6 Local Ugandan Dishes you should try

Interested in Uganda cuisine? Check out this list of 6 traditional food in Uganda.

1. Matooke

Ugandans traditionally enjoy matooke (green bananas) across the country and staple food to most of the Bantu tribes. In Western Uganda, you will see vast matooke fields.

While it is white before cooking, it turns yellow and softens when it's done cooking. It may or may not be served with some sauce made from vegetables and/or peanuts or with a stew.

You can serve matoke with any kind of sauce. Sometimes, matooke can be prepared with its peelings (Empogola) and is normally served with pork, muchomo or any other grilled meats.

2. Kagoto

Kagoto is one of those breakfast delicacies in Uganda that will start your day off in a great mood. Directly translated, katogo means mixture. It is assorted foods such as matooke, cassava, Irish potatoes and beans cooked together. They can serve Katogo with fresh salad or avocado. The blend of these varying foods mixed creates a beautifully tasty outcome that keeps you satisfied until the late afternoon.

3. Luwombo

Luwombo is a delicacy dish in central Uganda that requires both cooking and assembly skills. It comprises meat immersed in a sauce nestled in a pouch made from banana leaves and steamed for hours. Although chicken is commonly used in preparing luwombo, other beef and goat can be used as well. Mushroom in ground nuts or dried fish also tastes heavenly. Luwombo is usually served with matooke.

4. Kikalayi (Fried pork)

You have not tasted Uganda pork until you have tried 'kikalaya'. The title originates from the sturdy and huge locally made frying pans used in pork preparation.

Kikalayi tastes better when shared with friends. That is why it is served dramatically on round trays (with optional red chilli). If you eat pork, kikalayi is something you will enjoy in Uganda.

5. Posho

Posho, known as ugali in Kenya, is probably one of Uganda's most common and cheapest dishes. They make posho from maize flour, mingled in boiling water until it becomes hard.

Ugandans usually serve it with meat, fish, or vegetables, but our ultimate recommendation would be with fresh beans.

6. Rolex

No, we don't mean the luxury watch. This kind of rolex won't tell you the time, but it will fill your tummy. Rolex is a street food snack that, at its very basic, it is fried eggs wrapped in a chapati a flatbread made from flour. They fry an omelette and mix it with other ingredients such as cabbages, tomatoes, and onions.

This is often the food of choice for those who want to eat on a go. A rolex delicacy can be eaten at any time of day. The rolex is deliciously unique that almost every Ugandan has their own favourite 'rolex guy' — and that comes with some sort of loyalty.

You can buy a rolex from the roadside in towns across the country as cheap as 1500 Ugandan shillings (0.4 USD).

If you wish to visit Uganda, be sure to take the time to try out Ugandan local dishes instead of sticking to tried-and-tested food. You will learn more about the tribes' different cultures and ways of life, besides getting the chance to sink your teeth into authentic Ugandan cuisines.

Note: Incase we missed anything out, we would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section ;)