No, it's not a culinary ad. It's not waxing poetical on TZ cuisine, nor disdain. (We all have our own opinions on dried sardines!)
It's about acceptance. Our neighbor Makwasa, when he visited and told Ronit and me about his need, offered us "dagaa," dried sardines. Our first thought was, "No, we don't like to eat them..." But Makwasa was so excited about them, how they were good food, fried in peanut oil.
So we accepted. And we prepared them. And we ate them. We don't love them much, but it was good to remember, as Makwasa said, "It is better to give than receive, so you bless me when you accept." And we were blessed by the giving.
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