A young lady from the church we attend (she is holding Becky in the picture) has opened up a restaurant in the main market. The kids and I went with another missionary for lunch one day. The menu? Nshima, vegetable relish and chicken. Nshima, vegetable relish and sausage. Nshima, relish and fish. Nshima, relish and caterpillars (for real). Nshima with just relish... If a Zambian hasn't had nshima, he hasn't eaten. This staple food is simply cornmeal cooked in water to a very stiff consistency. You eat it with your hands (actually, just your right hand), and use it to scoop up the relish and sauce. By itself, nshima has little taste, but it is good with the other foods. Caleb especially likes it because he really enjoys eating with his hands and getting messy!
The restaurant is small with a tiny kitchen, but there is electricity. On one side of the kitchen is a dining area with three tables, a drink cooler and a hand washing station (necessary after eating with your hand). On the other side of the kitchen is a take-away table (fast food to go) where bread and jam are sold for breakfast and meat pies are sold other times. The take-away area opens up into the fish section of the market where dried fish is sold. This is a very busy area and the restaurant has people coming and going most of the day. We are pleased with the testimony our church friend has and are glad to help her business.
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