Ugali
Ugali (stiff maize-flour porridge)
Wali wa nazi
Wali wa nazi (coconut rice)
Pilau
Pilau (spiced rice)
Biriani
Biriani (layered spiced rice with meat)
Nyama choma
Nyama choma (grilled meat)
Mishikaki
Mishikaki (grilled meat skewers)
Chapati
Chapati (unleavened flatbread)
Chipsi mayai
Chipsi mayai (chip omelette)
Kuku paka
Kuku paka (chicken in coconut curry)
Mchuzi
Mchuzi (sauce, stew, curry)
Mchuzi wa maharage
Mchuzi wa maharage (bean stew)
Kitoweo
Kitoweo (the relish eaten with the staple)
Sukuma wiki
Sukuma wiki (braised collard greens)
Kachumbari
Kachumbari (fresh tomato and onion salad)
Kisamvu
Kisamvu (stewed cassava leaves)
Mchicha
Mchicha (braised amaranth greens)
Kande
Kande (boiled maize and beans)
Mtori
Mtori (green banana and meat soup)
Muhogo
Muhogo (cassava)
Urojo
Urojo (Zanzibar green soup)
Sambusa
Sambusa (fried savoury pastry)
Matoke
Matoke (cooking bananas)
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