As I have lived in two different continents and experienced more of the world’s cultures, I have come to learn that food cultures vary widely in as much as they have some similarities. It seems that each culture has its preferred methods of cooking. I observed, for instance, that the methods of cooking that are […]
A quick Google search on what Swahili, Indian, and Middle Eastern cuisine entails will yield largely similar results. From main dishes to snacks and street food, drinks, and desserts, as well as spices, seasonings, and cooking methods, there are numerous similarities between these cultures. While some of them may be coincidental, a lot of these […]
East African cuisine can be placed into two broad categories: (1) cuisine that is native to the region, and (2) cuisine that was introduced to the region by other cultures. The former category comprises foods such as matoke, finger millet and its brown ugali, and nyama choma, just to name a few. The latter category […]
Every culture has dishes that are deeply tied to it and that people of that culture identify with as ‘their’ dishes. Often, these dishes have particular recipes that are not to be modified, including the tools and equipment that are used in their preparation. This is the case of chapati in East Africa, and especially […]
Ugali is the most common staple in East Africa. It is a starchy dish that is made from different types of flour including corn, cassava, millet, and sorghum. The majority of Kenyans, Ugandans, and Tanzanians consume this dish almost daily. Other countries in the region, e.g., Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC, as well as southern […]
I did not grow up eating cheese. Not because I disliked it, but because cheese was simply absent in my environment growing up. I ate pizza for the first time in college and I don’t remember the cheese in it being super stretchy. So, when I came to the United States and first saw all […]
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