Specialties of Lesotho?

[Diane in Bexley]

DD will be in Lesotho for 8 weeks mid June - mid August doing foundation/internship work. She will be arriving from US via South Africa and traveling there. What foods or specialties of Lesotho should she not miss? She hopes to travel a bit to neighboring countries as well.

Also, what foods, if any, should we be sending with her that she won't be able to get in Lesotho?

[Sam Fujisaka]

Funny, I was in Lesotho for more than a week a few years ago and can't remember anything special about the food. I do remember a great chicken meal - but that was because we visited a woman's coop whose members grew, processed, and marketed their chickens. I remember their singing more than the chicken, however. Lesotho is beautiful and has a great climate - mountainous and filled with beautiful horses and riders. But the food??? Sorry!! The food in surrounding South Africa is really good, however. There is not much available in Lesotho.

[Sam Fujisaka]

Oh, and I should mention: I always search out food - especially in new places. If its there, I'll generally find it. It is rare, therefore, for me to have been to such a beautiful place and have no real food memories.

[Pablo]

Lots of pap with and meat and veg stews, practically the same as South Africa. I missed Mexican food the most, I would have killed for some flour tortillas for a burrito, otherwise you can get just about anything in neighboring South Africa.