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East African Foods

Based on the descriptions, can you name these East African foods and drinks?
East Africa is considered to span from the Horn of Africa to Mozambique, and includes the Indian Ocean countries
This quiz does not attempt to suggest that the region has a monolithic cuisine, or that all answers are of East African origin; several answers are influenced by South Asian and other cuisine
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Holey, fermented flatbread typically topped with a variety of stews
Injera
Staple maize flour dough that is considered to be East Africa's version of fufu
Ugali
Term for a rice dish that is seasoned with stock and/or spices
Pilau
Variation of samosas in the Horn of Africa
Sambusas
Mozambican chilli sauce which provided the inspiration for Nando's
Piri-piri
Name for Ethiopian or Eritrean stews
Wat
Staple red spice mixture used in the above
Berbere
Kenya's national dish 'nyama choma' typically comprises grilled ____ meat
Goat
Green bananas that are often mashed
Matoke
Char-grilled chicken and coconut curry
Kuku Paka
Bean that was first discovered in the Ethiopian highlands in the 9th century
Coffee
Indian wheat flour flatbread commonly enjoyed across East Africa
Chapo (chapati)
Dish of beans and the above
Kikomando
Swahili fried doughnuts that have a mildly sweet flavour
Mandazi
Diced tomato and onion salad
Kachumbari
Brown sweetener that is a concentrated product of either sugarcane juice or palm sap
Jaggery
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Potato chip omelette which translates from Swahili to 'chips and eggs'
Chipsi mayai
Grape and berry flavoured soft drink typically enjoyed with Somali cuisine
Shani
Zimbabwean stew of a range of meats (often different cuts of chicken) and leafy greens
Gango
Swahili rice and coconut pancakes that are typically infused with cardamom
Vitumbua
Pasta typically topped with a stew in Somali cuisine
Spaghetti
South Indian curried, pickled vegetables commonly consumed in the cuisine of the Indian Ocean nations
Achards
Staple Somali rice and roasted meat platter
Bariis iskukaris
Collard greens side dish which translates from Swahili to 'push/stretch the week'
Sukuma wiki
Ethiopian and Eritrean stew of shredded pieces of bread
Fit-fit
Ugandan dish of meat chunks (and sometimes smoked fish) that are wrapped and slow cooked in banana leaves
Luwombo
Fermented maize and millet malt drink of Southern African origin
Mahewu
Ethiopian raw minced beef dish
Kitfo
Zimbabwean sweet butter rolls
Mabhanzi
Kenyan spiced blood sausage
Mutura
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