Kenya Food

Lamu Dishes

Kenya Food in Lamu - The Local Setting:


Swahili cooking has an influence from the Indian, Arabian and Bantu culinary traditions.

Spices, fish, coconut milk and rice are the main essential ingredients in most of their meals. Along the roadside, women dressed in kangas will see an array of snacks which include skewers of meat or fish (mshikaki), coconut milk (madafu) which is drunk from the coconut shell, freshly fried samosas and mahamri (spiced doughnut).

Lamu - Places to Eat:


Lamu -Tusitiri Dhow


Tusitiri, meaning ‘something we treasure’, is a 20 meter wooden sailing boat that sails from Lamu to Kiwayu Island and back. As the Dhow sails the crystal clear Indian ocean waters, you will enjoy a gourmet spread of freshly caught seafood and fish.

Morning menus include fresh bananas, mangoes, papaya and star-fish shaped pineapples.

5 course lunches are made on the Dhow’s open air kitchen and served around a central hardwood table.

Menu:

  • Coconut Fish soup with saffron
  • Crab Cocktail with Fresh Peanuts
  • Fish in Sambal with Vegetables in a Coconut Shell
  • Caramel Bananas with Tamarind Syrup

Kenya Food in Lamu - Peponi Hotel


Peponi Hotel is a small family run hotel that was opened in 1967. The Korschen family have retained much of its original character making it a favorite for visitors to the archipelago.Though small, Peponi has seen some celebrities walk through its doors like - Naomi Campbell and Robert de Niro.

They offer classic continental dishes but they also have swahili dishes on offer.

Menu



  • Old Pal Cocktail
  • Spicy Mango Soup
  • Mchuzi Wa Kamba
  • Ginger Nut Lime Pie

Lamu- Fatuma's Tower


Fatuma was a mysterious lady who lived unmarried and attended by 5 female slaves, over a century ago. Upon her death, the house became a ruin for almost a century. The house was then repaired by Gillies and Fiammetta but they were careful to retain its characteristic swahili features. This includes the Tamarind Tree that grew in the court yard when the house became a ruin.

The food served at Fatuma's tower is essentially traditional swahili food. Food is usually served in a small courtyard which is in the center of the property. The owners have carefully placed antiques from India and Kenya in all corners of the room to give it that exotic feel.

Menu

  • Tamarind Juice
  • Bhajia With Tamarind Sauce
  • Fish Pilau with Coconut Mchicha
  • Swahili Pudding


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