The neck-breaking art of vegetarian chicken soup
This woman in Muera took two and a half hours to prepare us a plate of chips. We ordered omelette and chips (that’s the only thing we’ve had for a month in Mozambique) and after one hour she told us there was no eggs, but if we wanted she could still make chips? Then she started to peel potatoes and slowly fry theme. Why couldn't she have told us straight away that there were no chips? Why didn't she start peeling potatoes straight away and send some of the other squatting women outside the restaurant to search for eggs meanwhile. Efficiency will NEVER occur in Africa, never...
Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling ... ... read more 
