Find mouth-watering recipes of dishes from the coastal town of Malindi. Most of the foods are Swahili delicacies which have been influenced by the century-long interactions with Arabs, Indians, Portuguese among other people.
The tamarind tree is a known hardwood tree and a tropical plant known scientifically as Tamarindus indica. Tamarind, as a fruit, is used as an additive flavor in cooking. Harvested…
Coriander or Dania (dhania) in Swahili is an herb that’s commonly used to flavor dishes in the coastal region especially in Malindi. It comes from the Coriandrum sativum plant. This…
Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk is due to its high oil content,…
The daintiest member of the allium (onion) family, the chive is a wispy herb that offers the flavor of scallions and garlic all rolled into one. Dried chive flakes make…
Cloves are a spice made from the flower buds of an evergreen tree called, appropriately enough, the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum). Within the Malindi, cloves are part of the grounded…
Chili pepper is a berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum which are members of the nightshade family. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to…
Black pepper is the fruit of the black pepper plant from the Piperaceae family. It is used as both spice and medicine. The presence of piperine, a bioactive, is what…
Curry powder (bizari) is a mixture of spices that take on a yellow hue. One of the main ingredients in curry powder is turmeric. Curry powder (bizari) combines both sweet…
This delicious and refreshing juice provides antioxidants, electrolytes, and half your daily requirement of biotin. Biotin is an important B vitamin (B7), also known as vitamin H for its role…
