Customs & Cuisine of Tanzania
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Tanzania is a magical place with a lot to offer in terms of food, culture, customs, and traditions. The Customs and Cuisine of Tanzania offer the greetings and Etiquette in Tanzania d also makes the most of local foods and traditional ingredients with Indian and Arabic influences.
Customs
The residents of Tanzania are friendly and polite to visitors, and there is a strong sense of national pride that echoes throughout the country.
Listed Below Are Some Social Customs That Are Predominant In The Country:
- Handshaking and saying “Jambo” is most of the greetings in Tanzania.
- Tanzanians eat food with their right hand only, so guests are expected to do the same when partaking in a meal, especially of the more traditional variety. According to cultural belief views the right hand as clean, and therefore appropriate for picking up food and greeting people
- In your Tanzania Tours And Safaris, it is believed that elders possess greater knowledge due to their many years of living, and they should be treated with the greatest respect.
- In the West, smelling in the aroma of a meal before eating is a part of the enjoyment. However, in Tanzania sniffing food is viewed with suspicion and a sign of distaste. Cultural beliefs dictate that food is only smelled when there is something wrong with it, or it is considered to be rotten.
- Most of Tanzanians are quite happy with visitors taking their photos, and will often encourage you to do so as they show off their traditional garb and way of life. As a rule of thumb though, it is best to take permission before taking their photos.