Potatoes
Ibirayi
Rwanda
Potatoes cut and fried, served as a side with brochettes or grilled fish; potatoes were introduced by German and Belgian colonists and became a Rwandan staple, grown mainly in Gitarama and Butare.
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What it is
A closer look at Ibirayi.
Potatoes cut and fried, served as a side with brochettes or grilled fish; potatoes were introduced by German and Belgian colonists and became a Rwandan staple, grown mainly in Gitarama and Butare.
What to look for
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The potatoes should be golden and crisp outside, fluffy inside; served with brochettes and pili pili; a colonial introduction that became indigenous; grown in the cooler highlands of central Rwanda; the standard side dish at any brochette stand.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
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