The food staple in Ruarwe is nsima made with cassava flour. First the cassava root is soaked, then pounded, then dried in these little heaps in the sun, then pounded again and finally boiled to make nsima.
Ruarwe means Wherearewe October 5th 2005 Picture this - you are 19 years old and are backpacking around Africa on your own. You come to this most beautiful spot on the remote northern shores of Lake Malawi, high on the rocks above the water, and just steps away from a crashing river that tumbles over multiple little falls into perfect swimming holes. You mention to the chief that the place is beautiful. And he gives it to you. Just like ... read more
Africa » Malawi Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more
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