tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226717250995234963.post3704108068618714595..comments2023-09-30T08:47:07.094-04:00Comments on Under the Baobab Tree: Pudding Spoons and ForksDiane and Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029936096947874514noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226717250995234963.post-25577269936921736762016-09-25T09:09:19.304-04:002016-09-25T09:09:19.304-04:00Ugali iz from maize floor
The name is originally f...Ugali iz from maize floor<br />The name is originally from Tanzania<br />We eat everyday mtejasolutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875626319642531554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226717250995234963.post-58970297909689598172010-08-05T12:50:26.248-04:002010-08-05T12:50:26.248-04:00Ugali is not at all a bread. At first glance it lo...Ugali is not at all a bread. At first glance it looks like mashed potatoes, but the color is almost pure white (at least the way it is made around here) and the consistency is very firm.<br /><br />Here's one description: "Ugali is an East African dish ... of maize flour (cornmeal) cooked with water to a porridge- or dough-like consistency. It is the most common staple starch of much of Eastern and Southern Africa."<br /><br />It's pretty easy to ball up a glob of ugali and dip it into sauce or use it to pick up greens or shredded cabbage or whatever it is served with. I just don't like eating with my hands -- and I admit that it's entirely a matter of what you are used to. If I live in Tanzania long enough, I'll get used to it. 8-D<br /><br />I looked up <em>injera</em> also and found this: "Injera ... is a pancake-like bread made out of teff flour. It is traditionally eaten in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia ... and Yemen ..."Diane and Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029936096947874514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226717250995234963.post-28647948711653915422010-07-27T14:54:17.576-04:002010-07-27T14:54:17.576-04:00I have never heard of ugali - is it like a tortill...I have never heard of ugali - is it like a tortilla? I think it will take time to feel comfortable eating with your hands - maybe the ugali is the key to successful eating in Tanzania. I remember eating an Ethiopian meal that featured their staple, injera - it was not familiar to me and took me a while to get used to.Sharman Kobayashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925151525184273385noreply@blogger.com