What is matoke ?
Matoke is an East African food, also known in English as bananas . Matooke is the most popular food in Uganda and is widely regarded to as the national food by the country’s population .
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| Ugandan matoke Katogo |
It is the commonest mostly in the Central region also known as Buganda with the regional Kingdom Buganda , Western region and Southern region .
How to make matoke in Uganda?
Matoke in Uganda has several recipes but there are 3 commonest ones locally known as Katogo, Matoke Manyige and Matoke Crisps.
Matoke manyige is mashed matoke or mashed bananas . This is cooked under banana leaves and mashed to make a paste which is eaten with sauce such as beef stew or chicken stew. This is commonest in the central region.
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| matoke manyige |
Matoke Katogo is peeled bananas cooked with meat ,beans together or cooked with groundnut paste . This is commonest in Western and South Western Uganda
Matoke Crisps are sliced fried bananas, they are also known as banana crisps . This is common among the high class and is mostly found among the high class and medium rich .
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| matoke crisps |
