Kenya

🇰🇪Kenya

Bhajia

A Kenyan deep-fried potato slices coated in spiced gram flour, a street and daily classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Busaa

A Kenyan traditional beer brewed from fermented maize or millet, often shared at ceremonies.

🇰🇪Kenya

Chapati

A Kenyan layered flatbread of wheat flour and oil, pan-fried, a daily and festive staple

🇰🇪Kenya

Coconut Rice

Wali wa nazi

A coastal Swahili rice cooked in coconut milk, a daily and coastal classic

🇰🇪Dar es Salaam, Kenya

Dawa

A Kenyan cocktail of vodka, honey, and lime, the national cocktail, a social and festive classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Githeri

Gĩtheri

A Kikuyu staple of boiled maize and beans, a daily and home classic across Kenya

🇰🇪Kenya

Ingokho

A western Kenyan chicken preparation slow-cooked with onion, tomato and local aromatics.

🇰🇪Kenya

Irio

A Kikuyu staple of mashed peas, potatoes, and maize, a daily and home classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Kaimati

A coastal Swahili sweet fried dough balls in syrup, a festive and street classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Kenyan Biryani

Biryani ya Kenya

A Kenyan coastal biryani of spiced rice layered with meat, potatoes, fried onions and saffron colour.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kenyan Chai

Chai

A Kenyan black tea with milk, sugar, and cardamom, a national and hospitality icon

🇰🇪Kenya

Kenyan Halwa

Halwa ya Kenya

A dense, cardamom-scented halwa served in coastal Kenyan homes and celebrations.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kimyet

A sweet Kenyan pancake or griddle cake served at breakfast with tea.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kuku Choma

Chicken grilled over charcoal and served with kachumbari, lime and a simple starch.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kuku Kienyenji

A Kenyan free-range chicken stew with tomatoes, onions, and spices, a daily and festive classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Kuku wa Kupaka

Chicken grilled over charcoal and repeatedly basted with a thick spiced coconut sauce until it glazes.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mabuyu

Baobab seed pods coated in sweet, spicy red syrup as a Kenyan roadside treat.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mahamri

A coastal Swahili sweet fried dough with cardamom and coconut milk, a daily and street classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Maharagwe

Maharage

A Kenyan bean stew in coconut milk or tomato sauce, a daily and home classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Managu

African nightshade greens simmered or sautéed as a bitter Kenyan vegetable relish.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mandazi

Mahamri

A Kenyan sweet fried dough, golden and puffy, served with chai, a daily and street classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Matoke

A Kenyan stew of green bananas cooked in tomato sauce with meat, a daily and regional classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Mbaazi za Nazi

Pigeon peas simmered in coconut milk, a creamy Swahili-coast Kenyan breakfast or side.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mchicha

A Kenyan sautéed spinach or amaranth greens with onions and tomatoes, a daily and home classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Mishkaki

A coastal Swahili grilled marinated meat skewer, a street and daily classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Mrenda

Jute mallow leaves cooked into a slightly mucilaginous Kenyan vegetable relish.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mukimo

A Kikuyu staple of mashed potatoes, greens, maize, and beans, a daily and festive classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Muratina

A traditional Kikuyu drink fermented from sausage-tree fruit and sugarcane or honey.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mursik

A Kalenjin sour milk curdled with wood ashes, a traditional and athletic classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Muthokoi

Shelled pigeon peas cooked with maize into a hearty Kenyan one-pot meal.

🇰🇪Kenya

Mutura

A Kenyan grilled blood and meat sausage with spices, a street and festive classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Nduma

Ndũma

A Kikuyu boiled or fried arrowroot (taro), a daily and breakfast classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Ngwaci

A Kikuyu boiled or fried sweet potato, a daily and breakfast classic

🇰🇪Kenya

Njahi

Black beans simmered with aromatics, a dark, earthy Kenyan staple served with rice or ugali.

🇰🇪Kenya

Nyama Choma

Kenya's unofficial national dish: grilled goat or sheep meat over open fire, eaten with hands, ugali, and kachumbari

🇰🇪Kenya

Omena

A Luo dish of dried small fish from Lake Victoria, cooked with onions and tomatoes, a daily and regional classic