banana
283 dishes.
breakfastMasoubmashed banana with crumbled bread, cream and honey
Matabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tunamainMatookegreen bananas steamed in leaves and mashed, served with groundnut saucesnackMbala pindaCassava paste worked with roasted groundnuts, wrapped and steamed into a chewy barwine & spiritMbegeChagga banana beer brewed with finger millet
MbikaGround squash-seed patties with fish, steamed in leavessoup & stewMchemshonorthern one-pot boil of meat, bananas, potatoes and vegetablesmainMegapode EggsLarge yolky eggs dug from hot volcanic sand and boiled or baked.
Mets de pistacheGround squash seeds steamed in leaf parcels into a dense savoury loafmainMi QuangTurmeric noodles with shrimp, pork, peanuts and rice crackers
MintumbaSteamed cake of grated cassava and palm oil, sliced from a leaf parcelbread & pastryMkate wa kumiminaSteamed Zanzibar rice bread, spongy and faintly sweet with coconut
ModakSteamed rice-flour dumpling pleated around a jaggery and coconut fillingstreet foodMofo akondroRipe banana mashed into batter and fried into hot rounds
MohingaNational breakfast: rice noodles in catfish-lemongrass broth with crispy fritterssalad & sideMoin moinSteamed bean pudding with fish or boiled egg
Mok PaFish steamed in banana leaf with dill, lemongrass and chilisnackMokwanPandanus pulp cooked and dried into a sweet preserved pastemainMotu-Cooked PorkPork steamed with hot stones in a leaf-covered earth oven
Mountain chickenCrapaud frog legs stewed creole-style; historic national dish, now raresoup & stewMtoriChagga plantain-and-beef puree soup from Kilimanjaro
Mtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milkbreakfastMuesliOats soaked with apple, nuts, milk; a Swiss doctor's invention.
MukbazaYemeni-style grilled fish with mashed sweet banana paste
MumuEarth-oven feast of pork, sweet potato, taro and greens steamed undergroundmainMurukCassowary meat, dark and lean, roasted or cooked in a mumu pit.
NacatamalLarge banana-leaf tamale with pork, rice, potato; Sunday breakfast
Nam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or iced
Nan mburuChilled rice pudding mixed with baobab juice and sweetened milk
Nasi KatokPlain rice, fried chicken and sambal in paper; beloved cheap meal
Nasi LemakCoconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg; the national dish
Nasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leafmainNdizi nyamagreen bananas stewed with beef and coconut milk
Ndo’oPressed bush-mango seed blocks grated into stews to thicken them
NdombaFish or meat steamed in banana leaves with chili and country spicesstreet foodNem NuongSeasoned pork paste grilled on skewers and rolled with herbs in rice paper
Matabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tunamainMatookegreen bananas steamed in leaves and mashed, served with groundnut saucesnackMbala pindaCassava paste worked with roasted groundnuts, wrapped and steamed into a chewy barwine & spiritMbegeChagga banana beer brewed with finger milletMbikaGround squash-seed patties with fish, steamed in leavessoup & stewMchemshonorthern one-pot boil of meat, bananas, potatoes and vegetablesmainMegapode EggsLarge yolky eggs dug from hot volcanic sand and boiled or baked.Mets de pistacheGround squash seeds steamed in leaf parcels into a dense savoury loafmainMi QuangTurmeric noodles with shrimp, pork, peanuts and rice crackersMintumbaSteamed cake of grated cassava and palm oil, sliced from a leaf parcelbread & pastryMkate wa kumiminaSteamed Zanzibar rice bread, spongy and faintly sweet with coconutModakSteamed rice-flour dumpling pleated around a jaggery and coconut fillingstreet foodMofo akondroRipe banana mashed into batter and fried into hot roundsMohingaNational breakfast: rice noodles in catfish-lemongrass broth with crispy fritterssalad & sideMoin moinSteamed bean pudding with fish or boiled eggMok PaFish steamed in banana leaf with dill, lemongrass and chilisnackMokwanPandanus pulp cooked and dried into a sweet preserved pastemainMotu-Cooked PorkPork steamed with hot stones in a leaf-covered earth ovenMountain chickenCrapaud frog legs stewed creole-style; historic national dish, now raresoup & stewMtoriChagga plantain-and-beef puree soup from KilimanjaroMtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milkbreakfastMuesliOats soaked with apple, nuts, milk; a Swiss doctor's invention.MukbazaYemeni-style grilled fish with mashed sweet banana pasteMumuEarth-oven feast of pork, sweet potato, taro and greens steamed undergroundmainMurukCassowary meat, dark and lean, roasted or cooked in a mumu pit.NacatamalLarge banana-leaf tamale with pork, rice, potato; Sunday breakfastNam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or icedNan mburuChilled rice pudding mixed with baobab juice and sweetened milkNasi KatokPlain rice, fried chicken and sambal in paper; beloved cheap mealNasi LemakCoconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg; the national dishNasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leafmainNdizi nyamagreen bananas stewed with beef and coconut milkNdo’oPressed bush-mango seed blocks grated into stews to thicken themNdombaFish or meat steamed in banana leaves with chili and country spicesstreet foodNem NuongSeasoned pork paste grilled on skewers and rolled with herbs in rice paper-
Akara
Sweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfast. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes about 20.…
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‘Umu
Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…
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Yomari
Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…