There is something about Dar; Language? Cuisine? Music?

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People walking along a street in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PHOTO | DAR ES SALAAM CITY COUNCIL

This year I will score a self-designed gourmande hat-trick that I want to dub the Dar Special.

To kick things off, I celebrated Fat Tuesday with pancakes and mild debauchery in the form of cheesecake. This will be followed by wangling an invite to a Holi party, then the grand finale of Eid ul Fitr.