Ugandan cuisine

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Ugandan cuisine consists of traditional and modern cooking styles, practices, foods and dishes in Uganda, with English, Arab, and Asian (especially Indian) influences.

Many dishes include various vegetables, potatoes, yams, bananas and other tropical fruits.

fish (usually fresh, but there is also a dried variety, reconstituted for stewing),[1] beef and goat[1] are all commonly eaten, although among the rural poor, meats are consumed less than in other areas, and mostly eaten in the form of bushmeat
. Nyama is the Luganda language word for "meat".

Main dishes

Main dishes are usually centred on a

posho (maize meal) or matooke (steamed and mashed green banana) in the central or kalo (an ugali dish[1] made from millet) in the north, east and west. Posho or millet is cooked as a porridge
for breakfast.

For main meals, white maize flour is added to the saucepan and stirred into the posho until the consistency is firm. It is then turned out onto a serving plate and cut into individual slices (or served onto individual plates in the kitchen). Cassava, yam,[1] and African sweet potato are also eaten; the more affluent include white (often called "Irish") potato and rice in their diets. Soybeans were promoted as a healthy food staple in the 1970s and this is also eaten, especially for breakfast. Chapati, similar to Asian flatbreads, are also part of Ugandan cuisine.[citation needed]

Fruits and vegetables

Various

mangoes, bananas and pineapples[1] are plentiful and commonly consumed, whether cooked in foods or eaten alone as snacks or as a dessert
.

Some traditional food names

Posho or ugali consists of maize flour (cornmeal) cooked with water to a porridge- or dough-like consistency. Pictured on the bottom right of the plate, it is served with beef and sauce.

Some traditional and historic Ugandan foods include:

  • Posho or kawunga—called ugali in Kenya, it is usually made from maize but also other starches, regional names include kwon. Ugandan expatriates make posho from cornmeal, masa harina or grits. Kwon is a type of ugali made from millet (called kalo in western Uganda) but in other regions like eastern Uganda they include cassava flour.
  • Groundnuts (peanuts)—groundnuts are a vital staple and groundnut sauce is probably the most commonly eaten one. They are eaten plain or mixed with smoked fish, smoked meat or mushrooms, and can also be mixed with greens such as borr.
  • Sim-sim (sesame)—a staple particularly in the north, roasted sesame paste is mixed into a stew of beans or greens and served as a side dish, though sesame paste may also be served as a condiment; a candy is made from roasted sesame seeds with sugar or honey.
  • Matooke—(green banana, not plantain) boiled or steamed (mashed) cooked in or served with a sauce of peanuts, beans, fresh fish or meat.
  • Luwombo—a traditional dish from Buganda, in which a stew of chicken, beef, mushrooms or fish is steamed in banana leaves.
  • Malewa—a traditional dish from eastern Uganda (Bugisu), made from bamboo shoots.
  • Kikomando—a chapati that is cut into pieces and served with fried beans.(this is more of a street food than a traditional food)

Snacks

Roasted peanuts
  • Roasted groundnuts (peanuts)—served in a spill of paper
  • Samusa (samousa, sumbusa, samosa)—Indian samosas are highly assimilated into the local cuisine, as are chapati and curry
  • Mugaati n'amaggi (
    egg
    , and then folded into a neat parcel, which is fried on a skillet or hotplate.
  • Nsenene—a seasonal delicacy of a type of locust
  • Nswaa—served similarly to nsenene, but made of
    white ants[1]
  • eggs, onions, cabbage or kale, and tomatoes
    , minced meat is sometimes added
Mandazi—a common Ugandan doughnut

Desserts

  • Fresh fruits—a common dessert
  • Simsim—very popular, made with sugar and sesame seeds[1]
  • Mandazi—doughnut, usually spiced with cardamon
  • Kabalagala—banana pancakes, usually made from very ripe ndizi

Additional Ugandan foods

  • Additional Ugandan foods
  • Nakati, Ethiopian eggplant
    Nakati, Ethiopian eggplant
  • Basic ingredients in a bamboo basket
    Basic ingredients in a bamboo basket
  • Porridge oats, before cooking
    Porridge oats, before cooking
  • Grasshopper dish
    Grasshopper dish

Beverages

alcoholic beverages
across Uganda.

fermented drink
made from bananas.

Uganda Waragi, a brand name for clear or yellow gin
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Uganda: Local Food, Cuisine & Recipes | foodspring". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Further reading

External links

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