Snacks & Appetizers
Bagia
Tanzania
Ground black-eyed peas or lentils spiced and deep-fried into small dense fritters, eaten with chutney.
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What it is
A closer look at Bagia.
Ground black-eyed peas or lentils spiced and deep-fried into small dense fritters, eaten with chutney.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
A Swahili-coast snack sold alongside viazi karai. They should be dense and heavily cumined.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
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