Chicken with spices and lime is a tasty dish of land on the Kenyan coast.
Combining chicken with sweet-and-sour is a classic of Indo-Eastern cuisine, as well as pairing with ginger ...

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They are called ‘Mayai pasua’ (literally ‘split eggs’) and are one of the most popular street food snacks for...

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Kenya, thanks to past trade relations with Arabs, Indians and Persians, is a mix of cultures and traditions, of...

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On the Kenyan coast, the local population, especially those of distant Arab origin, have...

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Mango and cashew nut sautéed rice is a speciality that Indians who migrated to Kenya in the last...

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Thanks to the incredible ‘raw material’ that a diverse and fertile land like Kenya can offer, local...

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In Nairobi and the small towns of the Rift Valley, one often sees 'Mataha' eaten in makeshift roadside...

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From what culinary world is the world, and especially the Mediterranean Sea, islands included, boiled...

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As we have reported several times, Kenya's cuisine with an international vocation has, over the...

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Among the many edible fish that inhabit the Indian Ocean is the lampuga, which in tropical seas is commonly...

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In Kenya, and more specifically on its coast, in the wet season from April to July, the local people are used...

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In Kenya, besides the Muslim minority that is more present on the coast and the different shades of Indian...

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Prawns from the Indian Ocean are tender, delicate and above all cheap, compared to those from the...

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The Githeri (or Mutheri) is a typical dish based on legumes, cereals and favacees, just of the kikuyu tradition, but also of Embu and Meru tribes.
Now the recipe is popular throughout Kenya's central region and has its variations on Lake Victoria and Rift Valley.
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Particularly during the rainy season, Kenya's vegetables and spices offer a variety of ways to...

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Coconut masala prawns.
Here is a classic recipe that came from southern India to the Swahili coast more than a...

On the African shores of the Indian Ocean, the combination of fish with fruit has always been...

Chicken cooked "swahili style" is affected, like many dishes of the Kenyan coast, by ancient mixes and suggestions between India, Middle East and other countries that have frequented the Indian Ocean of Africa.
Here is the original recipe for this tasty dish of earth.

One of Sub-Saharan Africa's traditional dishes for Christmas is...

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Fish chunks in mango sauce.
It is a Swahili recipe particularly used in Malindi and on the coast of Kenya, where there are plenty of plants of this delicious tropical fruit.
Here is for you the recipe of malindikenya. net

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Even the Kenyan coast has its 'zimino'. The dish of fish and leafy vegetables, which in...

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In Kiswahili, the word "vibibibi" means "young ladies."
This...

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It is the Kenyan national dish, maize flour polenta (white) with an accompanying side dish with tomato...

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It is not a cure, but almost. Because "dawa" in the Swahili language means "medicine" and...

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In Kenya, legumes and farinaceous foods are widely used. It is a legacy of Persians and Indians, but...

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What could be better on the Kenyan coast than a nice fresh seafood...

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This recipe is the story of a meeting of sea and land in the sign of simplicity and the encounters of cultures...

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The Indian Ocean and its fish fauna, so peculiar with fish hardly found in other seas, always suggests...

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More and more Kenyans are approaching pasta dishes and particularly pasta, which is starting to...

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Crab soup with ginger is a traditional dish of the Lamu archipelago.
The local population, especially on the island of Pate, usually eat this dish accompanied by coconut rice or chapati.
Here is the original recipe reworked by malindikenya. net

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Fish delicacies from the Indian Ocean are distinguished not only by their often more delicate flavor...

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With the raw material that the Indian Ocean can offer along the coasts of East Africa and particularly...

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Kikambala shrimp rice is a flavorful and lively dish that definitely resembles the more famous...

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The Swahili populations of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania like to cook fish in a variety...

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Kenya's Swahili cuisine, as we know, is a mixture of the cultures and peoples that have landed on the coast, and the products of the territory they have learned to use. The example is provided by the use of coconut to boil and cream rice and by mango, which the English culture has also transformed into chutney sauce, using onions, spices and chilli peppers.

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"Samaki wa kupaka ya nazi", that is literally "Cubes of coconut fish" is a traditional Swahili dish from Kenya, which uses various spices of ancient Indian origin to give it a taste. A very tasty version includes the "madras", the most common version is the classic curry.
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Matoke" or "matoki" are green bananas that are not excessively sweet, which also in Kenya, as in most parts of Africa, have various uses. In addition to flour and bread, they are used as potatoes in stews.
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Zege (or Zegee) is a kind of salted omelette with potatoes and is one of the delicacies prepared by kiosks and fried food shops outside shops and on the edge of Kenya's streets, especially on the coast of Kenya. It can also be supplemented with other ingredients and become a real dinner.
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Pilau rice is one of the most frequent unique dishes to be found in Kenya's restaurants, especially on the coast. The recipe is...

