Marianne Tshihamba’s Silk Road Cooking Series: Zanzibari Pilau

Let’s time-travel with our taste buds! With Marianne Tshihamba, we’ll map a culinary journey from Beijing’s bustling markets to the coastal kitchens of Zanzibar, exploring how Silk Road traders fused ingredients into the world’s first global cuisines.

Pilau is a fragrant rice dish, deeply spiced with cloves, cinnamon, and cumin, and tender beef and vegetables. Discover the art of toasting whole spices to unlock their fragrance before building a one-pot rice masterpiece —a direct taste of the island’s spice trade history.