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Njegere

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Njegere

Nyimo

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Nyimo

Bambara groundnuts

Nzungu

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Nzungu

Peanuts, used in stews, as snacks

Plantain

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Plantain

Fried, boiled, stewed, fritters, chips, baked, pudding, mashed, grilled

Polony

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Polony

A bologna-like pork, beef and/or chicken sausage, this processed meat sausage is different from chikanda, also called African polony, which is a vegetarian loaf made from orchid tubers, peanuts, chilies and baking soda

Sambusa

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Sambusa

Meat pie, savory pastry filled with meat, vegetables, potatoes, lentils

Sweet potato

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Sweet potato

Taro

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Taro

Tvorog

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Tvorog

Farmer's cheese, an acid-set cheese, similar to yogurt or cream cheese, serve with sugar, honey or jam

Vitumbua

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Vitumbua

Coconut rice pancakes

Wali

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Wali

Wali wa nazi

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Wali wa nazi

Date nut bread

Date nut bread

Bread made with vanilla, dates, walnuts, hazelnuts

Ugali

Ugali

Cornmeal porridge

Uji

Uji

Fermented porridge made with cornmeal, millet, sorghum

Vitumbua

Vitumbua

Coconut rice pancakes

Ice cream

Ice cream

Amarena cherry, baobab, chocolate, ginger, mint, avocado, hibiscus, peanut, masala

Kaimati

Kaimati

Fried dough balls soaked in sugar syrup, serve with tea, coffee

Mandazi

Mandazi

Doughnut, fried dough

Mkate wa sinia

Mkate wa sinia

Coconut rice cake with cardamom and vanilla

Ndizi na kastad

Ndizi na kastad

Bananas in sweet custard, topped with nutmeg and cinnamon, may also be made with oranges or pineapples

Spice cake

Spice cake

Cake made with chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg

Tambi

Tambi

Sweet vermicelli noodles with raisins, coconut milk, cardamom, vanilla, serve with tea

Vileja

Vileja

Arabic coffee

Arabic coffee

Black coffee with foam on top, commonly contains cardamon, made by adding finely ground Arabic coffee and sugar to cold water, then heating until the water boils, creating foam on top

Coffee

Coffee

Flavored with, for example, ginger, vanilla

Fruit juice

Fruit juice

Madafu

Madafu

Sugarcane juice

Sugarcane juice

Tamarind juice

Tamarind juice

Tea

Tea

Tea with spices, ginger

Barracuda

Barracuda

Biryani

Biryani

Mixed rice with mutton, chicken, beef, fish, vegetables

Chorba

Chorba

Soup with vegetables and meat

Coconut bean soup

Coconut bean soup

Coconut curry

Coconut curry

Curry with coconut and meat, chicken, fish, seafood, goat, vegetables, plantains

Curry

Curry

Meat, vegetables, seafood in a sauce or stew with a numerous spices and herbs

Fish

Fish

Fishcake

Fishcake

Pan-fried patty of fish with bread crumbs, herbs and spices

Harees

Harees

Wheat porridge mixed with meat, top with clarified butter, cinnamon, sugar, also made with rice, beans, lentils

King mackerel

King mackerel

Kofta

Kofta

Seasoned meatballs

Kuku paka

Kuku paka

Chicken coconut curry, can also use shrimp or fish

Lobster

Lobster

Mackerel

Mackerel

Marlin

Marlin

Mchuzi wa kamba

Mchuzi wa kamba

Kamba style prawn curry, curried prawns

Mchuzi wa nazi wa pweza

Mchuzi wa nazi wa pweza

Octopus curry with coconut milk

Mchuzi wa samaki

Mchuzi wa samaki

Mishkaki

Mishkaki

Marinated meat kebabs, made with beef, chicken, lamb, goat, liver, fish, seafood, octopus

Mtori

Mtori

Stewed beef, plantains and vegetables, serve with rice, flatbread

Ndizi na nyama

Ndizi na nyama

Soup with green bananas and meat or fish

Nyama choma

Nyama choma

Grilled meat such as goat, sheep, beef, chicken, serve with mukimo (irio), spicy tomato relish

