Kenya
Pilau
A coastal Swahili spiced rice with meat, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon, a festive and daily classic
eastern-africa
Kenya
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Samaki wa Kupaka
A coastal Swahili fish in coconut sauce with turmeric and tamarind, a festive and coastal classic
Guadeloupe
Samosa
समोसा
A crisp South Asian pastry is folded around spiced potato, peas, onion, or meat, then fried and served with chutney
Nairobi, Kenya
Smokie Pasua
A Nairobi street snack: a split grilled sausage filled with kachumbari and sauces.
Kenya
South Sudanese Chapati
Chapati
Flatbread influenced by Indian and East African traditions; wheat flour dough rolled thin and cooked on a griddle; eaten with stews, used to wrap ful, or eaten with tea; common in urban areas; a versatile bread that complements South Sudanese dishes.
Kenya
Sukuma Wiki
Kenya's daily green: sautéed collard greens with onions and tomatoes, the most common ugali companion
Kenya
Terere
Amaranth greens cooked as a Kenyan leafy relish with onion, tomato or groundnut.
Kenya
Tomato Onion Salad
Kachumbari
A Kenyan fresh tomato and onion salsa with chili and lime, the essential nyama choma companion
Kenya
Tsisaka
A leafy Kenyan relish associated with western cooking, simmered with aromatics and served with ugali.
Kenya
Tusker Beer
Tusker
A Kenyan lager beer, the unofficial national beer, a social and daily classic
Malawi
Ugali
Posho
Kenya's staple food: dense maize flour porridge cooked in boiling water, served with meats, vegetables, or stews
Kenya
Uji
A Kenyan fermented porridge from millet, sorghum, or maize flour, a daily and breakfast classic
Zanzibar City, Kenya
Viazi Karai
Boiled potatoes dipped in a turmeric-yellow gram-flour batter and deep-fried, served with a green coconut chutney.
Kenya
Vitumbua
A coastal Swahili sweet rice flour fritters, a daily and street classic
Kenya
Wali wa Kukaanga
Kenyan fried rice tossed with egg, vegetables and seasoning for an urban home meal.