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A sweet doughy treat from Britain has become a beloved part of Zimbabwe's national cuisine, where despite the country's colonial past, mothers and chefs alike now claim the pastry as their own.

The scone, which Brits normally enjoy with afternoon tea, is ubiquitous in Harare, the southern African country's capital.

Dense yet airy, Zimbabwean scones are the result of the intercultural mix that came with colonisation, says Mashayamombe, a red-haired 42-year-old who is also a singer and media personality. Every day he cranks out around 200 scones in an overheated room with cinder-block walls, lit by two bulbs hanging from a wire.

Veronica Makonese, a cook at Bottom Drawer, an upscale tearoom in Harare, brushes beaten egg on scone dough made from simple ingredients of flour, salt, yeast, sugar and milk, in Harare.Resellers come in to buy 10 or 20 pieces that will be sold at small grocery stores."I make scones for my three kids. It takes about 45 minutes," she tells AFP.

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