in Tanzania is mishkaki. It’s the Tanzanian version of the skewered shish kebab. Mishkaki is a creation that contains a little African, a little Middle Eastern, and a little Indian influence to it….
Chips mayai (also known as chipsi mayai) is one of the most widely available and popular Tanzanian street foods in the country. Chips, is of course another word for French fries, and mayai is the Kiswahili word for eggs. Together…
While the quality and taste of the food is obviously a fundamental part of any dining establishment, it’s also the ambiance that plays a part in the excitement of eating. When a street food stall has both outstanding food and…
You might have already seen the article about Lukmann restaurant, it’s one of my favorites in Stone Town. The rice biryani’s, the curries, and in particular the octopus curry, which I had this meal, were all outstanding! Watch the video…
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, is located right along the Indian Ocean, and while you can go to beaches at places in town like Coco Beach, it’s not really recommended to swim there (and not always the safest). So one of…
One day while in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, we headed out to the shamba (Kiswahili word for garden). Just a short but memorable dalla dalla (local public bus) from the always chaotic Mbagate district of town, then down a bumpy…
Described as “laid-back luxury,” Ras Nungwi Beach Hoel is exactly that… and a lot more! After a 1.5 hour ride from Stone Town, we arrived in the village of Nungwi, located at the very north of the island of Unguja,…
One of the legendary restaurants in Stone Town, Zanzibar, that serves local Zanzibari food, is Lukmaan Restaurant. This place, along with Passing Show Hotel, are two of the most legendary local Zanzibari food serving establishments within Stone Town. I had…
Located within the Tanzania Scouts Association property, and opposite the Don Bosco Catholic youth center, in the Upanga District of Dar Es Salaam, is the Scouts Canteen (unofficial). Mama Theopiste controls the kitchen, and whips up some delightful Tanzanian food…
Holiday Out is a local Tanzanian food restaurant in downtown Dar Es Salaam, located on Garden Ave. across from the Southern Sun Hotel (it was formerly the Holiday Inn – but that has since moved to another newer location). My…
As I’ve mentioned a few times previously, Ethiopian food has been one of my favorite cuisines since childhood. I actually remember my first taste, it was when I was about 12 years old in Kenya (I think, there have been…
About 5 pm each evening, when the sun dies down, a number of Dar Es Salaam street food carts specializing in Indian food emerge. From downtown Dar Es Salaam and throughout Upanga, people finish work, and head straight for a…
In Thailand, there are a number of famous fried noodle dishes like Pad Thai and Pad See Ew. In this video I head to a local Bangkok neighborhood restaurant to order a freshly prepared plate of pad see ew. Isn’t she…
