Ugandan Food

The World Travel Guide shares about Ugandan food! One meal of Posho, Matoke and Rice can be seen below (photo credit goes to Guide 2 Uganda):

Some types of food found in Uganda are:

• Cassava (a starchy root, commonly made into flour).
• Chapati (Indian-style flat bread fried in oil).
• Grasshoppers (the crunchy, deep-fried insects are a popular street food).
• Luwombo (stew made from meat, vegetables or fish steamed in banana leaves).
• Matoke (a green banana, often steamed in its own leaves and mashed).
• Millet bread (a mixture of millet and cassava flour, eaten with peanut or meat sauce).
• Posho (made from white cornflower, this starchy staple is similar to polenta).
• Samosa (deep-fried savoury pastries filled with vegetables and sometimes meat).
• White ants (a popular fried insect snack). (The World Travel Guide)

And if you would like to prepare your own Ugandan meal, Compassion shares this recipe:

Ugandans eat many foods, including bananas, corn, rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, beans and indigenous vegetables.

Peanut Soup 1-1/2 cups dry unsalted peanuts 3 cups chicken stock 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce salt 1 tsp. soy sauce 1-1/2 cups milk, scalded croutons

In a blender or food processor, combine the peanuts and some chicken stock. Puree. In a saucepan, combine the pureed peanuts, the remainder of the chicken stock, onion, hot pepper sauce and salt to taste. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the soy sauce and milk, and continue cooking over low heat for another 5 minutes. Garnish with croutons and serve hot. Yields 6 appetizer-size servings.

If you would like to learn more about Ugandan food, I encourage you to read about the Five Unmissable Food Experiences of Uganda and The World Travel Guide.

About Hannah Hinojosa...Hannah is a long time Compassion sponsor (she was Sherinah's sponsor) and writes about her sponsorship journey at Because of Shamim. In addition to being a wife and mother, she is a part-time math professor and loves to read.