>Hi Josh
>I have been to Botswana around 15
>or so times. I read
>some of the replies and they
>are accurate to a point.
>The majority of the population wear
>regular clothes but as you travel
>further to the north the traditional
>tribes do sometimes wear goat skins
>on occasion. They used to
>wear cow skins but due to
>the value of cattle in this
>part of the world they are
>much rarer now.
>As for a recipe, you might want
>to try something exotic and
>get hold of Mopani worms.
>They sell Mopani worms in bowls
>right in the middle of Gaberone.
> These worms are sold dried.
> Fry some onions in a
>little oil. Add the worms
>ad a tin of tomotoes.
>Add salt and pepper a simmer
>for around 20 mins. In
>the bush you would normally eat
>mopani worms whilst they are still
>alive and fresh.
>For someting a little more mundane, try
>goat meat stew. Its the
>same as normal stew but uses
>quite a lot of garlic and
>of course goat. You could
>also send a mail to the
>"Train" restaurant in Joburg to get
>a recipe. Their URL is:
>enquiries@iface.co.za. The train specilaizes in
>mopani worms, crocodile steaks, buffalo, giraffe
>etc.
>Good luck.
i need food