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AN AFRICAN STAPLE FOOD

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Canisius Mushibwe

One of the main staples of African dishes found in north, east, west and south of Africa. It’s made out of maize flour and boiling water – mixed and pounded to a variation of viscosity depending on the preferences of the respective local communities.

Africa’s staple dish /courtesy/

It’s known by a myriad of names depending on the region, tribes, countries.

The following is a comprehensive listing of names, to really get that feeling of how staple of an African dish, it really is.

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NAMES

• Akamu – Igbo, Nigeria • Akple [Ewe], Akumè [Mina] — Togo• Bando – Soga, • Bidia – DR Congo • Bogobe/Phaletšhe – Botswana, South Africa• Bugali – Burundi, DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda • Buhobe – Lozi • Buru – Kenya, Luo• Busima-Bagisu, Uganda• Chenge – Kenya, Luo • Chima – Mozambique• Couscous de Cameroon – Cameroon • Dona • Fitah – Sudan, South Sudan, Congo • Fufu – Sierra Leone• Sadza – Kalanga, Botswana and Zimbabwe • Isitshwala – Botswana, • Kawunga – Ganda, Uganda • Kimnyet – Kalenjin, Kenya• Kuon – Kenya, Luo• Kwen wunga – Alur, Uganda• Lipalishi – Eswatini • Mielie pap – Lesotho, South Africa • Mogo – Kenya, Luo• Moteke – DR Congo • Mutuku – South Africa• Nfundi – Congo[3] • Ngima – Kamba, Kenya, Kikuyu • Nkima – Kenya, Meru• Nshima – DR Congo Kasai region• Nsima – Malawi, Zambia• Obokima – Kenya, Sudan, Kisii • Obusuma – Kenya, Nyole• Ogi – Nigeria, Yoruba • Oshifima – Namibia • Pap – Namibia, South Africa • Papa/Bogobe – Lesotho – South Africa • Pâte [French] – Togo • Phuthu/phalishi – Zulu people, South Africa • Posho – Uganda • Poshto – Uganda • Saab – Ghana, Kusasi • Sadza – Shona • Sakora – Nigeria • Sakoro – Ghana • Sembe – Tanzania, Kenya slang • Shadza – Kalanga, Botswana • Shima • Shishima – Zambia • Sima – Chewa, Tumbuka, and Ngoni • Soor – Somalia, Zambia • Tuozafi (or T.Z.) – Ghana • Ubugali – Rwanda • Ubwali – Bemba • Ugali – Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda Yao, Swahili • Um’ratha – Ndebele people, South Africa • Upswa – Mozambique • Bohobe – Sotho, South Africa, Lesotho • Vhuswa – Venda people, South Africa • Vhuthu – Tsonga people, South Africa • Xima – Mozambique

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