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Kenya is a country in East Africa. Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.

Featured Dishes from Kenya

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Bharazi

Pigeon peas in coconut curry, serve with mandazi

Cereal

Cereal

Breakfast cereals, typically eaten in a bowl with milk, many different types

Chapati

Chapati

Flatbread, serve with curry, boiled lentils, peas, may be filled with potatoes, minced meat, curry

Mandazi

Mandazi

Doughnut, fried dough

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Maziwa lala

Cultured or fermented milk

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Mbaazi za nazi

Pigeon peas in coconut curry, other beans may also be used

Mkate

Mkate

Bread, made with wheat, rice, sesame, many different types

Tea

Tea

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Ting

Fermented sorghum or corn porridge, serve with milk and sugar

Ugali

Ugali

Cornmeal porridge

Uji

Uji

Fermented porridge made with cornmeal, millet, sorghum

Uji wa wimbi

Uji wa wimbi

Porridge made with finger millet flour

Vitumbua

Vitumbua

Coconut rice pancakes

Basbousa

Basbousa

Semolina or farina cake soaked in syrup

Biko

Biko

A sweet rice cake made from sticky rice, coconut milk and brown sugar, commonly cooked in a baking pan and cut into squares

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Biskuti ya nazi

Coconut macaroons

Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake

Falooda

Falooda

Cold drink made with rose syrup, milk, vermicelli, basil and jelly, sometimes ice cream

Fresh fruit

Fresh fruit

Jaggery

Jaggery

Unrefined sugar from cane juice or palm sap

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Kaimati

Fried dough balls soaked in sugar syrup, serve with tea, coffee

Kashata

Kashata

Coconut confection, made with grated coconut, sugar, cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, peanuts

Kulfi

Kulfi

Traditional Indian ice cream

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Mabuyu candy

Candied baobab seeds, flavored with chili peppers, strawberries, blackcurrant

Mandazi

Mandazi

Doughnut, fried dough

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Mkate wa mayai

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Mkate wa sinia

Coconut rice cake with cardamom and vanilla

Orange cake

Orange cake

Queen cakes

Queen cakes

British and Irish queen cakes are cupcakes or sweet buns with, for example, currants, chocolate chips, topped with frosting, South African queen cakes are cupcakes, served plain or topped with sprinkles, traditionally served with tea

Rosette

Rosette

Deep-fried shaped pastries, formed by dipping a hot metal iron into batter and then plunging it into hot oil

Sweet potato pudding

Sweet potato pudding

Swiss roll

Swiss roll

A sponge cake roll filled with, for example, whipped cream, jam, icing

Amarula

Amarula

Marula fruit liqueur

Arabica coffee

Arabica coffee

A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, there are many different Arabica varieties

Banana beer

Banana beer

Black coffee

Black coffee

Drip coffee with no added ingredients

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Changaa

Coffee

Coffee

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Dawa

Mixed drink made with vodka, lime juice and honey

Fruit juice

Fruit juice

Mango, passionfruit

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Kenya Cane

Kenya Gold

Kenya Gold

Coffee flavored liqueur

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Krest

Leleshwa

Leleshwa

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Mabuyu baobab seed juice

Madafu

Madafu

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Maziwa lala

Cultured or fermented milk

Mnazi

Mnazi

Trends coming soon

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Mukoma

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Mursik

Fermented milk, produced in a hollow calabash gourd

Rice milk

Rice milk

Soft drinks

Soft drinks

Soured milk

Soured milk

Serve with sadza

Stoney

Stoney

Ginger soda, ginger beer

Sugarcane juice

Sugarcane juice

Tea

Tea

Black, green, yellow and white tea, brewed dark with milk and sugar

Tusker

Tusker

White Cap

White Cap

Beef stew

Beef stew

Stewed beef with vegetables, dumplings

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Bharazi

Pigeon peas in coconut curry, serve with mandazi

Biryani

Biryani

Mixed rice with mutton, chicken, beef, fish, vegetables

Chicken gizzard

Chicken gizzard

Fried, stewed, curried

Chicken stew

Chicken stew

Chicken stewed with, for example, vegetables, potatoes, spices

Chicken wings

Chicken wings

Deep-fried, grilled, spicy, barbecued, smoked

Coconut curry

Coconut curry

Curry with coconut and meat, chicken, fish, seafood, goat, vegetables, plantains

Consommé

Consommé

Clear broth or stock served hot as a soup or cold as gelatin

Crocodile

Crocodile

Dagaa

Dagaa

Small freshwater fish, stewed, stir fry, dried, made into fish powder, serve with ugali

Githeri

Githeri

Stewed corn and beans, may also contain meat, potatoes, vegetables

Grilled chicken

Grilled chicken

Chicken cooked over a flame

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Ingoho

Luhya tribe style chicken with tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, coriander

Irio

Irio

Mashed potatoes, green peas and corn

Jollof rice

Jollof rice

Mixed rice with vegetables, meat, spices

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Kuku paka

Chicken coconut curry, can also use shrimp or fish

Mabele

Mabele

Sorghum meal, commonly made into porridge, ting

Maharagwe

Maharagwe

Beans, may be stewed in coconut milk, cooked with greens, plantains, onions, chili peppers, red plam oil

Matoke

Matoke

Plantains, commonly stewed, fried, mashed

Matumbo

Matumbo

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Mbaazi za nazi

Pigeon peas in coconut curry, other beans may also be used

Mbuzi choma

Mbuzi choma

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Mchuzi wa kamba

Kamba style prawn curry, curried prawns

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Mchuzi wa samaki

Mishkaki

Mishkaki

Marinated meat kebabs, made with beef, chicken, lamb, goat, liver, fish, seafood, octopus

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Ndengu

Stewed mung beans

Nyama

Nyama

Meat, many ways to prepare, for example, stewed, grilled, stir fried

Nyama choma

Nyama choma

Grilled meat such as goat, sheep, beef, chicken, serve with mukimo, spicy tomato relish

Ostrich

Ostrich

Palak paneer

Palak paneer

Paneer cheese with spinach, garlic, ginger, spices

Samaki

Samaki

Stewed, grilled, dried, curried, fried

Samosa

Samosa

Shiro

Shiro

Chickpea or broad bean sauce or porridge, made with vegetables, tomatoes, spices, served thick or thin, serve with injera flatbread

Stew

Stew

Stewed goat, beef, chicken, vegetables, potatoes, beans

Stir fry

Stir fry

Stir fried vegetables, meat, seafood, noodles, tofu, greens

Tilapia

Tilapia

Ugali

Ugali

Cornmeal porridge

Trends coming soon

Abari

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Abari

Savory steamed corn pudding made with vegetables, fish, crayfish, chili peppers, greens

Aloo bhajia

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Aloo bhajia

Battered and deep-fried potatoes, serve with tomato salsa, green chutney

Biltong

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Biltong

Air-dried meat, made from beef, springbok, game, kudu, ostrich, venison, wild game

Boerewors

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Boerewors

Beef and pork sausage, may also contain lamb, wild boar, venison, used in many different ways, for example, stews, grilled, with pap, bobotie, pies

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