African Cuisine Vocabulary

noun a Nigerian dish made from cassava flour that is cooked and served with soup or sauce

• Garri is a staple food in many West African countries.
• I love eating garri with groundnut and sugar.
• Let's go buy some garri and make some eba.
• His words were like garri, bland and unimpressive.

noun a type of maize porridge eaten in East Africa

• Ugali is a staple food in many East African countries.
• Let's make some ugali for dinner tonight.
• I can't get enough of that delicious ugali!
• Ugali is like a blank canvas that you can pair with any dish.