Kenya: Menu of Typical Dishes

A list of typical Kenyan dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Kenyan-style meal, party or festival.

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Typical Kenyan Dishes

Vichangamsha Kinywa (Snacks and Appetizers)

• Mahindi ya Kuchoma (Roast corn on the cob)
• Samosas (Deep-fried potato pastries)

Saladi (Salads)

• Kachumbari (Cabbage salad)

Supu na Michuzi (Soups and Stews)

• Karanga (Meat and potato stew)

Kuku (Poultry)

• Kuku Choma (Roast chicken)
• Kuku na Nazi (Chicken with coconut milk)

Nyama (Meats)

• Kariokor (Barbequed meat)
• Kima (Ground beef stew)
• Mutura and Mahu (Kenyan sausage)
• Nyama Choma (Fire-roasted beef)
• Nyama na Irio (Steak with potato-pea puree)

Samaki (Fish and Seafood)

• Mtuzi wa Samaki (Fish in coconut curry)
• Ngege (Tilapia)
• Omena Stew (Dried-fish and tomato stew)
• Samaki wa Kukaanga (Spicy fried fish fillets)

Mboga na Maharagwe (Vegetables and Beans)

• Githeri (Corn and beans)
• Kunde (Black-eyed peas and tomatoes)
• Irio (Mashed, peas, potatoes and corn)
• Matoke (Simmered plantains)
• M'Baazi (Black-eyed peas with coconut milk)
• Mukimo (Mashed beans, corn, potatoes and greens)
• Ndizi (Bananas cooked in banana leaves)
• Sukuma Wiki (Greens simmered with tomatoes)
• Yam Stew

Mikate na Mapunje (Breads and Grains)

• Chapati (Wholewheat flatbread)
• Kabuli (Rice pilaf with dried seafood)
• Pilau (Rice pilaf with meat)
• Ugali (Cornmeal mush)
• Wali wa Nazi (Coconut rice)

Tamu (Desserts)

• Kashata (Coconut sweets)
• Maandazi (Fried pastries)
• Omukati kwe Lisotsi (Banana cornmeal cake)

Vinywaji (Beverages)

• Chai (Spiced tea)
• Changaa (Home-brewed beer)
• Kahawa (Coffee)
• Maziwa Lala (Soured milk)
• Mnazi (Palm wine)
• Muratina (Sausage tree fruit beer)

Chamshakinywa (Breakfast)

• Uji (Fermented porridge)