food

With all the different people that live in Kenya, there is no one dish that represents all of Kenya. However, three dishes are very popular: ugali, sukuma wiki, and nyama choma.

Ugali is cornmeal cooked with water to a thick consistency and poured out onto a board or plate for everyone to eat from.

Sukuma wiki, which is Swahili for “to push (get through) the week,” is a dish of greens like kale or collards, but can also be made with cassava leaves, sweet potato leaves, or pumpkin leaves.

Nyama choma is meat—usually goat or mutton—roasted over an open fire. It is best eaten with ugali. The Kikuyu of central Kenya also eat a lot of taro, yams, and beans.

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