Food in Tanzania varies greatly depending on where you are in the country. On the mainland and away from the coast, most restaurants serve Tanzanian dishes that usually consist of meat stews or grilled chicken, accompanied by staples including chips, green bananas or ugali (maize meal porridge eaten all over Africa).
Dar es Salaam is a fairly cosmopolitan city with a good choice of local and international restaurants. Many Tanzanian towns, including the capital, have a significant population of second-generation immigrants from the Indian sub-continent, and restaurants serving Indian dishes are not uncommon.
On the coast, the Indian Ocean provides a full range of seafood, and the Swahili culinary style is delicately flavoured by spices and coconut milk and features fragrant rice, grilled fish and prawn curries. Tropical fruits are abundant here, as are the delicious fresh juices made from them.