ZANZIBAR
Zanzibar is known for its beautiful beaches for holiday makers. However, there is something else that make this same place a different destination from others "Spices". Zanzibar was governed by the Omani Arabs and still is after sending off the Portuguese. Seyyid Said bin Sultan arrived from Oman and fell in love the island, nevertheless, he did not manage to conquer the beautiful land until 1804.
He didn't admire the beaches alone but he also discovered the riches attached to the tropical Island. The clove mania hit the islands in the nineteenth century and became the largest producer of cloves in the world. Years later, the same spices were the economy booster which included Coconuts, cloves, Cardamom, Vanilla,nutmeg,ginger and many others.
Several plantations were owned by the Oman Arab Royal family and since they had acquiered enough slaves, they used them to do the work in the farms such as picking, drying and sorting cloves in the baking sun. Today the Island has more spices such as cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. However, discovering of the beautiful beaches has changed the business to tourism business and Pemba has been left concentrating on the spices. The sales of spices have declined due to the high flow of tourist to the farms as an attraction.
In tourism, hotels, old town, slave caves, spice farms are the greatest attractions. When you are sailing, or even flying, the good scent of the spices acknowledges the arrival to the Island, needless to ask you are at the spice home.
Zanzibar Spices
Ginger
Ginger do very well in humid warm climates. It has sweet lemony flavor only if it's fresh. Use of ginger is common in China and India in making their food. Most homes use it for Swahili meals and also to flavor beef stew and vegetables. However, it is also used to improve digestion and blood circulation, so traditionally it can be boiled and the water taken as medicinal. To peel it easily, do it when it is still fresh otherwise it is tough when it overstay.
Vanilla
Then plant grows in support of other trees or use of strings by farmers. With time they develop seeds in form of beans. Those beans are filled with tiny rich fragrant scent seeds. Even before they mature them beans are picked and left to dry in the sun to ferment until they dark brown, moist and sticky inside. They are then used to flavor desserts, yogurts, cakes and custards.
Cloves
The word clove comes from the French word clou, meaning nail. Thy are dried flowers and nail like. Clove oil is used in perfume, dental products, cigarettes and as an antiseptic. As medicine,they are used for releaveupset stomach and as an expectorant. For best result, harvest the cloves when the buds are green, with the cap covering them intact.
Cardamom
Queen of Spices they say! Cardamom is said to be one of the three most expensive plants in the world. It is used for various purposes. Cardamom loses its oil and flavor quickly if left for long and is best used fresh. It can be used as a digestive, to detoxify, clear infections, breath freshner . Traditionally, locals use it to flavor tea, cooked ice, treat stomach aches and heartburn. People who uses Cardamom are reported to have healthy blood flow, and their kidneys well functional.
Hotels
Zanzibar is large hence wide to be named is compass directions and towns. Each area has its own attraction and good thing about it. The beach hotels and Resorts have a traditional touch from Luxury, cottages, budget hotels. Just to mention a few find herein a list of some of them by area.
STONE TOWN:
Tembo House Hotel
Zanzibar Beach Resort
Zanzibar Serena Inn
Dhow Palace Hotel
Al Johari
Zanzibar Grand Palace Hotel
Kisiwa House
NORTH EAST COAST
Matemwe Bangalows
Matemwe Retreat
Matemwe Beach Village
Blue Bay Beach Resort and Spa
Sandies Mapenzi Beach Resort
Ocean Paradise Resort
Zanzibar is known for its beautiful beaches for holiday makers. However, there is something else that make this same place a different destination from others "Spices". Zanzibar was governed by the Omani Arabs and still is after sending off the Portuguese. Seyyid Said bin Sultan arrived from Oman and fell in love the island, nevertheless, he did not manage to conquer the beautiful land until 1804.
He didn't admire the beaches alone but he also discovered the riches attached to the tropical Island. The clove mania hit the islands in the nineteenth century and became the largest producer of cloves in the world. Years later, the same spices were the economy booster which included Coconuts, cloves, Cardamom, Vanilla,nutmeg,ginger and many others.
Several plantations were owned by the Oman Arab Royal family and since they had acquiered enough slaves, they used them to do the work in the farms such as picking, drying and sorting cloves in the baking sun. Today the Island has more spices such as cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. However, discovering of the beautiful beaches has changed the business to tourism business and Pemba has been left concentrating on the spices. The sales of spices have declined due to the high flow of tourist to the farms as an attraction.
In tourism, hotels, old town, slave caves, spice farms are the greatest attractions. When you are sailing, or even flying, the good scent of the spices acknowledges the arrival to the Island, needless to ask you are at the spice home.
Zanzibar Spices
Ginger
Ginger do very well in humid warm climates. It has sweet lemony flavor only if it's fresh. Use of ginger is common in China and India in making their food. Most homes use it for Swahili meals and also to flavor beef stew and vegetables. However, it is also used to improve digestion and blood circulation, so traditionally it can be boiled and the water taken as medicinal. To peel it easily, do it when it is still fresh otherwise it is tough when it overstay.
Vanilla
Then plant grows in support of other trees or use of strings by farmers. With time they develop seeds in form of beans. Those beans are filled with tiny rich fragrant scent seeds. Even before they mature them beans are picked and left to dry in the sun to ferment until they dark brown, moist and sticky inside. They are then used to flavor desserts, yogurts, cakes and custards.
Cloves
The word clove comes from the French word clou, meaning nail. Thy are dried flowers and nail like. Clove oil is used in perfume, dental products, cigarettes and as an antiseptic. As medicine,they are used for releaveupset stomach and as an expectorant. For best result, harvest the cloves when the buds are green, with the cap covering them intact.
Cardamom
Queen of Spices they say! Cardamom is said to be one of the three most expensive plants in the world. It is used for various purposes. Cardamom loses its oil and flavor quickly if left for long and is best used fresh. It can be used as a digestive, to detoxify, clear infections, breath freshner . Traditionally, locals use it to flavor tea, cooked ice, treat stomach aches and heartburn. People who uses Cardamom are reported to have healthy blood flow, and their kidneys well functional.
Hotels
Zanzibar is large hence wide to be named is compass directions and towns. Each area has its own attraction and good thing about it. The beach hotels and Resorts have a traditional touch from Luxury, cottages, budget hotels. Just to mention a few find herein a list of some of them by area.
STONE TOWN:
Tembo House Hotel
Zanzibar Beach Resort
Zanzibar Serena Inn
Dhow Palace Hotel
Al Johari
Zanzibar Grand Palace Hotel
Kisiwa House
NORTH EAST COAST
Matemwe Bangalows
Matemwe Retreat
Matemwe Beach Village
Blue Bay Beach Resort and Spa
Sandies Mapenzi Beach Resort
Ocean Paradise Resort
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