In the interest of the OrchidBoard community, I've actually eaten the stuff! I enjoyed it as much as anyone else who had a cold, raw peppered steak served up for breakfast
But I struggled through my portion religiously.
But therein lies the reason for its appeal to the Zambians. Most of them are very poor and cannot afford to eat meat. So Chikanda was eaten as a cheap meat substitute. Unfortunately, the trend has caught on, and both, the rich and poor enjoy the stuff.
Viewed in context, these orchids are just some of the tubers that the people in Africa dig up in the true tradition of the hunter-gatherer.
Weng