As a result, the Maasai society, which once was a proud and self-sufficient society, is now facing many social, political and economic challenges. Perhaps some day we will find an exit from such darkness. The Maasai diet Traditionally, the Maasai rely on meat, milk and blood from cattle for protein and caloric needs. People drink blood on special occasions. Also, on a regular basis drunk elders, ilamerak, use the blood to alleviate intoxication and hangovers.
Blood is very rich in protein and is good for the immune system.
However, its use in the traditional diet is waning due to the reduction of livestock numbers. The Maasai who live near crop farmers have engaged in cultivation as their primary mode of subsistence. Our people traditionally frown upon this. Maasai believe that tilizing the land for crop farming is a crime against nature. Once you cultivate the land, it is no longer suitable for grazing .