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Creamy Spinach Soup Recipe
If you can’t make it to Tanzania this winter, the next best way to warm up is with this hearty soup. The creamy spinach dish is a guest favorite, perfectly…
Mar 26, 2024
What Will I Eat on Safari?
Safari is an adventure for the senses. While the majestic wildlife will undoubtedly steal the show, some of the most memorable moments on your safari will happen at camp and…
Coconut Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Pumpkin spice season is officially in full swing. The token fall flavor is showing up in everything from coffee to soup and chefs at the Thomson Nyumba camps are experts at…
Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
This soup is a guest favorite at Nyumba camps. Our safari chefs prepare the soup from scratch, and it’s simple enough to recreate at home. Perfect on a cool fall…
VIDEO: Camp Chef, Herriel Prepares Soup
Not only do the heavy rains of spring bring green grasses to the Tanzanian plains, they also allow the team in Tanzania to reboot and prepare for the next…
Apr 24, 2023
Pick Your Poison: Traditional Uses of the Kigelia Tree
It may have a mouth-watering name, but don’t eat from the sausage tree (the popular name for the kigelia) unless you know what you’re doing! Tall, with smooth grey bark…
Jan 16, 2023
Traditional Maasai Food: Blood and Milk
Italians have pasta, Russians have borscht, and Americans have cheeseburgers and cherry pie; traditional foods can be found in every culture, and the 120+ ethnic and tribal groups living in…
Mar 17, 2022
Experience the Flavors of Tanzania: A Traditional Feast at Thomson Camp
On a Tanzanian safari, the focus is on the majestic wildlife, the breathtaking beauty that is the Serengeti, and experiencing nature in a way you never have before. But…
Mar 16, 2022
Meet Safari Camp Chef Rebeka Maronde
Ever wonder who is behind those delectable meals on safari? Meet Chef Rebeka Maronde, a rising star in the Tanzania culinary scene. She is one of the many top chefs…
Feb 08, 2022
3 Stunning Sundowner Recipes from Safari to You
When daylight edges into dusk, it’s time for a longstanding safari tradition: the sundowner! A sundowner is simply a drink taken at sunset. Usually, it’s alcoholic. The first sundowners were…