Uganda
Ask what Uganda eats and the answer starts with this: steamed matooke with groundnut sauce defines the table; chapati street snacks, grasshopper delicacies and banana brews abound. Look for Matooke (green bananas steamed in leaves and mashed, served with groundnut sauce), Rolex (chapati rolled around fried eggs, tomato and cabbage) and Luwombo (chicken, beef or groundnuts steamed in banana leaves; royal Buganda dish). East African Highland bananas, steamed in their own leaves, are the Buganda staple; Uganda eats more banana per person than any other country. This atlas has 30 Uganda dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.
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Nsenene
Seasonal grasshoppers pan-fried with onion and chili, prized delicacy. Ready in 40 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings.…
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Odii
Roasted sesame ground to a thick dark paste, stirred into greens. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…
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Posho
Stiff white maize porridge accompanying beans and stews. Ready in 5 min prep and 25 min cooking. 6 servings. A…
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Sim sim balls
Sesame seeds bound with caramelised sugar into hard sweet bars. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes…
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Tonto
Cloudy banana beer fermented in a wooden trough with sorghum flour. A wine & spirit recipe from Uganda.
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Waragi
Banana-based distilled gin, Uganda’s national spirit. A wine & spirit recipe from Uganda.