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Ramadan Food: When And What To Eat

Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadān) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. During the whole month, faithful observers of Islam fast from sunrise (Sahour) to sunset (Iftar). During the f...

Kenya Eating: Fish, Ugali, and Sukuma Wiki

Mandazi to sukuma wiki: Last week I shared five foods we ate while traveling in Kenya earlier this month. Here is one last stop for Kenyan food -- a popular Kenyan eatery in Nairobi that serves comple...

Word of Mouth: Mandazi (Kenyan Doughnuts)

Mandazi [mahn-dahz-ee] noun: Fried doughnut or roll served as dessert or a warm teatime snack all over Kenya and East Africa. We came home one evening to our guest house in Kenya to find our very kin...

Word of Mouth: Sukuma Wiki

Sukuma wiki, noun: This Swahili word literally means "stretch the week," but it usually refers to a simple dish of cooked greens like kale or collards. "Stretch the week!" That's what basic cooked g...

Word of Mouth: Ugali

Ugali [oo-gahl-ee] noun: In Kenya, ugali is the name for the most common mealtime starch: a thick, stiff porridge made from white cornmeal or red millet. In Kenya, ugali is one of the most common di...

Coffee Terroir: Africa and Arabia

Africa is the birthplace of coffee and it's been cultivated and brewed here far longer than anywhere else in the world. It's fitting, then, that African coffees have a depth and wine-like sophisticati...