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Zanzibar, Tanzania
6 dishes to eat in Zanzibar, what is in them, and where they belong.
Nothing like a pizza — a thin dough parcel folded around meat, egg and mayonnaise, fried on a griddle.
Also called Zanzibar mix: a turmeric-yellow tamarind soup with bhajia, crisps and coconut chutney.
Octopus slow-cooked in coconut milk with cardamom and lime.
Marinated meat skewers grilled over charcoal, sold from street stalls in the evening.
Clove, cardamom, black pepper and vanilla bought directly rather than through a tour.
Pressed to order through a hand-cranked mangle at the night market.
