Kenya Vacation and Travel Guide

Kenya Foods, kenya recipes and dishes like Ugali, Githeri, Mukimo, chicken and Nyama choma

	While traveling in Kenya, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the finest western cuisine offered in the fine tourist hotels and restaurants in Kenya. However, you may also want to sample the huge variety of local foods in Kenya which are very delicious and unique. I will give you an idea of the
most popular local foods in Kenya. Try them and I am sure you will like what you taste. Ugali This is Kenyas staple food. Ugali is made from ground corn flour and boiled water. When cooked, it hardens to take the form of a cake. It is made by cooking the corn floor in boiled water until it hardens. Ugali is usually eaten with stew made of vegetables with of meat or fish.	Chapati and pasta

Chapati

Chapati is a popular dish in Kenya. It has its origins in India and gained popularity in Kenya due to the large population of Indians in Kenya. It is a flat bread made of wheat flour. It is usually eaten with vegetables and meat.

Githeri

Githeri is made by boiling maize (corn) and beans until it is well cooked and then frying them together with vegetables and sometimes meat. This is the most popular dish among communities of Central and Eastern Provinces of Kenya.

Kienyeji (Mashed Potato and Beans)

This is usually made with potatoes, maize and beans cooked together and then mashed in a pot with a pestle to form a uniform paste like food which is very sweet to taste.

Kuku (Chicken)

Chicken is a popular dish especially in the western part of Kenya. Due to the low supply of chicken, unlike in western countries, chicken is regarded as a delicacy in many Kenya communities and cooked only on special occasions.

Mchele (Rice)

Rice is also a popular dish in Kenya, eaten in almost all parts of Kenya. At the coastal region, they cook rice with coconut to make a delicious dish called Wali.

Kachumbari

Kachumbari is used as an appetizer and is eaten along with a main dish, especially roast meat called Nyama Choma.

Kachumbari is made from a mixture of chopped raw tomatoes, onions, pepper and parsley.

Nyama Choma (Roast Meat)

Roast meat or Nyama Choma is a very popular dish in Kenya where beef and goat meat is more readily available and cheaper than chicken. Meat is cut into manageable chunks and roasted over open fire similar to barbeque.

You will find many men in bars at night after work enjoying Nyama Choma with Ugali and downing it with a bottle of beer.

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