In Uganda I discovered matoke, a staple made from steamed and mashed green bananas (the type of banana is also called matoke), served in its leaf with peanut sauce. Yum! I ate it with almost every meal.
And to drink: a deadly spirit: waraj, made by distilling fermented banana.
Here is a picture of the matoke banana being sold at market in Kampala (top), and being steamed in its leaves (below):
Photo credit: Moongateclimber
Photo credit: Cynthia Gherie
3 comments:
Do they flavor or spice the bananas in any way, or is it just plain bananas? Either way, sounds good.
It's pretty bland on its own -- hence the need for the peanut sauce! The peanut sauce is mildly spicy.
Somehow I missed reading about the peanut sauce. That sounds great - and essential.
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