The Meals I Dread

It has been a while since I've done a list, so here goes another one. The five worst relishes (side dishes) with nshima. I should point out, however, that most nshima relishes are really good but some I would rather do without.

1. Kapenta - the thought of these little dried or fresh fish makes me gag. The worse part is that when you eat them it stinks up the whole house and the taste remains in your mouth for the rest of the day.

2. Caterpillars - chewy and not particularly tasty.

3. Dried fish - some dried fish is OK (mostly due to the salt content), but I had one kind of dried fish whose skin was sort of slimy. That was not my favourite, one can be sure.

4. Impwa - these can be OK but often they are served cold and have a funny taste to them. They are a vegetable but I can't really figure out how to explain them beyond that. You eat them whole and I think that they are boiled before eating.

5. Chihuahua - of all the greens, this is my least favourite. I far prefer rape or cabbage (which is , by far, my personal favourite).

There you have a list of my least favourite relishes. I would give a list of my favourites but it would be not particularly interesting: beef, sausage, chicken, buka fish, cabbage, and mince meat (ground beef).