Over the past few months I have had the real privilege of running a Bible study each Thursday with some of the 2nd year nursing students from the Mukinge Nurses Training School. It has been wonderful getting to know each one of these girls. They have become great friends and I will miss them dearly when we leave Zambia.
Last Saturday we had a great social get-together where we enjoyed an afternoon of swimming followed by a scrumptious meal. These lovely girls made some traditional Zambian dishes for us to enjoy. The dishes were so delicious. Nshima, cabbage & tomato, sausage & gravy, curried chicken, meat balls, and wait for it......... CATERPILLARS!! Uhuh. Bear Grylls move over. Dave led the way by a quick swallow, followed by Zeke and then Toby. Due to the intensity of the pressure to try these fried morsels, I managed to swallow one. Not quite my favourite dish with nshima, but I'm glad I gave them a try. - m
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| The yummy selection for dinner |
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| Catepillars before being fried |
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After...
Dave wants me to make special mention of the fact that he ate 4 of these things!! |
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| Plating up... |
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| The girls also made a delicious "wacky cake" from the Cooking In Zambia cookbook. :) |
Mmmm.....it looks like a fun party, and glad to hear the caterpillars were cooked, did they crunch?? I have some here in my garden if you want some when you come back ;-)
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Selina.
What a trooper Mary for having a go! That would have been quite an experience!!! I'm sure they have really appreciated your input at Bible Study. xo
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