So we went round and round acting like tourists (just coz we could)through the narrow historic roads until we landed into Bagamoyo's fish market! At first it was not much of a big deal because I have been to fish markets here in Dar, but the price difference is what got me interested! I am a Mchagga, so any bargain I can get, I love! I really do not get that excited about fish that much to be honest but prawns and calamari is a whole new different story. So I walk round and round asking for the different prices of prawns( kamba-in kiswahili)..from 28,000Tshs until I found a vendor willing to sell me 5kilos for 20,000Tshs!!!!
But since I hadn't really budgeted to go prawn shopping, I parted with 5000Tshs and the vendor must have been feeling very generous and added on an extra half a kilo so I managed to get 1.5 kilos of prawns for 5000Tshs!!! So just for that, I decided to dedicate a post to the generous fish/prawns etc vendors of Bagamoyo!!I love a good bargain and am sure if your a real food lover like me, the more you can get at the same quality you want is always a good deal! Here are some pictures:
Fishermen at work near the ocean |
Another angle |