last night i had a bear grylls moment.
i ate nseenene.
grasshopper.
it had been de-winged and de-legged, but it was still crunchy.
it was in the form of a sushi spider roll (the crispy grasshopper in place of soft shell crab) and a fritter (cut up and fried with batter) it was good- but i think i still prefer haggis- although perhaps if i poured whiskey over the grasshoppers i'd feel differently.
last night the muzungu contingency on campus had an "iron chef uganda" night. i got to be one of the judges, the only muzungu judge.
three teams prepared an appetizer, a main course and a side, and dessert. there was no 'secret ingredient' but each dish needed to include typical ugandan food with an international flare. thus nseenene sushi and fritters; matoke chips with lime-chili seasoning; pumpkin biscuits, salad with a kale, chicken, and nseenene again; goat burgers with matoke fries and goat cheese, g-nut, and masala dipping sauces, and a mango milkshake; a pizza with g-nut sauce base, and ugandan toppings, and slaw. the dessert was bananas foster, a pineapple upside down cake with mango/passion fruit whipped cream, a variety of homemade ice creams and italian ices and chai.
and it was all so delicious and i'm so full.
i'm also super thankful to have such a great group of creative, interesting friends and neighbors, who also know how to make it happen in the kitchen!
i ate nseenene.
grasshopper.
it had been de-winged and de-legged, but it was still crunchy.
it was in the form of a sushi spider roll (the crispy grasshopper in place of soft shell crab) and a fritter (cut up and fried with batter) it was good- but i think i still prefer haggis- although perhaps if i poured whiskey over the grasshoppers i'd feel differently.
last night the muzungu contingency on campus had an "iron chef uganda" night. i got to be one of the judges, the only muzungu judge.
three teams prepared an appetizer, a main course and a side, and dessert. there was no 'secret ingredient' but each dish needed to include typical ugandan food with an international flare. thus nseenene sushi and fritters; matoke chips with lime-chili seasoning; pumpkin biscuits, salad with a kale, chicken, and nseenene again; goat burgers with matoke fries and goat cheese, g-nut, and masala dipping sauces, and a mango milkshake; a pizza with g-nut sauce base, and ugandan toppings, and slaw. the dessert was bananas foster, a pineapple upside down cake with mango/passion fruit whipped cream, a variety of homemade ice creams and italian ices and chai.
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| goat burgers, sauces, pizza, salads, and me in mid-sentence giving my critique |
and it was all so delicious and i'm so full.
i'm also super thankful to have such a great group of creative, interesting friends and neighbors, who also know how to make it happen in the kitchen!
1 comment:
That sounds like an amazing evening...although not so sure about the grasshopper part of it. Bananas foster is right up my alley though.
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