Being here for 8 months means I really do need to spend as little as possible, so today I went out with Zoe for a 'locals day'. There was no expensive food or taxis involved!
We walked up the the Dalla Dalla stand, and caught one. Yes me. A Dalla Dalla is a local bus which is never full because they don't have seating limitations. It doesn't matter how many people are hanging out the window, they will let more people on if need be! It's the local's way of getting around and costs 250 TSh (10p) into town as opposed to 5000 TSh (£3.50) for a taxi.
We got off at a place called Kirumba, and went to a local restaurant where you can buy 1kg bowls of beef, pork, chicken and goat that have been cooked on charcoal for about £2 each. Sadly no goat, but the beef was delicious! Then we went to a market in the same area, which sells tons of fruit and veg. There is a local market, just round the corner from our house, but it is more expensive and the choice is limited.
Anyway, I got over excited at seeing grapes and paid 55p for a bunch (but they were vineyard grapes, not as nice). But I also got 4 passion fruit for 5p each, baby bananas for 3p each, a pineapple for 20p and 5 huge sweet potatoes for 20p. The local market has pineapples at double that price, but obviously that is still cheap, and they like me now as I do all my shopping there in Swahili.
Will try and make the western supermarket a monthly treat...
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