Let's talk about food....

Food. This has to be one of the top reasons to travel. I mean really. The ability to try something new, in some place new, with people who are new. Geez. Sign. Me. Up. Uganda is no different. Food here is incredible. Ugandan, Indian, Lebanese, Greek, American. All of it right there for the tasting. Seriously. 

One of the biggest cultural 'oh-my's' I found was definitely one that felt hilarious. Bare with me. In the US, if you go to an American mall, you pop into the food court, pick a place, go order at their counter, get your food and take a seat.

 Not the same in Uganda. Not at all. 

In Uganda, you go the mall, pop into what looks like a typical American food court and that is where the similarities end. Instead of going to order, you pick a table and take a seat and that's when the fun begins. Immediately, your table is swarmed by a waiter from each 'food shop.' Its nuts. Menus, hands, encouragement to buy from each and every one of them does not cease until all food and juice has been order. 

The first time I experienced this, was a whoa. Probably, that should be a major whoa. Once you've done it a couple times, you figure out how not to be rushed, even when people are pushing you to try their yummy hummus, or the other place's fresh matoke. 

 I don't think I tried anything I hated. I loved the chapati, the matoke, sweet potatoes, yams, pretty much all the local food. I wasn't a huge fan of posho, (think kind of like grits) I think it was a texture thing. 

I also found out I love Lebanese food. who knew? 

All of this continued to solidify the fact that we need to go!

 Go somewhere!

Try something new!

Love something new! 

Hate something new, for that matter!

Just do something!