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Probably one of my favorite things to do when traveling is
trying out new foods. However, since I have been to Uganda before, one of my
favorite things to do is eat the food I loved during my last visit. I can’t say
I’m the most adventurous eater—I still haven’t tried the fried grasshoppers
they sell along the roadside—but I’m not a picky eater either, which means I’ll
try anything that is known by most people’s standards to be edible J.
So, without further ado, here’s what I have been eating.
Rolex—No, it’s not the fancy wrist watch, rather a fancy egg
roll-up. They whisk the egg with some cabbage, onion and tomato, then they fry
it over a charcoal stove. Once the egg is almost cooked through, they place a chapatti
(kind of like a thick tortilla) over it, flip the whole thing over, and warm up
the chapatti. After it’s warm they roll the whole thing up like log and then I
get to eat it! Yum!
Indian—I have to say, Uganda has some awesome Indian food!
My favorite is the spinach kofta with sauce, but I like pretty much everything.
Plus, I love dipping the naan bread in the sauce and scooping up the meat and
veggies. If I eat out in Uganda, 90% of the time I’ll try and get some sort of
Indian dish. Man, my mouth is just watering thinking of it… The picture below
is of my fabulous fish marsala as well as an unusual, and uninvited, dinner
guest—a bunny. He must like Indian food too.
Steamed matoke with groundnut sauce—My friend Gloria came
over for Ugandan’s Independence day (which was last Thursday) and she made this
for us. Matoke looks like a green banana and tastes sort of like a potato. Usually
I see it mashed and cooked in banana leaves, but I think this makes for a sticky
or tacky-like texture. Steamed is probably my favorite way of eating it. Plus,
I am a huge fan of groundnut (gnut) sauce, which is basically like crush peanuts
with sautéed onion and tomatoes mixed with some spices. To the common, American
eye this dish probably looks unappetizing; it is quite the opposite—full of
flavor, even though it’s a simple dish.
Well, that's all for now folks. If I ever manage to talk myself into that whole grasshopper eating thing, I'll be sure to post that picture too :) because I'm pretty sure eating fried grasshoppers will be a one time thing!
