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Malawi: mental colonisation and food

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi

Afrika-aphukira discusses food as a measure of the level of mental colonisation which can be seen by the different foods Malawians eat at home and what they eat outside [1]. “In our homes, we eat foods such as nsima, beans, mfutso, masamba otendera, nsomba, among many others, while in our hotels and restaurants we serve mostly rice, beef, chicken, spaghetti, and other foods mainly guided by Western tourist tastes”