Rwandan Food Tour - MERCEDES BENZ of MEAT in Kigali, Rwanda! | African Food Tour!

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is cost-effective and offers a similar texture.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than pork.

maize flour

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: rice flour

Rice flour is widely available and less expensive.

cassava leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Kale is nutritious and often less expensive.

Meet Georgie at a supermarket called Like Guardian.

Try the meat samosas, noting they are hot and fresh with a nice size and taste of onions.

Try the vegetable samosas, which contain peas, potatoes, and onions, with a gummy yet crispy wrapper.

Head to a restaurant called Green Corner, known for its courtyard area and private cabanas.

Order a drink called Tallow, described as the world's liveliest sparkling water.

Wait for the food to arrive while chatting with Georgie and Makeda.

Receive the food served in a catering style, including potatoes, chicken in groundnut peanut sauce, grilled tilapia, and fried chicken.

Taste the grilled tilapia, noting its juicy texture and salty crust, and enjoy it with onions.

Sample the potatoes, describing them as soft and disintegrating in your mouth.

Taste the plantains with the peanut sauce, noting the flavor of onions and tomatoes.

Try the fried chicken, noting its golden skin and juicy flavor, enhanced by onions and lemon juice.

Move to the next restaurant called Piano Bar to try a dish called Akka Ben's, which is fried pork.

Taste the Akka Ben's, noting its golden crunchiness and seasoning, and squeeze lemon juice on it.

Sample another plate of Akka Ben's with caramelized onions, and try the spicy Pili Pili sauce.

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