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“Chips and eggs fried together—Tanzania's most popular street food, available everywhere from remote villages to large towns.”
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Chipsi mayai (Swahili for "chips and eggs"), also known as zege, is the most popular street food found all over Tanzania. The dish was invented in the streets of Dar es Salaam. In its most basic form, chipsi mayai is a simple potato-egg omelette. It is available in all regions of Tanzania, from the most remote villages to large towns. Food stands both indoors and on streets make them to order. It is the unofficial national dish of the country. It is generally prepared with chips (French fries), oil and beaten eggs fried together in a pan. It is often served with kachumbari or pili-pili, which can be any type of hot sauce.
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Chipsi mayai is Tanzania's answer to fast, honest food—chips and eggs fried together until they form something greater than their parts. Born on the streets of Dar es Salaam, this omelette has become the unofficial national dish, available everywhere from remote villages to urban food stands, made to order in a pan. It's simple, it works, and it tastes like the country.
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- most popular in the country
- available everywhere
- unofficial national dish
- customizable with condiments
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