Namibia Local Markets and Hospitality
Local open markets everywhere have a vibrancy and energy that stores and supermarkets can’t match. We visited a local market outside Windhoek.
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After a busy morning of touring we went to a local restaurant for lunch.
Warm water was poured over our fingers before we sat down.
There was the “spinach”. It still looked like grass. It smelled like grass and it tasted like what I imagine grass tastes like. There was a dish that I think was made out of a millet that we saw in the market. It had a texture resembling thick grits but it did not taste like grits. There were pieces of chicken. And of course the main dish….deep fried caterpillars! I cannot tell you what they tasted like. I did not try them.
Live entertainment after lunch was a wonderful acapella group who sang traditional regional songs, some contemporary songs and some hymns for us. I bought their CD.
Linda