For World Oceans Day today, we’re sharing a look at something known as Yabbies! This freshwater crayfish is found in the Zambezi River but is not endemic to it. Although a landlocked country, Zambia turns to indigenous rivers, lakes and wetlands to harvest fish which are part of the nation’s…
Add this one to your Easter menu… a Zambian-inspired Crispy Cassava Lavash Recipe for Lesson #18 in the Royal Chundu Homeschool! A popular accompaniment in our lunches and dinners at Royal Chundu is a cassava lavash, a type of Zambian flatbread similar to Middle-Eastern lavash that uses cassava flour, which…
“One never knows how what one needs will show up. And this week it did in the form of the most generous people that I know,” our guest, Melony Van Der Merwe wrote recently, after her stay on our riverbank. Living in Florida, but South African-born, Melony’s heart keeps calling her back to…
A Taste of Zambia Essential Travel
Our Food Philosophy: Is it Good, is it Sustainable, is it Uplifting?
When it comes to our food philosophy at Royal Chundu, we like to consider three things: is it good, is it sustainable, is it uplifting?…
One Chef, One Ingredient For Food for Change with Relais & Châteaux and Slow Food this year, we were excited to present one of our favourite local ingredients, championing for more ethical cooking choices. Using fresh local produce sourced from our own food garden or from neighbouring villages is an…
muchingachinga, mongu, mungongo and other marvels will.i.am. is quoted as saying, “If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it’s not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others – it’s the same with music.” Beyond simply cooking for others, great joy is…
