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What Zimbabwean food and grocery shops exist in the UK?
Last updated 8 March 2026
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Zimbabwean and Southern African food shops serve the diaspora across the UK, particularly in areas with significant Zimbabwean populations. In London, Peckham and Lewisham have several African grocery shops stocking Zimbabwean staples including mealie meal (for sadza), kapenta, dried vegetables (muriwo), matemba (dried fish), madora (mopane worms), peanut butter (dovi), and mazoe orange crush. Birmingham, Manchester, Luton, Milton Keynes, Reading, and Slough also have African shops catering to Zimbabwean tastes. Online stores like Zimbo Kitchen and various Facebook marketplace sellers deliver Zimbabwean products across the UK. For fresh produce, some Asian and African shops stock similar vegetables (muboora/pumpkin leaves, derere/okra, and nyevhe/cowpea leaves) though not always labelled with Zimbabwean names. Meat for braai (barbecue) including boerewors is available at South African shops like Nando grocery sections and specialist outlets. Finding familiar food helps maintain cultural connection and is especially important for newly arrived Zimbabweans adjusting to UK life.