In Beira last week we had many great moments in food. We enjoyed peri-peri chicken down at the beach bar, a couple nights out at my favourite restaurant in Beira – Ca te Espero, and a few dinners at home with fresh seafood bought from the market.
At the beach bar we also had the fortune to share a meal with a local woman from the Makonda tribe. Her most striking feature was the tattoos on her face, which she told were applied when she was a very young girl. Tattooing among the Makonda people is a coming of age ceremony. You can read more about this ritual from tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak here.
Vegetables on display at the local market
Fresh coconuts, sea salt and fish
Colourful vegetables on display
Shop where I bought my coke from the 12 year old shopkeeper
Flour stacked at the bakery
Kilo of prawns for dinner
The Makonda woman we shared lunch with smiles for a picture
Peri peri chicken on the beach
Marinated Pork (Vinho d’alhos) at Ca te Espero Restaurant
Portuguese Pork Alentejana (Pork with clams) at Ca te Espero Restaurant
Whole snapper, cooked on the gas stove when the electricity was out
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In Beira last week we had many great moments in food. We enjoyed peri-peri chicken down at the beach bar, a couple nights out at my favourite restaurant in Beira – Ca te Espero, and a few dinners at home with fresh seafood bought from the market.
At the beach bar we also had the fortune to share a meal with a local woman from the Makonda tribe. Her most striking feature was the tattoos on her face, which she told were applied when she was a very young girl. Tattooing among the Makonda people is a coming of age ceremony. You can read more about this ritual from tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak here.
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Beira beach explorations
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Beira City
Couple snaps from the Beira city centre
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From the roof in Beira
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Day 5 in Beira
Last day in Beira was a day of rest. We hit the beach early and witnessed the fishing boats returning from their early catch. As soon as the boats hit. read more…
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