Swahili Food Festival

Event Overview

The Aromatic Wonder of Coffee and Spices Tanzania runs on kahawa (coffee in Swahili). As the nation’s largest export crop, it’s always brewing at bus stations, cafes and on street corners. Don’t hesitate to sit with locals and sip the strong black coffee which is served in small porcelain cups. Union Cafe in Moshi serves up fresh coffee grown by the Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union, a collective of small-share farmers. Coffee curious? Book a walking tour through Chagga country, on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro with Kahawa Shambani Coffee Tours, and learn about coffee production from seed to simmer. Follow your nose to the so-called spice islands of Zanzibar, the semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of mainland Tanzania. An array of alluring spices and herbs, appreciated for their culinary and medicinal value, awaits. Take an intoxicating walk through Kidichi Spice Farms and wander through the ruins of the nearby royal Persian Baths, which date back to the 1850s.