RARE Tribal Food of Namibia!! Himba Life and Food!!

[Music] [Music] the way everyone here is dressed it's super unique i could see everyone's got something orange on the skin what is that today we're leaving namibia's capital of windhoek saying goodbye to modern day conveniences and heading out into the unknown far from any city deep in namibia semi-arid desert you'll find a way of light dating back thousands of years that's still going strong today oh there's a lot of ladies here the light can i put my hand up like this of the himba people today i'm taking on the impossible mission to blend in my aim do what they do and eat what they eat even if that means snacking on a creature i have never seen before do you eat it dry we're digging deep getting an up-close look at one of the world's most unique ways of living and eating in a moment he's going to hold this up he's going to look at it and interpret it and that's going to indicate something for the future this is namibia and this is light with the himba people [Applause] [Music] good morning from namibia right now we are in one of the most remote locations anywhere in the world and we've come here to meet the himba people i'm here with uno and she's going to walk me through the entire process uno good morning morning how are you i'm jack i'm jacked up i'm pumped i can see yeah before we go in can you tell me what is the plan for today we are going to take the ship from the crawl then we'll slowly eat wow and that's going to be the meal today yes is this something they eat often it's only for a time being like when they are getting their first period or when there is waitings and celebrations did you say when they get their first period yeah okay i still haven't gotten mine i'm 35. do you know when it happens from from from 13 to 14. i missed it completely so right now we are entering the village for the first time to meet everybody here can i put my hand up like this say hi nope no i've met the danny people of west papua the maasai people of kenya cultures that have carried on traditions from long ago in every case it's always best to learn some ground rules first what should i do and what should i not do food in order to be a proper polite guest okay he's pretending to kill me okay before you end in the village there's the traditional greetings that you have to greet them yes all right that's pretty easy to remember [Music] okay yeah what do i do you're gonna start with her one by one great everyone are native to namibia with an estimated population of about 50 000. are you the baby [Music] mostly living in the north and the other side of the kunaine river in southern angola the himba are considered the last nomadic people of namibia nomadic life means moving frequently in order to provide greener pastures to the tribe's most valuable possession their livestock the animals are penned in the middle where they're protected from predators and surrounded by homes made of branches mud and cow dung where we are right now is a village of 30 mostly women kids and two guys am i one of you now what do i do i'll come back okay i think that went pretty well okay yeah what do you think yeah i think so [Music] out here food is always made from scratch so when i heard my host will be preparing a feast i knew there was only one possible food on the menu the himba people are predominantly livestock farmers who breed fat tailed sheep and goats since dollars don't count for much here cattle are the true measure of wealth more cattle means you're more balling it means more wives too this is the first time i've seen a slaughter in this weight they actually just suffocate the sheep why do they do it that way because they like it when the blood is too much in the body that's fascinating i've never tried any meat prepared in this way the next step is that it will open it then he will take out the things of inside then he's gonna read it oh okay great let's do it when you say he's gonna read it what is he reading for according to their culture he will say that something good that is about to come he will even say that this afternoon he will not leave holy [ __ ] it's not telling my future whose future is he telling he still doesn't know could it be about me i hope so i hope not [Music] okay this is the houses where we are right now from where they are coming to here everywhere it's where he's pointing wow so he's saying kind of the sinew and tissue inside the goat is like a map there will be a person that will pass away [Music] but i think it will be a prime minister when i say there will be a personnel doing that in a car accident but for the white people it is it's all well is everything okay for the black people too though yes so they can tell the future but apparently they can also take it back if they want to everything is well they are full this car accident will even not happen anymore also everything is good wow yeah mostly this ritual is performed in order to urge young women to get married what about the prime minister can we bring him back yeah the prime minister even will bring him back oh okay good [Music] the meat is chopped into pieces and the whole animal is cooked simply in two pots of boiling water add a little bit of salt and that's it lunch preparation is underway right now we have the sheep going but today it's not just about the sheep because there's some other side dishes including this it looks like a caterpillar right here what is this called where do they find these mopani trees ah yeah that makes sense so they take it off then they put it in the sun for it to get dry right because this is super just dry and crispy already but they're about to cook it anyways yes do you eat these uh like this do you eat it dry oh how do you say it the yummy machada should i try one maybe we should all cheers [Music] how does it taste it tastes like a gluten-free food it's good but something's a little off crunchy no strong taste to it though maybe just a little earthy yeah i kind of like it it's not bad if you can get over the look of it and the idea that you're eating a dehydrated rehydrated fried worm then you'll realize the mopani worm is an excellent source of protein and nutrition it's also a whole new world of textures the himba people normally boil it in hot water then fry it and add salt then it's eaten with their staple carbohydrate porridge and even better than that sitting and snacking next to me is the queen lady of the village i'm feeling pretty lucky right now how are you doing you're hungry so this is kind of freshly fried it's still warm worm yeah [Music] that's a good combo that could be a new flavor of doritos chips yeah so the porridge itself it gets super