Tanzanian Cuisine

 I needed to go into Hereford for the bank yesterday.

I normally go in the morning, and have a late lunch when I get back, but yesterday the removal man was coming round in the morning to see how much stuff I have to move, so I took the 11.50 bus.  The next bus back was 16.20, so I had quite a while to hang around.

The May Fair has moved on now, but there are signs of the terrible fire that engulfed a burger van the other day.  They did a brilliant job of clearing it up, though, and even had members of the Showman's Guild from Birmingham come down to help them.  A couple of nearby shops need new signs and paintwork.

My next job was to find the furniture warehouses/showrooms.  When my mum heard I was moving, she said brightly: "Oh, I'll buy you a sofa as a moving in present."  Which is incredibly generous of her, but I'm pretty sure there won't be room for a sofa, so I talked her down to a comfy chair.

90% of the chairs on offer seemed to be recliners, and I didn't really want a recliner.  But there was a very nice one at the oak and pine place behind the Green Dragon.

The only other furniture warehouse I could find was the one I got my bed from a few years ago, near the multistorey car park.  They had a bigger selection, again mostly recliners, but there is one very nice high backed armchair that looks perfect.  It even comes in 4 different colours.  So as soon as I'm settled in, I can go back and order it.

It was definitely time for a late lunch now.  There's a little food court in the Market, and I noticed a sign for Tanzanian cuisine.  I'm pretty sure I've never eaten Tanzanian food, so I got the lady at the stall to talk me through what the choices are.  I'm very sure that I've never come across ugali before - it's a slab of boiled maize.  The lady said it was pretty bland in itself; the flavour comes from the curry it's served with.  I chose the beef curry, and it was delicious.  Next time I need a meal in Hereford I'm going back to try some other things on her menu.

And from the other window on her stall, she sells hand made soaps.