If you in Malindi town are craving Swahili food or at least curious about how it would be to enjoy such a meal, Simba dishes is the place for you.
With generous portions and affordable prices, you are likely to get value for your money. You will not miss the famous meals such as viazi karai, bhajia, mahamri, spiced tea for breakfast. For lunch, you can sample the stake offers such as fried fish or chicken which is mostly served with fries or rice. Chapati is mostly served with curry or maharagwe ya nazi (coconut spiced beans) which are all for mouthwatering Swahili cuisines.
What makes the Swahili dishes and culture unique?
The array of spices that they use makes it different. These spices could be grounded as stand-alone or mixed; they are cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, caraway, rosemary, ginger, garlic, paprika among others.
Additionally, cooking in the Swahili culture is a lifestyle, cooking and meals are meant to bring people together, so a lot of concentration is put into food making. The whole point of food is to ensure it is well cooked and tasty.
In a Swahili kitchen, one must understand not just when and how to use ingredients, but also the conditions and constraints that make each one useful. It’s all about knowing your protein, fats, and oils, acids and seasonings, as well as the limits of each component you employ making dishes different. There is a term for it “kupika bila vipimo” meaning an improvisation skill.
In the Swahili culture eating is done by hand, i.e without any kitchen tools like folk or spoon. One is meant to enjoy the meal using their bare hands. That’s how it’s meant to be in most Swahili homes.
More about Simba Dishes
They provide outside catering for weddings and parties at an affordable price.