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| Welcoming Kola Nuts |
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| Thank you for sharing our day |
As you pass through to your tables, please help yourself to some of the Kola Nuts here. Take 3 or 4; they are delicious to chew on and considered part of the welcoming ritual in Zanzibar
Also, on your tables you will each find a small gift from us as a thank you for helping us to make this day so special and a day to remember forever
Our wedding is being held in Zanzibar which is also known as the Spice Island. The wedding buffet will include some traditional African dishes from this part of the world. We hope you enjoy the food served at our reception and we have included some recipes for you to recreate the dishes at home
Cloves, cinnamon and coconut play a large part in the cuisine of this tiny island where a visit to the local markets will reveal displays of bananas, plantains, papayas, hot red peppers and green vegetables. Staple foods are rice, hot baked sweet potatoes, toasted corn, baked cassava and fish in lemon sauce
In the past Zanzibar was an important trading locality and the local cuisine shows influences from Portugal, China and India. The local people are very hospitable and will spend hours preparing dishes for visitors
Traditional appetizers include sweet potato soup, garlic prawns, clams, chicken liver pate and
Chickpea Soup |
| Click for recipe: Coconut Chickpea Soup |
and Ginger Shrimp
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| Click for recipe: Ginger Shrimp |
Other dishes to enjoy include Chicken Biryani
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| Click for recipe: Chicken Biryani Rice |
Citrus Chili Chicken
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| Click for recipe: Citrus Chili Chicken |
Lamb Chops with Mint Pesto
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| Click for recipe: Lamb Chops with Mint Almond Pesto |
and African Jollof Rice
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| Click for recipe: African Jollof Rice |
Seafood
It is thought that the original inhabitants of Zanzibar were African fishermen who lived in villages scattered throughout the island. Their fresh fish diet would have included tuna, kingfish, lobster, octopus, squid and oysters
Mini Burger Trio: Catfish, Tuna & Shrimp
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| served with side order of chunky potato wedges & chili dipping sauce |
North African Fish Soup
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| hot & spicy, using fresh reef fish |
Seafood Platter for Two
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| share with the one you love |
Fish Tandoori
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| served with crispy fresh salad |
Chili Sand Crab in Red Coconut Curry
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| sweet and spicy |
South African Cold Water Lobster
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| three lobsters to a platter! |
From the Barbecue
South African Boerewors (Sausages)
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| Delicious BBQ sausages |
Bacon Roast
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| Bacon strips woven together and barbecued |
BBQ Ribs with Bacon Beer Sauce
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| Whole ribs, juicy and tasty |
T-Bone Steak
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| Tender T-Bone steak |
Hot & Spicy
Africa boasts some of the hottest and spiciest food in the world and we are offering two well known and popular dishes in our buffet
Moroccan Lamb
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| Click for recipe: Moroccan Lamb |
South African Beef Curry
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| Click for recipe: South African Beef Curry |
Something Sweet
We have a selection of fresh fruit, sweets and delicious cold desserts to choose from
Fresh Fruit Hammock
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| The freshest and tastiest fruit Africa has to offer |
Zebra Mini Cakes
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| Yummy cupcakes - take two! |
Fresh Fruit Salad
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| Served with soft whipped cream |
Berries & Cream
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| Melt in your mouth! |
Ice-cream Choc Pot
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| An individual chocolate pot with mousse & mini ice-cream scoops |
Mini Sweet Surprises
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| A selection of cold desserts in mini size - try them all! |
Late night snacking ...
Keep your dancing shoes on and the sandman at bay with some of our tempting snacks, available from 11pm onwards
Whipped Espresso
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| Espresso with whipped cream |
Donuts & Kahlua Shots
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| mini donuts with a shot of Kahlua & milk |
Chocolate Mousse Shots
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| A chocolate bar dipped in whipped mousse and served in a shot glass |
Treat Boxes
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| Gift boxes filled with delectable treats! |
And available all night for the youngsters
(and young at heart)
Chocolate Milkshakes
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| Delicious treat for the little ones |
Animal Cup Cakes
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| Chocolate cupcakes with peppermint icing & cute animal figures |
Refreshments
You will find the most popular local wines on your table - red and white, still and sparkling. There are also pitchers of chilled grape juice, delicious local fruit juice known as Baobab (Bay-oh-bab) and icy bottled water
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| Chilled wines, grape juice, fruit juice & bottled water |
and Palm Wine
Palm wine is a sweet and refreshing alcoholic juice-like beverage derived from the fruit of the Palm Tree
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| Sweet and refreshing Palm Wine |
| We hope you enjoy our reception, and thank you for sharing this day with us ... furahieni chakula chenu! |
