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Mama Africa, Zurich: Review

As summer fully winds down into Autumn one longs for something new, something fresh, warm and distracting from the grayness that is Zurich in fall. Dinner at Mama Africa is just the ticket.
 Mama Africa located in the trending area of Zurich-City-West (Kreis 5). With vibrant decor and flavorful foods, Let Mama Africa chase away the Zurich City Blues.  We went there with a large group of folks from the office, 14 people. They were ready and able to accommodate us all at in the restaurant comfortably and seemingly without taking over the entire dining room.
The appetizer plate
The menu at Mama Africa can seem a little daunting with many dishes, even if you have good Swiss German vocabulary. As with any deeply ethnic restaurant, the spices and combinations might not be what you expect. The cuisine is South African in style. Chicken, Beef, Prawns have starring roles in the Entrees while some more exotic meats will make appearances in the starters (Vorspeisen or appetizers); such as Crocodile and Springbok. Three different "Africaans" fritters round out the starters; with chicken, beef, and beans. Like African "Hush Puppies" these were also delish with a selection of sauces for dipping.

To keep our lives simple we ordered "Mamas Table" where they would simply deliver to our table a bit of everything. A sampler platter of the starters as well as Chicken Peri Peri, Boerewors (Boar sausage), Springbok Spiess (Kabob of Springbok), Umngqusho (African Polenta), Fried Geelrys - Gelber Reis (Fried rice) , Chakalaka-Gemüse (tomato peppers with spices and herbs).

 http://www.mamaafrica.ch/images/pdf/mamas_table.pdf
At roughly $60/person (54 Swiss Francs) the meal is a relative bargain in the Zurich way of thinking. 

It was my second trip to Mama Africa and highly enjoyable at that. When you are ready to eat something different to lighten up the mood, give Mama Africa a try.

Fabrizio gives a US-Michigan geography lesson, you can always tell a non-Michigan resident if they fail to tell you where they live in this manner. He is pointing roughly to Detroit area

Alan is surprised to see StringGirl at dinner, Lothar is not impressed

Jeff, StringGirl, and Amber are impressed as Xavi carries Fabrizio home


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