I traveled to Africa and tasted 6 weird delicacies, including a strange soup. The taste is still unforgettable.

A friend who is doing business in Africa has invited me to travel to Africa many times. In my subconscious, I always feel that Africa has nothing to do. The scorching sun will definitely peel off a layer of my skin. I will probably return home. It takes a long time for the tanned skin to recover. In addition, Africa is poor and backward, and I am afraid that I will not be able to eat well or sleep well when I go there, so I always find various excuses to excuse my friends.

Until one time, I saw a photo of a trip to Africa with my boyfriend that Xiaoye from the office posted on Moments. I was shocked by the original wild beauty of Africa, so I thought about going to Africa. After several consultations with African friends, we finally finalized the itinerary.

Only when I arrived in Africa did I realize that it was different from what I imagined. Although some cities were indeed dirty and messy, countries like South Africa and Nigeria were still relatively developed. This is a vibrant and developing continent with more than 50 countries. Each country has its own characteristics, many beautiful scenery, and delicious food.

In Africa, my friend put down his business to accompany me and treated me to 6 unique local delicacies along the way. Among them was a strange soup, the taste of which I will never forget.

As a world-famous dish, French snails are made very delicately and are smaller in size than the large African snails. African snails are large, with body lengths ranging from 7 to 10 cm, up to 20 cm in length, and weights ranging from tens to hundreds of grams. African snail meat is plump and thick with high nutritional value. It is regarded as "golden meat" by local people. It is said that 1.5 tons are eaten every year.

African snails can be cooked in a variety of ways. They can be fried, fried, grilled, steamed, boiled, etc. Generally speaking, they are informal and rough. Most of the time, they are sprinkled with salt and chili powder and roasted before eating. . My friend specially ordered stir-fried snails for me. Wash and slice the snail meat and fry it quickly over high heat. Then add chili, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, wine, etc. for seasoning. Finally squeeze in lemon juice to remove the fishy smell and add fragrance. This dish After it was served, it was full of color, aroma and taste. I could still accept it from the appearance. The taste was pretty good and the meat was smooth and elastic.

There are a large number of wild animals living in the vast tropical rain forests of Africa, and bats are one of them. I don’t know when they began to become a delicacy in the mouths of Africans. They call it "bush meat". Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Africa's high temperatures are very suitable for bats to survive, so there are a large number of giant bats. Braised bats and bat soup are both local specialities. Take bat soup, for example. I couldn't stop eating it when I saw a whole bat soaking in the soup.

Roasted bats seem to look better than bat soup. The bats are skinned and cut, the meat is scored a few times, marinated with salt, pepper and onions, then inserted with bamboo skewers and placed on the grill. Grilled, some people say it tastes like chicken, but it actually has a pungent taste. Eating it with hot sauce can mask the taste. When a friend pushed the grilled bat in front of me, I couldn't refuse it face to face. I tore off bits and pieces of the meat and swallowed it quickly without daring to taste it carefully. In the end, I didn't taste anything at all.

Perhaps it is because Africa is too hot. All animals and insects seem to be larger than those in China, even bamboo insects are no exception. Bamboo insects are milky white, a bit like Cordyceps sinensis, but have a rounder body. They feed on the sweet bamboo fiber in the middle and are a pest of bamboo forests. Bamboo insects are rich in protein and more than 10 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body. It not only has high nutritional value, but also has a unique taste. It is a rare and delicious ingredient.

Folks in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places in China also have the habit of eating bamboo worms. The method of eating them is similar to that of silkworm chrysalises. They are deep-fried until the outside is slightly burnt, and when you take a bite, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It has a fragrant collagen smell. Africans often eat fried bamboo worms as snacks. I am not taboo about this dish at all. It tastes quite delicious because I have eaten it in China.

Kubo is a traditional African snack. At first glance, I was shocked. I thought it was a sawed-off tree stump. I couldn’t help but wonder if it was edible? The center is brownish-black when cut, like caramel. In fact, this is a pastry snack made of glutinous rice flour, wrapped with a layer of palm leaves. It is sold on the streets of Africa. When foreigners see this tightly wrapped giant thing, it is difficult to associate it with food.

Kubo’s method is quite similar to that of beggar chicken in China. First, grind the glutinous rice into powder, then overlap the edges of the palm leaves and spread them flat on the table, and then put the glutinous rice flour on the palm leaves. Wrap it tightly, and finally put it in the fire and grill it until it is caramelized. Use a knife to cut it into slices, which are very flat, just like glutinous rice cakes. Its taste is similar to that of fried rice dumplings. Kubo is easy to fill your stomach, but it is difficult to digest if you eat too much.

Millionaire Salad is a specialty delicacy of the African island country of Mauritius and is famous all over the world. This delicacy is made from the heart of a palm tree. It takes five years for a palm to grow. Only the heart can be eaten. One heart of the tree can only be eaten by 8 people. Due to the long growth cycle of the raw materials, And the quantity is limited, so the price is expensive. In the past, things were rare and only millionaires could afford it, hence the name. But now with a large number of artificial cultivation, ordinary tourists can afford it.

I ate this delicacy at an Internet celebrity restaurant in Mauritius, adding local deep-sea fish fillets to make a salad. They said the texture was as crisp and delicate as bamboo shoots, but after tasting it, I felt that in addition to the faint sweetness of the tree heart, There is nothing special about it, far from what I expected.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, with an altitude of 5895 meters. It is rich in high-quality coffee. When you come to Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, in addition to drinking local coffee, everyone will also taste a special delicacy called Kiburu soup.

This soup originally came from the Chago tribe at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. It consists of bananas, beans, ingredients, and incredibly, some leaves and branches that have fallen on the ground and a little bit of... It is composed of a mixture of salty earth and other substances, so some people call it "mud soup". It is boiled and simmered for a period of time before eating. To be honest, it is not delicious at all. Apart from the earthy smell, there is no other taste. The entrance felt like muddy water, which I will never forget. Why do you need to add dirt to a good soup? It is said to have the effect of strengthening the body and allowing people to experience a taste of the world

Yaqian has something to say

Africa's "wonderful" delicacies are not limited to these, the well-known ones include mosquito cakes , rat meat, earth cakes and other "alternative" foods that make people's scalp numb. No matter how delicious they are, I just can't eat them. In fact, Africa also has many delicacies that are full of color, flavor and flavor, such as tagines, five-color rice, injera, etc. You must remember to try them when you go to Africa.