Burundi Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
• Staple ingredients include plantains, sweet potatoes, cassava, peas and maize.
• Popular snacks are fruit, cane sugar and groundnuts.
• Spicy carrots are a side dish of carrots mixed with mustard seeds and chilli peppers.
National drinks:
• Urwarwa is a homemade banana wine drunk during celebrations.
• Primus beer is produced in Burundi, as is impeke, a home-brewed beer made from sorghum, and often drunk through straws.
Tipping: As a rule, no service charge is levied automatically; 10% is the recommended tip for good service.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1200 and 1500; Sat 0830-1230.
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