Lele’s Famous Rice Story
In my country the most popular foods are rice and beef. Rice is the most popular food in many countries in Africa. In America, mother always wants to cook traditional African foods, but we don't like to eat them that much. My mom or my sister cooks rice and beef some times. In my country, Burundi, these foods are expensive and most people only get them for special occasions like Christmas. People in Burundi or Tanzania feel like they are together when they eat rice and beef on one plate. We don't eat these foods on the same plate anymore because we have more people to eat with. To prepare for the meal we had to call everybody who is a family member to come join us in the meal. We got unprocessed food and we thought they were edible and they had lots of nutrition. I liked the way Tanzanians do when they are ready for a meal. They would ask any person they know to join them and it made me feel like part of the family. I was better at calling people to join us, and I was happy about sharing with others. Also, if my friends invited me to their meal, I used to help them set up the table for the meal. We ate rice and beans almost every single day and it tastes great with beef, which tingles my tongue!
I learned this recipe from my mom while she was cooking it. I chose this recipe because not many people know about it. Until now, people didn’t know how yummy Lele’s famous rice is, and I know you will like it!