Nsenene / ensenene are seasonal edible insects or grasshoppers (usually green and brown in color) that are eaten fried by most ugandans. However in this particular post, i shall refer to them as “nsenene” because using another term would feel like am undermining the love/ taste attached to them by most people in the country. […]
Eshabwe has its origin in Ankole – the land of milk and honey. Sometimes it is referred to as ghee sauce. It is a class of clarified butter and often used as a condiment. It’s a white tasty sauce usually served on special occasions/ceremonies by the people of western Uganda like traditional marriages, although over […]
Today in this episode we are visiting northern and eastern region(s) in Uganda. Have you heard of the term boo sauce? It’s a popular sauce in northern and eastern Uganda with a base of chopped boo leaves (gobe), okra (otigo), simsim or sesame seeds, rock salt (soda bi carbonate), water and peanuts/ground nuts. It is […]
What Is Luwombo/ Oluwombo? Oluwombo or Luwombo is a traditional Method of Cooking in most parts of Uganda-any type of sauce in lightly smoked banana leaves It is both a classic dish of Royal dinners and a dish popular throughout Country at large. It is often said that oluwombo dates to 1887 when, during the […]
Matooke is a Luganda word used to mean Green Banana’s. It’s a food loved and prepared by some tribes in Uganda-East Africa especially; central, Eastern and western regions of Uganda. This dish is a staple food in Uganda. Staples are foods that are eaten regularly, often daily or with every meal. It’s more similar to […]
There’s no better date night than one spent with a bowl of popcorn and a film. Although watching a movie may seem like an easy, fool-proof date idea, there’s actually a lot of planning that goes into picking the right title to suit the mood. It’s important to take all genres, vibes, and even Letterboxd reviews into […]
Even if you don’t know Chuck Leavell by name, you’ve almost certainly heard him play. You might know his piano work from the Allman Brothers Band’s thrilling 1973 instrumental “Jessica”, which achieved hummable ubiquity across the UK as the theme tune from Top Gear. Then there’s his session playing for bands such as Train, who put Leavell front and […]
There’s a schism in the world of historical romance novels. It’s bigger than the British Regency sub-genre and it even predates Bridgerton, the hit Netflix series based on Julia Quinn’s octet of bodice-rippers. But the wildly popular TV version – which shifts non-committally between a series with race-blind casting and a series attempting to fantastically reimagine the race politics […]