This is a short post. Growing up I never ate matumbo. And now I understand why. My mom had a very weak stomach... very weak. If you said something inappropriate at the table she would not finish her lunch or dinner.
Fastforward to my first matumbo meal. This was a year ago when my boyfriend treated us to a meal of matumbo, ugali and mbogas. It was yummy, delicious. In fact, we had a friend over. And he loved it. He said it was the best matumbo he had had in a long time (well, since leaving home).
A few days ago, old boy decides he wants to make matumbo again. He was running late, so he asked me to chop up the meat. I had no shida with the liver. BUT, the intenstines were disgusting. My nose was twitching as I cut them up. Terrible smell. Even writing this is making me sick to my stomach. Eeeeeewwww.
Thankfully, I am very good at blocking off things, so once he had prepared the dinner, I was ready to eat, and did not remember the gooey stuff..... .
How can something so nasty taste so good? I know next time I will have nothing to do with chopping up that stuff. I will keep a safe distance from the kitchen.
3 responses:
tripe rocks when done right. matumbo choma on the other hand, i am just salivating here.
the matumbo here is bleached - looks white - and looses some of the 'authentic' matumbo taste.
@nikolas-- we have not had another matumbo meal since... hehe, when I visit you can make some.
@3n--> try an Asian store.
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