I love food so this post is just about food.
My general impression of street food in East Africa is that Kenya has terrible/no street food game, Uganda has delicious rolex (chapatti with egg and tomato) going for it and Zanzibar... Zanzibar knows what it's doing. Street food in Zanzibar is cheap, delicious, everywhere.
One Zanzibar classic is urojo soup, which consists of a mango and ginger broth with your choice of add-ins, like potatoes, potato/flour balls, cassava chips, and meat. Only 1000tsh ($0.65).
At night, Stone Town's Forodhani Gardens by the port becomes a giant, vibrant street food market. There are dozens of vendors, all selling one of three things: 1) Zanzibar staple Zanzibar pizza, 2) meat and seafood skewers with naan, 3) sugarcane juice. The gardens attract about a 80/20 tourist/locals mix, and the prices match that reality. With that said, everything is up for negotiation.
Zanzibar pizza stand |
Forodhani gardens |
Chicken biryani, with tamarind juice. All for just 6000 ksh ($4). |
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