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Coconut Mogo (Cassava in Coconut Milk)

Let’s make East African Coconut Mogo (Cassava in Coconut Milk), or Muhogo wa Nazi in Swahili. This is an East African stew of tender mogo (cassava) in a delicious and creamy coconut sauce. It’s delicious when you top it with raw mango chutney, dry coconut chutney, daal bhajia and crushed up salted crisps (potato chips) …

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Ugandan Matoke (Spicy Green Banana Mash)

My eyes light up whenever I see a bunch of little green bananas in my local market. It means Ugandan Matoke (Spicy Green Banana Mash) is on the menu! They’re not the regular unripe green bananas we eat every day. They’re Matoke; A staple carbohydrate loved by millions across East Africa and Uganda in particular. …

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Ugandan Rolex: East African Breakfast Wraps

I’ve always been slightly bitter that I could never appreciate the beauty of a breakfast burrito. For me, the idea of something so filling, flavoursome and not to mention, gigantic for breakfast makes me weak at the knees. I’m that person who gives breakfast burrito street stalls serious side eye as I pass by. Jealousy. …

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