Today I was able to go to Kitwe, which is the second largest city in Zambia. It's a 45 minute drive northwest of Ndola. Kitwe is similar to how I pictured Zambia. There's a lot of bustling, marketing, mining and industry.
After working hard in the office, the team walked (20 minutes) to the "Snack Shop/Canteen" at 2522 Zambizi Way to grab lunch. It was a Zambian food buffet. I had n'shima, a white grain(maize) used to eat the food for the first time.
I had an assortment of vegetables, and my favorite was 'bwandwe.' It tasted most similar to collard greens if I had to make a comparison. I imagined Zambian food being spicy... but it's far from it. It's mild, but I can say that the vegetables have distinct tastes from each other. I learned from one of the staff that "Zambian food" is an amalgamation of all the food from the 72 tribes within the country.
Muli Shani: Hello in Bemba (predominant dialect in Ndola)
Muywende Bwino: Goodbye in Nyanja (predominant dialect in Kitwe)
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