►Thanks to Hippo Dhow and http://www.experiencethevillage.com/ for arranging this for me.
►Also, watch the full Lamu street food tour here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmlmyr2JP-4
Lamu Island in Kenya, is one of the best places to learn about and experience authentic Swahili culture and food. Thanks to Hippo Dhow and Experience the Village, they arranged for us to cook some Swahili food at home. We were in Shela Village, a few kilometers from the center of Lamu Old Town.
Our host Mom got straight to work on a full Swahili food food - Swahili culture and food is found on the East Coast of Africa, a mixture of local African, Arabian, and Indian. The first food we made were sambusas, small rounds of dough, cooked paper thin and filled with a shrimp spice mixture. They were perfectly wrapped then deep fried, and incredible delicious.
By far my favorite food of the day was the Lamu, Swahili prawns curry. The spice blend, the tomato sauce, the fresh coconut milk, and the squeeze of lime at the end, were the highlighting flavors. Along with freshly cooked coconut rice, it was one of the most memorable curries I’ve tried in a long time.
It was amazing to learn about Kenyan Swahili food and culture in Lamu Island!
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17 thoughts on “Authentic swahili food – unbelievable curry meal in lamu island, kenya!”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Reena Balmiki says:

    Hey… I just started watching your videos. Great work. 💖From India

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars nenate den heijer says:

    i love curry`s en spicy food love the video`s

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Karyne Banks says:

    Thank you again for sharing.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Pragna Jui Chakma says:

    As always a great video . Thank you Mark!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gaz says:

    May Allah have mercy on his soul. This is a very good memory for the late Athman. He was a gentleman.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Leandro Rafael Bayonito says:

    I love Samosa.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars J S says:

    I was in Shela last week & stayed @ the same place! That view was spectacular and relaxing. The boat rides to Lamu are awesome and so nice at night. Plus that sunset on the dhows….

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars LifeStyle-365 says:

    I visited Ghana in June 2016. I was there for 26 days. Every meal except 1 was the Ghanaian food. Very good tasting. The Ghanaian people are very very friendly. The Ghanaian women are very beautiful

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Barbara Janvrin says:

    🇰🇪 Nakupenda 😘

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Leanora Mims says:

    Beautiful zone shots!

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars oni niso says:

    Samosas are the best thing ever 😋😋😋
    When a Kenyan makes you samosas from scratch, it's quite an honor.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars girinshuti liliane says:

    I am from Rwanda and i love Kenya and Kenyans they are amazing people ❤️

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SHADAY DA KITCHEN says:

    Great food

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ogey M says:

    Made with love, I love it!

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Beatrice Nkundwa says:

    I like Kenyan Swahili food.

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Anne Bell says:

    Oohhh poor Donkeys. They should be in a straw place to rest and lie down with grazing available not in these narrow lane. 😦😦😦😦

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tommie G says:

    I am in love with the African series. Wish I could cook like that. I salivate just watching these videos. Mark makes me chuckle when he begins falling to the side. Please don’t change Mark. I am learning a lot from these videos.

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