The Best Tanzanian Food I Have Ever Eaten at Grace Shop

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For incredible home cooked Tanzanian food in Dar Es Salaam, you should go to Grace Shop. Details here While I was in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, I was able to eat at quite a few local restaurants, some of them good, while others weren't the best. On one of my last days in the city, I got tipped by a friend to eat at a small local restaurants known simply as Grace Shop. It wasn't even much of a restaurant, but more of a small kiosk located in the spread out neighborhood of Oysterbay, just barely onto the Peninsula. I normally would never come to this area looking for good Tanzanian food as it's sort of an expat area, but I sure was surprised this time. So Grace Shop is a located in a Pepsi painted little kiosk, and at first when I walked up, I didn't even known if I had come to the right place - one reason was because I saw a bunch of wedding gowns in the store window. But I peeked my head inside, and sure enough, there were tables set up and the food was about to be ready to be served. Who would have known that a wedding gown rental store could serve such good Tanzanian food? The restaurant is pretty small, housing only a few tables on the inside and a couple of tables outside. For the lighting, I chose to sit outside and enjoy the cool outdoor breeze, with what would soon by one of the best Tanzanian food meals I've ever enjoyed in my life. When we arrived, the food wasn't quite ready for lunch, I my anticipation grew as we waited. It didn't take more than a few minutes before I noticed a wheelbarrow pulling up to the back of the restaurant. This was something new for me. being served out of a wheelbarrow - and Tanzanian street food The food is actually cooked in the house behind Grace Shop, and then it's transported to the little restaurants front to be sold. When the food was ready, it was all unloaded into the back little kitchen room and ready to be served. Everyday for lunch, there are numerous Tanzanian food dishes all laid out and you can pick and choose whatever looks the best. I wanted to eat everything, but of course I had to make up my mind and pick a few things. I began this Tanzanian food meal with a big scoop of beef pilau, which was rice cooked with huge chunks of beef and oil. Then I chose a deep fried salted fish. From there, the servers piled on all the side dishes like vegetables and beans and sauces, and all sorts of other delicious items. My plate of Tanzanian food was colorful and smelled so amazing I could hardly wait. It was definitely one of the best, if not the best Tanzanian food, home-cooked, meal I've ever had in my life. Everything was spiced and salted to perfection. The rice was oily and had a hint of cinnamon, the fish was salty and crispy, the beans were hearty, and the fresh veggies were fresh and full of flavor. Even the chili was banging hot Sometimes Tanzanian food can be good, and other times not so good, but this was one of the best Tanzanian food lunches I've ever eaten How to get to Grace Shop, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: Grace Shop is located in the Oyster Bay part of Dar Es Salaam, just behind the Kenya High Commission. From Ali Hassan Mwinyi, turn onto Kaunda Drive, make your first left (it's Bongoyo Road, and Grace Shop is about 200 meters up the road on your right hand side. Open hours Eat there for lunch, food should be ready around noon Price 5, 000 TZS (3) for my monster plate of food that included both beef and fish, other plates can cost just 3, 000 TZS (1. 82)
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

kgsved
Sometimes the flies go from some dog poop on the ground to the food, but overall, I think Americans would be better off to have some exposure to allergens. They are so worried about germs that they live in an almost sterile world and then develop terrible allergies. Some ppl believe that some autoimmune diseases are from the body attacking itself because it doesn't have to fight germs off anymore. Still, when I lived overseas I did not like to eat food that had flies on it when there was cow manure or horse droppings out in the street. Even trying to be careful, I got hook worm, amoeba, and bot fly infestation. My dad got giardiasis from the bad water in Peru one time. It was used to mix up some green salsa like mixture and he was not aware of the poor water source.
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Jerubaal Xerxes
hahaha. about the flies. here in Tanzania the flies are just creatures searching for food. so a hot food is good for the flies wont sit on it. But the veggies when a fly sit on it you just catch it, suck all it has collected from the your food then let it go to send a message that you aint jocking. Hahahaha that has been a joke for flies since childhood. Welcome back man. alot of delicacies in Tanzania. am a maasai we have loshoro, kitalolo. there are chaga foods mtori, kiburu. go to the north there is kichuri and so on and on. We also have lake fish Sangara, Migebuka man this fish is amaizing. Karibu sana.
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Shuffle
Oh my god all the ignorant people posting about the flies. Welcome to the real world, outside of your Applebees and Five Guys. Flies are a normal occurrence with street vendors and outside cooking in general, you will not get sick from a few flies buzzing about. Being weirded out by them is a symptom of being sheltered.
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Prema Pol Lin
My dear, thanks a lot for all food video experiences. I love you. I think that even if you would eat a brick, you could transmit the same lovely appreciation for crunching it. At the moment you fill your mouth with a bite, I can taste the excellent sensations. Keep on it. Love from Italy
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kausar kaus
Hello Mark, Nice video's. I especially like your Tanzanian and Zanzibar food video. I noticed there are some flies around your food. I wondered whether you ever get sick from the streetfood in your videos? Any tips in preventing of getting sick from streetfoods? Keep up the good work: )
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TheAtariJenkins
Being first generation from Tanzania, my mom made all your TZ dishes growing up. Thanks of all the memories. I'm swinging by so she can make me some chips mayai this morning. Anytime you're in Washington, D. C. and are craving ugali, wali na mchuzi, or ANYTHING, drop me a line bruh
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PuppiesAreBae21
My grandma makes ugali, and pilau for me, after my 11th birthday which is in 40. In August Im going to Arusha, Tanzania. And I will visit Kampala where my sister and my grandma is too with my mammy I love African food Its much better that Irish food that all my friends have
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R.A. Bobby B
Most Americans would be terrified of fish off the bone now days. Growing up in the country, I think it tastes so much better cooked on the bone. That meal looked wonderful. Dodgy looking location (Which is usually the best, but lovely. Thanks for another great video. Mark.
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deterpawson
Flies HAH grew up in pretty un-hygienic place myself, with flies frakkin buzzin all over the place. Never got a major fatal disease and still no allergies. But amazingly so food in such conditions is unbelievably tasty. reason. dunno. just enjoy it. . PEACE TO ALL
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hippobigfish
OMG your face said it all, you obviously loved it I am working with a young fella from Tanzania and I am trying to learn more about his culture and homeland. he is so far from home, I can only imagine the culture shock he feels, here in Canada.
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