Octopus

Octopus

Curry, grilled, mishkaki (kebabs)

Oyster

Oyster

Raw, deep-fried, scalloped, pie, soups, stews, soufflé

Pilau

Pilau

Spiced mixed rice, made with meat, fish, seafood, vegetables

Pweza wa nazi

Pweza wa nazi

Octopus curry with coconut milk spices, garlic and lime

Samaki

Samaki

Stewed, grilled, dried, curried, fried

Samaki wa kupaka

Samaki wa kupaka

Grilled fish in coconut sauce

Sarapatel

Sarapatel

Stewed meat and offal, many versions, common during Christmas

Seafood

Seafood

Shark

Shark

Note: Shark can be high in mercury, and is a threatened species in some locations around the world.

Shrimp

Shrimp

Snapper

Snapper

Squid

Squid

Tajine

Tajine

Stew or casserole cooked in a clay pot, made with lamb, chicken, seafood, meatballs, vegetables

Tuna

Tuna

Ugali

Ugali

Cornmeal porridge

Urojo

Urojo

Soup with meat, vegetables, plantain, potatoes, bhaji, cassava, eggs, kachori

Wali na maharage

Wali na maharage

Rice and beans, often using coconut rice

Baba ghanoush

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Baba ghanoush

Dip made with eggplant and tahini, serve with flatbread

Chapati

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Chapati

Flatbread, serve with curry, boiled lentils, peas, may be filled with potatoes, minced meat, curry

Chapati

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Chapati

Flatbread, serve with curry, boiled lentils, peas, may be filled with potatoes, minced meat, curry

Chips mayai

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Chips mayai

Potato omelette, may also contain meat, vegetables, serve with spice salsa

Chutney

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Chutney

Preserved fruits and vegetables made into relishes, dips, sauces

Dafu

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Dafu

Date nut bread

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Date nut bread

Bread made with vanilla, dates, walnuts, hazelnuts

Falafel

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Falafel

Deep-fried balls made of chickpea or fava bean flour, or a sandwich made with them

Fried cassava

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Fried cassava

Fruit

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Fruit

Avocado, bananas, coconut, custard apples, durian, grapes, jackfruit, mandarins, mango, oranges, papaya (pawpaw), passionfruit, pineapple, plantains, watermelon

Kachori

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Kachori

Fried pastry filled with beans, peas, onions

Kachumbari

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Kachumbari

Fresh salad made with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, cilantro and chili peppers, lemon or lime juice, serve with roasted meat, rice, ugali

Katlesi

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Katlesi

Potato fritters filled with a spiced meat or fish mixture

Mango salsa

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Mango salsa

Mchicha

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Mchicha

Leafy greens similar to spinach, stewed, in peanut sauce

Mikate ya ajemi

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Mikate ya ajemi

Ajemi flatbread

Mikate ya bwana

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Mikate ya bwana

Mikate ya maziwa

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Mikate ya maziwa

Mikate ya pembe

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Mikate ya pembe

Coconut flatbread

Mkate

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Mkate

Bread, made with wheat, rice, sesame, many different types

Mkate wa pembe

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Mkate wa pembe

Fried square-shaped coconut doughnut

Mkate wa sinia

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Mkate wa sinia

Coconut rice cake with cardamom and vanilla

Mkate wa ufuta

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Mkate wa ufuta

Sesame flatbread

Ndizi kaanga

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Ndizi kaanga

Fried plantains/green bananas, Zanzibar

Rice

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Rice

Sambusa

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Sambusa

Meat pie, savory pastry filled with meat, vegetables, potatoes, lentils

Stewed lentils

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Stewed lentils

Lentil stew with coconut and potatoes

Stewed red beans

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Stewed red beans

Vegetables

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Vegetables

Beans (maharage), cassava (manioc), cassava leaves/greens (kisamvu), corn (maize), green peas (njegere), okra (bamia), spinach (mchicha), sweet potatoes, yams

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