Other food we've found in Zambia - most we've tried, but not the fish.

• Chips – these are homemade fries – think thick “steak fries”, best eaten with a fork. Mmm • Bream – fish served whole, including eyeballs and scary looking teeth. Popular dish here. We passed. • Kapenta – if you are brave, try these as well. These are tiny dried fish – sometimes kept in oil, but usually just dry. They are eaten whole and served with nshima, of course. • “Salad” seems to usually be some sort of cabbage salad, similar to coleslaw, but without the vinegar. • Mango – when in season, 'til... more

The food staple in Zambia is nshima - they have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is the consistency of very firm “Cream of Wheat” and is made from corn (maize). It's white and does not taste heavily of corn (not like corn meal mush or hush puppies would in the states). It is eaten with the hands – you break off a piece, roll it into a ball and use it as a scoop to get the other food being served with it – sauce, veggies, meat – all is eaten with nshima. They call the extra things “relishes” and often include things like okra or pumpkin leaves cooked with onions, tomatoes and some spices.

One of the great things to buy here are the wooden nshima spoons. Those... more

Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa. Its terrain consists of a high plateau with hills and mountains, small trees, grassy plains, and marshland. The climate is tropical, with some areas experiencing a six-month rainy season. It is bordered by Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred... more

Zambia is a very religious, heavily Christian country. There is very little commercialism there, but an emphasis on the religious aspect. Many churches in Zambia have nativity plays and a crib in the church. One or two days before Christmas, Zambians like to go caroling around the local streets for charity.

On Christmas day, children are encouraged to bring a present to church for children who are in hospital or might not get a present because they are less fortunate. After church, on Christmas day, it is a custom that all the children go to one house and all the adults go to another house to have a party and to eat! I was privileged to attend a wedding in Zambia in September and... more