Habesha Mama

Firm cornmeal staple eaten across East Africa, paired with stew, sukuma or nyama choma.

Open-fire grilled goat or beef, salted simply and served with kachumbari and ugali.

Marinated beef skewers grilled over charcoal — the Swahili coast's answer to suya.

Sautéed collard greens with tomato and onion — name means 'stretch the week'.

Steamed and mashed green plantain — Uganda's national staple, served with groundnut sauce or meat.

Swahili spiced rice cooked with beef or chicken, cumin, cardamom and cloves.

Coconut rice — fragrant rice simmered in coconut milk, the Swahili coast's everyday staple.

Chapati rolled around an omelette with onion and tomato — Uganda's most famous street food.

Lightly sweet fried doughnut with cardamom and coconut milk — Swahili coast breakfast classic.