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Dining at Nyandarua
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Nyandarua range also known as The Aberdare Mountain range rises up to 13,000 feet. Breathtaking waterfalls (the largest ones ranging up to 1000 feet) cascade deep down into bottomless perdition. Such is the beauty of the place that even the Ngai (God of Kikuyu tribe) is said to reside here. While visiting such a wonderful but remote place one may worry about the dining facilities. It is true that there are not many restaurants in the middle of jungles but there are lodges which provide local cuisines in the purest of form without any inter mixture of foreign delicacies. So dining at Nyandarua can be a unique experience if you are ready to venture into it.
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Local specialties at Nyandarua:
The staple dishes at Nyandarua include potatoes and rice eaten with chicken or beef. A conventional festive meal includes large amounts of nyama choma (roasted meat). Bananas, pineapples and papaya are available all the time, and citrus fruits are available occasionally. While dining at Nyandarua you must taste these traditional delicacies. Tropical foods and vegetables can be found in plenty.
Some of the popular dishes include:
Vegetables and Beans:
- M'Baazi (Black-eyed peas with coconut milk)
- Ndizi (Bananas cooked in banana leaves)
- Sukuma Wiki (Greens & tomatoes; see Greens recipe notes)
- Yam Stew
- Githeri (Corn and beans)
- Kunde (Black-eyed peas & tomatoes)
- Irio (Mashed, peas, potatoes and corn)
- Matoke (Simmered plantains)
Snacks and appetizers:
- Mahindi ya Kuchoma (Roast corn on the cob)
- Samosas (Deep-fried potato pastries)
Types of desserts include:
- Maandazi (Fried pastries)
- Omukati kwe Lisotsi (Banana cornmeal cake)
- Kashata (Coconut sweets)
So, enjoy dining at Nyandarua amidst a wild safari atmosphere.
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