Kikomando Explained

Kikomando
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Country:Uganda
Region:East Africa
National Cuisine:Uganda
Year:Early 2000s
Main Ingredient:Chapati and fried beans

Kikomando is a Ugandan dish consisting of chapati and beans.[1] [2] It is a variant of the rolex. This dish was created in the early 2000s.[3] [4]

Origin

The name, kikomando, was coined by Ugandan singer, Bobi Wine, who sang about the dish in one of his songs. Ugandans claim that eating kikomando will make the eater strong like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his movie, Commando.[5] [6] Kikomando is made by cutting up pieces of Ugandan chapati, which is different from Indian chapati in that it is made with all-purpose flour instead of whole-wheat flour, and fried beans.[7] In addition to fried beans, other variations of kikomando have avocado, meat stew, gravy, chicken, or liver added to them. This dish is served both in street food stalls and in higher-end restaurants in the country.[8] It is popular among university students because of its affordability as a meal.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Albala, Ken . Food Cultures of The World Encyclopedia . Greenwood . 2011 . 9780313376276 . Santa Barbara, Calif. . 207 . 727739841.
  2. Web site: Check out Uganda's Most Popular Foods . 2018-12-13 . Demand Africa . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606195111/https://www.demandafrica.com/food/check-out-ugandas-most-popular-foods/ . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  3. Web site: Kikomando made in Uganda . 2012-11-11 . Daily Monitor . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606195931/https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Dining---Recipes/691226-1616912-q17kk4z/index.html . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  4. Web site: Kikomando . www.tasteatlas.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606200133/https://www.tasteatlas.com/kikomando . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  5. Web site: The Best Street Food in 40 Countries Around the World . Scott . Audrey . 2016-01-28 . Business Insider . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606211338/https://www.businessinsider.com/best-street-food-in-40-countries-2016-1?IR=T . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  6. Web site: Uganda Food Experience - Rolex and Kikomando . 2017-12-15 . Kampala Dispatch . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606211520/http://dispatch.ug/2017/12/15/uganda-food-experience-rolex-kikomando/ . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  7. Web site: Uganda Food and Drink . World Travel Guide . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606204423/https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/africa/uganda/food-and-drink/ . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  8. Web site: Ugandan Snacks: 5 of The Simplest Anyone Can Make . 2018-05-18 . Chwezi Traveller . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606205648/https://www.chwezitraveller.com/featured/5-simple-ugandan-snacks-anyone-can-make/ . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.
  9. Web site: Kyambogo university, the haven of cheap food . 2016-03-22 . Campus Bee . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606210524/https://campusbee.ug/lifestyle/kyambogo-university-the-haven-of-cheap-food/ . 2019-06-06 . 2019-06-06.

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