“Good Tourism” destinations and places in Botswana, and the travel & tourism stakeholders in the landlocked southern African nation who are keen to showcase their good, their better, and their best.
In Gaborone, Botswana, the food scene is transforming, blending indigenous ingredients with modern gastronomy.
As Gaborone reimagines traditional Setswana flavours for the tourist palate, Delly Chatibura and Brighton Hurombo ask: Can culinary innovation co-exist with the communal spirit of the past?
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Delly Chatibura sees a huge opportunity for Botswana to leverage its natural and cultural resources for food security and good food tourism. But conservation, climate, and cultural challenges impede food tourism in Botswana. Food cultures are often integral to tourism, with Bangkok’s street food, New York’s diners, tea in China, and French baguettes being four arbitrary examples. But how many of the world’s tourists are familiar with Botswana’s rich food culture, and the issues attending it?
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