A couple of weeks ago we were able to host a couple of our friends from our small group in Virginia for a few weeks. Just before they left, we were able to have a traditional goat roast. The first step was a trip down to the local Maasai animal market on Tuesday to pick out our dinner. This was a fun experience, learning what to look for to pick out a healthy goat and then bargaining with the Maasai for the best price. There we were able to practice many of our language skills and got to see a few friends in the process.
After collecting our goat and stuffing it into the back of our car, and praying it did not use the bathroom or attack anyone on the drive back home, we brought it back to the guesthouse until we could prepare dinner. The next day we arrived around 2pm dressed in our Maasai garbs to start our meal. I tried to introduce our dog Mozzie to the goat, but neither seemed to care much about the other.
To see a video of the traditional goat slaughtering and roast click here!
We had a couple of good Maasai friends come over and they taught us the traditional way to slaughter the goat and clean it. Ben was given the pleasure of eating part of the kidneys raw along with the other Maasai men. We then roasted the ribs over a fire, and fried the rest of the meat with some vegetables. Once dinner was ready, we had a few different couples come and join us as we had a Kenyan style goat roast, pot luck dinner. It seemed to be a hit, and has recently been suggested that we have another one soon!
After collecting our goat and stuffing it into the back of our car, and praying it did not use the bathroom or attack anyone on the drive back home, we brought it back to the guesthouse until we could prepare dinner. The next day we arrived around 2pm dressed in our Maasai garbs to start our meal. I tried to introduce our dog Mozzie to the goat, but neither seemed to care much about the other.
To see a video of the traditional goat slaughtering and roast click here!
We had a couple of good Maasai friends come over and they taught us the traditional way to slaughter the goat and clean it. Ben was given the pleasure of eating part of the kidneys raw along with the other Maasai men. We then roasted the ribs over a fire, and fried the rest of the meat with some vegetables. Once dinner was ready, we had a few different couples come and join us as we had a Kenyan style goat roast, pot luck dinner. It seemed to be a hit, and has recently been suggested that we have another one soon!
