Diplomats Join First Lady In Preparing, Serving Traditional Dishes

First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa shows British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Pete Vowles how to prepare sadza from sorghum mealie meal using a cooking stick in her traditional kitchen at the 64th ZITF in Bulawayo. - Pictures: John Manzongo

Tendai Rupapa in BULAWAYO

Diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe have paid glowing tribute to First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa for safeguarding the country’s culture and promoting traditional dishes in a way that promotes the country’s growing gastronomy tourism sector. British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Pete Vowles, Ethiopian Ambassador Mr Rashid Homammed Abdulwahid and Ghanaian Ambassador Mr Alexander Ntrakwa visited the First Lady’s traditional kitchen at the 64th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo where they joined Amai Mnangagwa in cooking indigenous dishes. They also had an appreciation of Zimbabwean cuisine. Mr Vowles prepared sadza and derere (okra). They also served the dishes to guests. Amai’s kitchen served traditional delicacies which enticed scores of people at the ZITF. Mr Vowles said he enjoyed sadza and road runner chicken, sadza and dried vegetables (mufushwa) and had previously prepared “Haifiridzi”, a mixture of beef and vegetables. “It was a great honour to be able to cook with the First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, and to be able to serve some food to guests who have been here today. I love Zimbabwean food. I also once cooked beef Haifiridzi, but normally I eat sadza and road runner, sadza and mufushwa and it was a great an honour to serve the food with the First Lady,” he said. ReadMore