About three weeks ago I stayed three night with a family who lives in the heart of Iringa. Upon hearing that my hosts had never had pizza before I swore to set this dire calamity right. “Pizza is America’s favorite food”, I told them as I ordered two pizzas from a local tourist restaurant. When the pizzas arrived my family poked them hesitantly and then imitating my way of holding and eating enjoy their first slices. Later that night as my mama laid out the component of dinner neatly in a row on the large coffee table in the middle of the cement house she said, “I have made you Tanzania’s favorite food.” She cooked Chipsi Mayai which is a French fry-omelet commonly served with avocado and soda. It was delicious and so simple to make that I was able to cook it up for breakfast at our study abroad campus the next week. The measurements for this recipe have been scaled down to serve 5. Enjoy! 10 potatoes (about 2 per omelet) 10 eggs (about 2 per omelet) A pinch of salt Cooking oil 1) Peel potatoes and cut them into French fry-like wedges 2) Pour cooking oil on the pan 3) Fry the potato wedges and set them aside 4) Beat two eggs in a bowl and add some salt 5) Place fries back in the pan and pour the eggs on top of the chips until the bottom of the pan is covered. 6) Wait for the eggs to dry on both sides and turn golden And then you’ve got Chipsi Mayai! It’s that simple. Serve warm at any time of day. // A special thanks to Jonathan Hennigh for helping me in the writing of this post. |
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AuthorLaura Johnson is a junior writing major at Houghton College. Laura writes for The Houghton Star, Mousailink, and One Mission Society. This virtual space is a journal of things that matter to her; tales, musings, wanderings. |