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Here is an all-flavour and wellness avocado recipe for a classic hot day...

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Soups are one of the specialties of Swahili cuisine. The creaminess and flavor resulting from combinations...

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The Kenyan coast has encountered many cultures and nationalities at the dinner table, and Swahili...

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Another mouthwatering recipe from the portal of Italians in Kenya. Today we present the...

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In Kenya they call it "Mayayi Shaki Shuka," and it is the equatorial version of an ancient dish of Persian...

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From Ghana to Kenya an appealing dish, good as an appetizer for aperitifs and to accompany...

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For a few years now, in the sphere of creative gastronomy that tastes of summer, vacations and healthy...

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Mukimo is a traditional side dish from the central regions of Kenya.
It is...

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Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, tapioca (cassava) and sweet potato are used as side dishes for stews with...

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Kachumbari is the classic Kenyan salad to accompany dishes, not only meat or fish, but also

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The Indian Ocean, among its fishy wonders and delicacies, abounds in squid.
The local...

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If you are on the Kenyan coast and have a sweet tooth, you cannot miss out on...

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This soft coconut bread is reminiscent of Indian naan but unlike the latter, it is made with a batter similar to...

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Kebab is a word of Arab origin now known throughout the world.
But each country has its own recipe for these meatballs.
Here is the recipe of the Swahili coast, for this very popular dish that is never missing in the hot tables from Lamu to Ukunda.

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In Kenya, potatoes are particularly tasty.
The local population loves them fries, so much so that they are the ideal side dish of the national dish, the "nyama choma" (meat grilled almost toasted).
But there are many other ways of cooking them.
One of the best known recipes of a side dish that can also become a unique dish, is that of the "Viazi vya rojo" (potatoes stewed).
Here is the preparation according to malindikenya. net

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Vibibibi' are local pancakes made from rice and coconut milk.
"Vibibibi" in kiswahili means "ladies".
In the tradition of the Kenyan coast, they are used in particular for breakfast or as a sweet appetizer before lunch.
There are those who appreciate them also along with ice cream.

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The goodness of the free-range chicken in Kenya is not a mystery. In most cases it is cooked simply grilled, but there are Swahili dishes that include other pleasant encounters of flavours. One of these is the tamarind chicken (kuku wa ukwayu).
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Chutney is a typical sweet-and-sour British sauce made with fruit or green tomatoes. It is excellent as a sauce for flavouring meat and fish foods.
The British took her to Kenya during colonialism and tried the variants with exotic fruit. Here is the most famous example, the mango chutney. 

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We know well the history and hardships of the African continent: a few strains and thousands of tribes scattered over an area of ​​about 30 million square kilometers, which have paid a bitter duty to the evolution of the Western world, experiencing equal treatment in every corner of their land wild and sunny.
As well as the people and the nature, the kitchen was affected by European settlement, which has its roots even before the eighteenth century.
Arabs and Portuguese, Chinese and Indians, mostly merchants and adventurers, had already invaded the coast and sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, when the Old Continent decided to pitch tents in the forests, on the edge of the desert, at the foot of the mountains and the highlands, after working up the rivers and have discovered lakes and waterfalls. 

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The kaimati are typical Kenyan sweets, and especially the Swahili coast, similar to our carnival tortelli. 
They are often garnished with a caramelized icing and coated with white sugar.
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The coconut beans (maharagwe za nazi) are a poor but tasty and energetic dish of the tradition of the ethnic mijikenda that populates the Kenyan coast.
Depending on who prepares it, its taste and abundance of beans, it can be cooked as a soup (more brothy) or as a cream (with more coconut milk).
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"Muhogo wa Nyama" (meat with cassava) is a typical dish of Kenyan cuisine. The cassava is a tuber completely similar to the manioc, it is used to make flour or potatoes, both fried and stewed. Its taste reminds a bit of chestnut. In this case it may be an alternative to potatoes or green bananas for meat stew.
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The chapati is a traditional bread brought to Kenya by the Indian tradition, but then evolved throughout the country and today prepared on the street, in poor places as well as in those of high level as an accompaniment for dishes.
Its simple and quick preparation makes it a tasty and filling dish to be paired with beans, vegetables or meat dishes and soups. 
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One of Sub-Saharan Africa's traditional Christmas dishes is okra soup.
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