There is a variety of good seafood such as prawns and lobsters and an abundance of tropical fruit such as coconuts, pawpaws, mangoes, pineapples and bananas. Table service is normal in restaurants. Coffee and tea are of high quality. Tanzania is a secular state and alcohol is not prohibited. A good lager, Safari , is produced locally, as is a popular gin called Konyagi , a chocolate and coconut liqueur called Afrikoko and a wine called Dodoma , which comes in red or ros .
Bars generally have counter service.
In Dar es Salaam there are several nightclubs, cabarets and cinemas. Generally the nightlife centres are in the top tourist hotels and restaurants. Some shops open on Sunday. During the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr , there is an event at Makunduchi in Zanzibar in which men from the north and south flail each other with banana branches, followed by the townswomen singing traditional songs and a night of feasting and dancing. In July the Mwakakongwa Festival and the Tamasha Festival are held in Zanzibar.