In general, you have to follow the rule: cook, boil, fry or peal it!! All the other foods and drinks are off limit. Excellent fish dishes are widely available but especially near Lake Malawi. All venues on Malawi Travel comply to the international Hospitality, food and safety standardss. Most accommodations and safari camps serve “western” dishes with local foods such as n]Nsima (cornmeal porridge)..
Soft drinks are available everywhere. Beers, South African and local wines and some spirits are reasonably priced and commonly available. Carlsberg has its only African brewery in Malawi and its beers are found throughout the country. Known by their bottle label colours, ‘greens’ and ‘browns’ will fast become the drink of choice for beer drinkers. Malawi is rightly proud of its own gin and a ‘Malawi Gin & Tonic’ is by far the most popular spirit drink ordered in bars and restaurants around the country. As the first country in Africa to grow tea, the locally produced teas and coffees are also well liked. For drinking, bottled or cooked water should be used instead of tap water.
Malawi’s cities offer a good choice of dining options, many of which are found in the big hotels and resorts. Haute cuisine, Indian, Chinese, Korean, and European restaurants can be enjoyed, all of which utilize fresh poultry, fruit, vegetables, and dairy products of this agricultural land. Malawi’s local specialty is the Tilapia from Lake Malawi, and the basic culinary staple is maize. In regards to nightlife, there’s little available in the Western-style, and what's there is linked to restaurants in the bigger hotels and some bars in Lilongwe and Blantyre.
Buy local from the (street) market vendors. These fresh produces come straight from local farms. This way you support the local community. There is always some one who will teach you the local prices and how to bargain. Handy to learn and know some basic chichewa. Very little english is spoken by the vendors. Do you wish to make your own delicious Malawian food? Malawitravel.org partners with Malawi Food Network, check it out, below!
