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Traditional Tanzanian Cooking Class in Moshi with a Local Family

5.02 reviews

  • 3h 30m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Marissa, her husband William and mother-in-law Shida host you in their simple, modest home. Join this warm and welcoming family in their mud house for an understanding of the local food and culture. Don't leave town without trying their meat stew! Start by helping Shida grate coconuts using a traditional tool called buzi. Then learn to make ugali, a traditional corn meal dish. Making Ugali is an art - simple but labor intensive, a real treat to learn! Enjoy your meal sitting on benches outdoors with the entire family. Ugali is eaten communal style, with each person picking cake with their hand, rolling it into a ball, and using it to scoop vegetables or stew. A few other dishes you may try are uji (a millet and peanut porridge), beef and green banana stew) and rice with spiced beans. Dishes are cooked in coconut milk and simmered over a wood fire, giving it a distinct and delicious flavor! End your experience by sharing peanut brittle and Shida’s local brew with friends and family.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Private cooking class with your host Marissa
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Transfers are included for city hotels (for airport/airport hotel transfers, there is an extra cost)
  • On days Marissa is not available, her husband William and his mother will be your host

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Traveling Spoon

How it compares in Moshi

  • Its from-price is 96% below the median of the 1122 experiences we list in Moshi.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 614 of 1122.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Moshi

Moshi is a friendly market town on the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro, the main base for climbing Africa's highest mountain.

Kilimanjaro's snow-capped summit towers over the town on clear mornings, and Moshi is where most climbers prepare and later celebrate. Routes such as Marangu and Machame start at park gates a short drive away, while Lemosho sets off from the far western side of the mountain, climbing through farmland, rainforest, heath and alpine desert to the glaciers near Uhuru Peak.

Top-ranked sights in Moshi: Materuni Waterfall, Lake Chala, Kikuletwa Hot Springs (Chemka Hot Springs).

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