The food provided for Tanzania safari like breakfasts are usually fruit, juice, toast, breads,cakes,fruit and sometimes yogurts and cereals, usually something cooked which varies from eggs right up to a full English breakfast, omelets and pancakes. So the variety depends on where you are staying.
Tanzania safari will be provid food for Lunches and dinners often involve soup, salad, rice, green bananas and sometimes potatoes and ocassionally pasta, bread, often some curried or Indian type meat or veggie dishes, maybe some grilled meat or fish, often stir-fry type dishes. Some places you may get a choice some you do not use; some are buffet, some are served. Deserts dishes are often fruit or cake.
Tanzania safari provid locally sourced, healthy and nutritious meals, cooked fresh every day by your cook if you do a camping safari and for those stays in lodge/tented camp food, prepared based on the need and choice of customer. Our menus have been carefully designed to ensure that the food is delicious, easy to digest, and provides plenty of energy with lots of carbohydrates.
Food will be provided for Tanzania safari is expect fresh vegetation, fruits, meat, nuts and snacks along the way, as well as bottled clean water throughout. The primary carbohydrates of the meals are rice, potatoes and pasta, as well as some meat. Fresh fruit and vegetables accompany every meal. Most meals will also have a selection of hot drinks like instant coffee, tea and hot chocolate. You may want to bring some supplementary comfort foods, such as candy, gum, chocolate, health bars and powdered energy drinks.
We found it generally the food is a mix of European/Indian/British. Breakfasts are usually buffet "British" breakfasts, with maybe an omelet station, potatoes, bacon/sausage toast, cereals, etc. Lunch is a hot meal or if on the road - cold chicken, yogurt, juice, hard boiled eggs, raw veggies, some kind of baked cake/cookie. Dinner is meat, potatoes/rice and veg. They make great soups there and that will be your starter. So it is European food most of the time.
There are many families in Tanzania who are of Indian descent, probably the second largest ethnic group in Tanzania following local communities. Many restaurants in Tanzania prepare all kinds of foods especially Indian dishes on their menus.
Tanzanian safari food provided for breakfast is flat fried bread (chapatti) sambusa sometimes, and tea with boiled eggs. Most local restaurants will serve this every day. They will have other things for later in the day and for afternoon tea. On safari you will have soup before lunch or dinner, the safari cooks can make the best soup anywhere Pilau is a traditional African dish served up usually every day and on special occasions like Sunday, Christmas, and the like.
Some lodges are owned by Indian companies and are starting to cater to the Indian client, so that might be it. Ugali is also served in lodges and hotel and has to be eaten with fingers with stew (make sure you only use your right hand) and is a fun experience and you enjoy it. Also, fried potatoes or chipsi in Swahili language is served during the lunch time. It takes a long of time to prepare make, but it is fries, fresh and wonderful in an omelet. It may look and sound funny, but it tastes very good.Lunch boxes are often generous, but sometimes you can pack your own food.Packed lunches often include a sandwich, egg, chicken, samosa, nuts, fruit, cake, juice etc.
Also for those who visit local tribe like Maasai culture can test the local prepared foods and drinks. for example, if you asked the guide to see if they would serve us some local food, and they did - ugali with veggies and some kind of stew so you might keep in mind that in mind if you would like to try it.
I'm always suggesting people try ugali because we really liked it but it's not to everyone's taste.