One thing you should try in Stone Town, is a Zanzibar pizza, available at the Forodhani Gardens. Get my free street food guide here: http://wp.me/Psd9b-4pl
Every night starting in the late afternoon, the Forodhani Gardens in the center of Stone Town, Zanzibar, turns into a street food hawker center. There are quite a few things available to eat, some of them look alright, while others could be better. But one of the most famous things to eat at this market, is the invention of a Zanzibar pizza... yah, it's not exactly a traditional food.. and I'm wondering who invented this pretty ridiculous street food concoction!
So there are actually quite a few vendors that make Zanzibar pizza at Forodhani Gardens, and it's all pretty much the same and costs the same amount, so basically just choose a vendor, and then choose what type of filling you want. I decided to go for a chicken Zanzibar pizza. First they take a ball of dough and flatten it out kind of like a thin roti. Then they add another layer of dough, this one a bit thicker and sort of already half cooked and greasy. Then go in all the random ingredients like onions, peppers, and then that scoop of happy cow cheese, a dollop of mayonnaise, and finally a egg plopped right in the middle to finish things off. The ingredients are all mixed together, folded up into a pocket and fried in vegetable ghee until it's cooked all the way through and golden on the outside.
The Zanzibar pizza is then sliced into bite sized pieces and served with tomato sauce on the side. I have to be honest and say that a Zanzibar pizza is not my favorite thing in the world. Sure it's pretty tasty, but that processed cheese paired with a spoon of mayonnaise just doesn't appeal too much for me. But that being said, it is something everyone should try once for yourself, more about the experience than about the taste or quality of the food!
So when you're in Stone Town, be sure to sample a Zanzibar pizza at the Forodhani Gardens.
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17 thoughts on “Zanzibar pizza – who invented this ridiculous combo?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars fedoracore321 says:

    Probably some Indian migrant brought it over

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kohan Killetz says:

    Dude, if you think his cooking is unhealthy, try mine

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars help i need vänke says:

    So a dab of processed cheese and mayo and its already unhealthy. You are a certified retard, my man

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sunflower says:

    It looks like a khima chapati that you get in Kenya

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MWhitehall says:

    Doesn't look very appealing.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars vag_fn says:

    I Personally really like the combination of egg and cheese. I don't find this dish so unhealthy and gross. I would definitely try it.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars T P says:

    That's very strange. I don't understand what Mark finds so unhealthy. Among all the things he has eaten this pizza does not seem so unhealthy. This is the wierdest comment I have heard from him.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars inverse square says:

    Zanzibar pizza. Perhaps professionally the recipe can be mastered.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PraTA says:

    I genuinely don't understand how it's so unhealthy and one of the unhealthiest things ever made – its just flour (grains), onions, chili, carrot, tomato, pepper, lean meat, sauce, and egg, honestly A LOT healthier than conventional pizza (i.e a buckload of cheese, oil, and white glutenous flour; no veggies)

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Myles Soliva says:

    Dislikes are from angry Zanzibarians

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Daphne Rodriguez says:

    THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜,

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Maria Davis says:

    Strange you should say that it’s unhealthy while you’ve eaten all kinds of unhealthy foods on your tours.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DioScostumato says:

    I'll be honest, I'm Italian but that looks appetizing

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars johndee759 says:

    Mark really thought he would die.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mousta Ahmed says:

    Is nt even pizza is call fadira

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars YinYangSeperation says:

    Great Big Story did a video on Zanzibar Pizza

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NR F says:

    Youtube algorithms are just weird !!

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