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Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 1 (Africa)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer, Part 2 (Africa)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 3 (Africa)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 4 (Africa Edition)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 5 (Africa)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 6 (Africa)
Going on an Overseas Business Trip as a Slope Engineer: Part 7 (Africa Edition)
This time, I'm sharing some info about food in Kenya ^^
I'm sure most of you imagine that Kenyan food is something completely out of this world.
Or maybe bugs? lol
Well, it's just so far away—it's hard to even imagine, isn't it?
The photo above shows a chicken and avocado salad!
It's like, insanely delicious!!
I think this restaurant was a bit on the pricey side—around 800 yen—but the portions are huge!
This meal plan is perfect for people who do strength training, isn't it?
The staple food in Kenya is ugali, which is made by kneading cornmeal into a dough—it has no taste lol.
This white stuff is ugali. You knead it with your hands until it’s soft and sticky, then dip it in soup or eat it with other foods.
Well, it kind of tastes like glutinous rice.
On top of that, since rice and sweet potatoes are our staple foods, I feel like I’m gaining quite a bit of weight!? LOL
The rice is long-grain and has a dry, crumbly texture.
But it's really delicious.
The other ingredients are full of flavor, too, and dishes like stews with tomato sauce are absolutely delicious!
The photo above shows the prepared foods section of a supermarket.
They mostly sell by weight, so you pay based on how much you buy, but since it’s pretty cheap and I’m hungry at the time, I end up buying way too much.
Well, I guess it can't be helped, but no matter which one you try, they're all delicious!
It's at the point where you wonder, "Are there really things that taste that bad??"
A salad, chicken pilaf, and simmered chicken and soybeans.
After all, simmered soybeans are just so delicious!
All I keep saying is how delicious it is.
That comes to 612 Kenyan shillings, or 730 yen.
It's a punch to the stomach.
Since the standard quantity is so large, it definitely feels like a good deal.
I can't finish it all, though.
And since I can't express myself very well (I don't speak English), I tend to do that a lot.
The fresh juice is really good, too, lol.
I've definitely gained weight since I came here!!
Definitely!!!!
Pineapple = just under 200 yen per piece
I tried horned bitter melon for the first time! (Local name: Kiwano)
This fruit is just so delicious.
It's so juicy—I highly recommend it.
I guess they probably have them in Japan too, but the taste might be different from what we have here.
About 30 yen per piece
There are bananas for cooking and bananas for eating raw.
The bananas for eating raw are the regular ones I usually eat, and the ones for cooking are the green bananas shown in the photo.
If you steam or roast this, it tastes almost exactly like a sweet potato.
A banana turned into a sweet potato! lol
This is delicious too lol
When I ate at hotels, I usually stuck to salads and ended up eating nothing but tomatoes.
Well, it's the same with dieting, but the deliciousness of the vegetables really stands out.
I've tried just about everything, but the vegetables are the best!
I ate tons of vegetables and fruit.
Africa is a vast continent, so I can’t say this applies to the entire region, but I’ve heard the food is delicious in the countries surrounding Kenya.
I think it will generally appeal to Japanese people.
I've been to many different countries, but I don't think there's any other country where the food is this good.
To be honest, I was really surprised.
It’s true that Asian cuisine is delicious too, but I feel like the ingredients in Africa are simply delicious in their own way.
Nyama Choma (goat), a traditional African dish—it’s delicious and doesn’t have a gamey taste.
While they might gobble up the vegetation on the slope and cause it to collapse, the people who eat them...
Is it a cycle???
Does eating Nyamachoma prevent slope collapses??
So far, there hasn't been a single thing that made me think, "I can't eat this!!! It's so gross!"
Even though developing countries can be a bit of a hassle, African food is the best!!
See you later.
