My friend is doing business in Africa, and has invited me to travel to Africa many times. In my subconscious, I always feel that there is nothing to play in Africa. The scorching sun has to bake me off. It is estimated that it will take a long time for my tanned skin to recover after returning to China. In addition, Africa is poor and backward, and I am afraid that I will not be able to eat well or sleep well, so I always find various reasons to prevaricate my friends.

Until one time, I saw a photo of office Xiaoye traveling to Africa with her boyfriend in a circle of friends. I was suddenly shocked by the original wild beauty of Africa, so I moved my mind to go to Africa. After several consultations with African friends, I finally finalized my itinerary.

I didn't know until I arrived in Africa. It's different from what I thought. Although some cities are really dirty and messy, countries like South Africa and Nigeria are still relatively developed. This is a vibrant and developing continent, with more than 5 countries, each with its own characteristics, as well as many beautiful scenery and delicious food.

in Africa, my friend left his business to accompany me, and invited me to taste six exotic local cuisines along the way, including a strange soup, which I will never forget.

As a famous dish in the world, the French snail is very delicate. Compared with the African snail, it is small in size. African snails, on the other hand, are big, with a body length of 7-1 cm, a maximum length of 2 cm and a weight ranging from tens to hundreds of grams. African snails are considered as "golden meat" by local people because of their full and thick meat and high nutritional value. It is said that they eat 1.5 tons every year.

The practice of African snails can be described as a hundred flowers, which can be fried, fried, roasted, steamed, boiled, etc. Generally speaking, it is rough and informal, and most of the time it can be eaten with salt and Chili powder. My friend specially ordered a fragrant snail for me. After the snail meat was washed, it was sliced and fried quickly with high fire, and then added with pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, wine and other seasonings. Finally, it was squeezed into lemon juice to remove the fishy smell and enhance the fragrance. After serving this dish, it was full of color and fragrance, which was acceptable to me from the appearance. The taste was not bad, and the meat was smooth and smooth.

There are a lot of wild animals living in the vast tropical rain forest in Africa, and bats are one of them. I don't know when they became the delicacies in the mouths of Africans, and they called them "jungle meat". Bats are the only mammals that can really fly. Africa has a high temperature and is very suitable for bats to survive, so there are a large number of giant bats. Braised bats and bat soup are local specialties. Take bat soup as an example. I can't eat it when I see a complete bat soaking in the soup.

Roasted bats seem to look better than bat soup. Bats are peeled and cut, the meat is sliced several times, marinated with salt, pepper and onion, and then inserted with bamboo sticks and roasted on the grill. Some people say that it smells like chicken, but it still has a pungent taste. Eating it with hot sauce can cover up this taste. When my friend pushed the roasted bat in front of me, I couldn't refuse it face to face. I tore off a piece of meat and didn't dare to savor it. I swallowed it directly and quickly, and finally I didn't eat anything.

Maybe it's because Africa is too hot. It seems that all animals and insects are bigger than those in China, even bamboo insects are no exception. Bamboo insects are milky white, a bit like Cordyceps sinensis, but they are rounder in shape and feed on sweet bamboo fibers in the middle, so they are pests in bamboo forests. Bamboo worm is rich in protein and more than 1 kinds of amino acids needed by human body. Not only has high nutritional value, but also has a unique taste. It is a rare and delicious food.

In Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places in China, people also have the habit of eating bamboo worms. Their eating method is similar to that of silkworm chrysalis. They are fried until the appearance is slightly burnt, and the bite is crisp and tender, and the mouth is full of fragrant collagen. Africans often eat fried bamboo worms as snacks. I'm not afraid of this dish at all. It's delicious because I've eaten it in China.

Kubo is a traditional African snack. At first glance, I was shocked and thought it was a sawn stump, which made people wonder if it was edible. Cut in the middle is brown and black, like caramel. In fact, this is a pastry snack made of glutinous rice flour, wrapped in a layer of palm leaves, which are sold on the streets of Africa. It is difficult for foreigners to associate this huge thing with food when they see it wrapped tightly.

Kubo's practice is quite similar to that of domestic beggar chickens. First, glutinous rice is ground into powder, then the edges of palm leaves are laid flat on the table one by one, then glutinous rice flour is wrapped tightly on palm leaves, and finally it is barbecued in the fire until it is burnt, and cut into pieces with a knife, which is particularly flat, just like glutinous rice cakes, and its taste is similar to that of fried zongzi. Kubo is easy to eat and difficult to digest after eating too much.

Millionaire salad is a special food of Mauritius Island in Africa, and it is world-famous. This delicious food is made from the heart of a palm tree. It takes five years for a palm tree to grow, and only the heart can eat it. The heart of a palm tree is only 8 people. Because of the long growth period and limited quantity of raw materials, it is expensive. In the past, things were rare and expensive, and only millionaires could afford it, so it was named. Now, with a large number of artificial planting, ordinary tourists can afford it.

I ate this delicious food in online celebrity restaurant in Mauritius, and added local deep-sea fish slices to make a salad. It was said that the taste was crisp and delicate like bamboo shoots, but after tasting it, I felt that there was nothing special about the tree heart except the faint sweetness, which was far from what I expected.

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain range in Africa, with an altitude of 5,895 meters, which is rich in high-quality coffee. When you come to Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, in addition to drinking local coffee, you will also taste a special food called Kiburu soup.

This soup originally came from Chage tribe at the foot of Kilimanjaro Mountain. It is composed of bananas, beans and ingredients. Incredibly, there are also some leaves and branches that have fallen to the ground and slightly salty soil. Therefore, some people call it "mud soup". After boiling and stewing for a while, it can be eaten. To be honest, it is not delicious at all. Except for the earthy smell, it can't feel other flavors. The entrance is like pouring mud. Why should I add dirt to a good soup? It is said that it has the effect of strengthening the body and making people experience a earthly taste.

Yaqian has something to say.

There are more than these "exotic" African foods, as well as mosquito cakes, mouse meat, earth cakes and other "alternative" foods that make people's scalp numb. No matter how delicious they are, I really can't eat them. In fact, there are many delicious dishes in Africa, such as Taji pot, five-color rice, Ingra, etc. You must remember to taste them when you go to Africa.