thick and it's almost just like mashed potatoes or something she's like shut up and eat you eat them yes it's actually good it's like fried chicken skin so i want to ask some questions okay i noticed in the village so far several women two guys where are all the guys at [Music] as far as i can see women tend to perform more labor-intensive work than men they carry the water they collect the firewood they also take care of cooking and watching after the children all the while the men are tasked with livestock farming animal slaughtering and making important decisions according to their culture a man can get married with three or four wives three or four wives yeah a woman can have how many husbands and she can have only one husband but then she will be stealing from her husband but no one else must saw whether she's having a boyfriend oh so she can cheat as long as no one knows yes that's fantastic i mean not fantastic if my girlfriend is watching but kind of fantastic can i ask you this when it comes to guys what do you look for in a guy what kind of skills are you looking for what kind of uh what kind of characteristics she wants her husband to give her goats and sheeps and buying for her food and looking after him has children [Music] where is your wife my wife oh i don't have a wife yet i'm still a very young man look at me marry you but i don't have any goats or sheep i'm not a great candidate and i snore no problem cooking is underway but while the meat is simmering and even more porridge is being made these ladies get a taste of sheep that's been grilling on the side this is some of the meat with some gravy some meat juice and then some more porridge here and they're kind of dipping it in there right yes oh sure [Music] oh that's quite good check this out i'm going to go ahead and guess this is ribbed meat because i see some ribs oh look at that this kid loves it look at him is that good my shetta hmm okay let me try it out here we go yo that's fantastic juicy meaty somewhat tender the fat's kind of broken down so i wanted to talk about the way everyone here is dressed it's super unique i could see everyone's got something orange on the skin what is that it's oshidumba it's okra and butter that they mix [Music] okra like the vegetable no okra it's a rock oh it's a rock they will beat it it becomes like powder then they're gonna mix it with homemade butter [Laughter] these people do not bath so how do people get clean here the way that they are playing themselves is the way that they are doing their bad thing so using that okay [Music] what is the purpose of the oshidumba for becoming red and for applying the hair also wow it looks gorgeous like everybody is so ornate but i heard that they also take a smoke shower yes how does that work they will just take the coil of the fire then they will put the perfume on top of it then smoke around their necks under their arms and they will sit on top of the smoke oh so it's kind of like a perfume yes it's a perfume so it's just a way to like smell good yeah can i try it [Music] never sleep never right [Music] oh it smells good it's got kind of a sweet potpourri fragrance to it oh it's smoking and oh okay just right under there i think the whole idea is like if you're meeting your husband you want to smell good it's smoky but it's like a nice potpourri kind of center [Music] under each arm in the hair this is remarkable my turn okay the first thing you gotta do is just just get it up in there i think it's working i feel some heat it's kind of burning a little bit [Music] there are heavy hair cool so now we're doing laundry too oh when our man comes home he's going to be like girl you smell great [Music] she told me to okay laundry's finished smells good put it back on this is an honor and a privilege and you're you're a stunning powerful woman thank you okay i gotta go out i can't breathe [Music] the moment is finally here yeah we're all crowded around the sheep everyone's grabbing a piece this thing's going to be gone in two seconds look at that it's just been boiled the fat's kind of broken down it's nice and sticky and now some hair is here and there but i don't mind that whoa no it's so simple yeah just some salt meat water and thyme that's it yeah when was the last time they had sheep last year last year this is something pretty amazing everyone's husband over here he cooked it what does everyone think of the taste very good very good yeah are there a lot of himba people kind of protecting and carrying on their traditions in this way like we see here today yeah they are a lot in the northern part of namibia they don't need a lot of money to live this way yeah like what do they need to buy only blankets blankets porridge that's it i want to ask her like if she had unlimited money what would she buy [Music] the first thing that she will do is buy her animals from then the rest she will buy her food is there some food that you don't get to eat enough that you wish you could eat more often no i only want porridge meat and milk finish no other food the himba lifestyle holds a key to our human past a culture shaped by geography climate and necessity everything we saw today this is kind of normal life here yeah it's a normal life they don't move away but they're only staying here and what are people doing here for fun [Music] when you strip away modern excess what do you really need clean water good food strong shelters protective clothing but we also need friendship family a sense of community and purpose all that is here [Applause] [Applause] in the future himba populations will continue to dwindle and the culture as we see it now will one day face this is kind of dessert it's a porridge mixed with this sheep milk the very human urge to move toward what's safe easy convenient and new is too alluring to resist for long oh it's literally like feta cheese at least on this one day in time in history i can say i sat shoulder to shoulder saw and experienced the true life and culture of namibia's himba people for me this experience will live on [Music] forever hey guys how's it going with that quarantine more like boring team am i right if you're anything like me you're probably stuffing yourself twice a day listen we're gonna get through 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Channel: Best Ever Food Review Show

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Keywords: Namibia, african food, tribal food, africa tribes, tribe food, himba, himba food, namibia food, namibia street food, african street food, best ever food review show africa, sonny side

Id: 1-6zb_TZ23U

Length: 21min 22sec (1282 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 17 2020