Today I went to Urbanologi where a fellow Zimbabwean and old family friend (Jack) is the head chef. We had a spectacular meal and then sat together and ended up chatteing about Zim.

I really love this reminiscing, especially because you’re able to share and reflect on things from a common past. They’re often things that none of my South African friends would understand

For example, we ended up chatting about some of our favourite foods and drink from Zims. We brought up Mazoe (a famous orange juice concentrate), Fredo (a shitty Zim chocolate) and Sadza (the Zim version of pap).

We also spoke about one of my favourite Zim snacks called ‘Maputi’, which is popcorn made out of mielies using a pressure gun (do yourself a favour and check it being made in this video).

This reminiscing isn’t really about the things themselves. Rather, it’s a chance to connect on a deeper level and see that someone else understands where you come from.

Image was taken by Steve (@thejoburgfoodie) of our lunch 🙂

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Song of the day: The Middle – Zedd