Uganda
National Dish Uganda: Boiled Cassava (Recipe)
Few dishes say “home cooking in Uganda” quite as plainly as a plate of boiled cassava. Just one root, a pan of salted …
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Uganda’s national dish is matoke, green bananas steamed and mashed into a golden staple. Begin with our Matoke with Peanut Sauce recipe and work your way through 65 authentic Ugandan recipes, from weekday staples to celebration dishes.
The Most Famous Ugandan Dishes
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Matoke
Matoke with peanut sauce is steamed green banana under a thick groundnut sauce, and it is what Uganda eats. The bananas are a starch crop, picked green and cooked as a vegetable. …
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Rolex
Meet the Rolex, Uganda's most famous piece of street food, and no, it has nothing to do with watches. The name is a cheerful mangling of "rolled eggs", and that is exactly what it …
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National Dish Uganda: Binyebwa (Recipe)
Binyebwa is the peanut sauce that anchors Ugandan cooking: ground groundnuts simmered with onion and tomato into a thick, nutty …
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National Dish Uganda: Atapa (Recipe)
Meet Atapa, one of Uganda’s great everyday staples, a firm, satisfying dough of cassava and millet that turns any sauce into …
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National Dish Uganda: Atap (Recipe)
Meet Atap, the humble maize-meal staple that anchors countless Ugandan meals. Made from nothing more than maize meal, water and a …
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National Dish Uganda: Amatooke (Recipe)
Discover Amatooke, the national dish of Uganda and one of East Africa’s great comfort foods. Made from little more than …
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The national dish of Uganda is matoke, green bananas steamed and mashed into a golden staple. You will find a step-by-step recipe for it on this page, alongside 64 more authentic Ugandan recipes.
What food is Uganda famous for?
Uganda's most famous dish is matoke. This page collects 65 authentic Ugandan recipes, from everyday classics to festive specialities.