Michelle Obama shows Botho with magwinya and chips

Of course many Batswana would have wished that the lucky Mochudi restaurant could have served the USA first lady something more traditional, like Phane worms or Magwinya with Serobe - yes, a rich, juicy delicacy that is the cattle intestines!  

In Setswana custom, such a gesture is humbling to the community.  In Setswana culture and custom, an important person who doesn't shun food from the common people is highly respected for their display of magnanimity.  It simply says, "I'm part of you, I'm just like you, I'm one of you, I love you, I understand you".  A politician who is in the habit of practicing this level of magnanimity often wins elections because the common people see themselves in him or her.