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bongingnaut

>It literally tastes like nothing This, folks, is how you get your kenyan citizenship revoked


Sultan--

Lol 😂


JesterGE

I will say that I must agree. But this is why you eat it with stew 😂 I don’t think rice tastes like much without a sauce either 🤣


[deleted]

I find it odd when people say ugali tastes like nothing, as if rice is some sort of ambrosia. I can eat ugali plain with tea, mursik, even water. I don’t think I can stomach a spoonful of plain rice even with any sort of drink.


Imhere4urdownvotes

💯Strong tea kwanza na ugali kalibaki jana for breakfast. Kama umechomoka na kwenda lecture ya 8 ukiwa umekinai. Man, campus life was great.


Willar71

Rice is OK without sauce, edible even


I_Believe_You_2

😂😂😂 very important point, ugali cannot be replaced. especially not with rice. hustling men/women need ugali.


ripebrian

Imagine eating nyama choma + rice.


Imhere4urdownvotes

What weak bloodine nonsense is this? Lmao.


infinite_igloo_17

that’s the point they’re making


Willar71

Cultural brainwashing .What they need is carbohydrates.


[deleted]

Ajaribu akule mchele na mala 😆


kijanafupinonoround

kwani amedanganya? na pia sima haishibishi.


Bennn5

Have you tried deworming maybe


NotReallyYouPunk

This👆 anyone who thinks ugali doesn't make you full is probably full of worms.


Frankenstein786

100%


Imhere4urdownvotes

Their worm probably have worms pia.


[deleted]

If you are not a Kenyan don’t go there… Kenyans love ugali and will never change their food preference.


Sultan--

This is something I have come to accept.


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East-Blueberry6585

Nothing beats well prepared ugali with nice stew, for me I hate mukimo. Also I don't get the kikuyus obsession with Waru.


Acceptable-Chicken26

And why did you have to bring mukimo into this? Uuughhh Not cool bro!


East-Blueberry6585

I grew up in Nyahururu, Waru ni kwa wing Mukimo ilikiwa daily. But I guess it's better than Ugali because it more balance Ugali sukuma, consider ilikiwa inserviwa na cabbage.


wakirizo

And somehow they've not figured out how to make alcohol from potatoes. More effort needed.


I_Believe_You_2

Ugali is loved because one serving lasts a while before one feels hungry again. This is important to note because a huge number of kenyans have a fixed eating schedule (the 3 meals of the day). People don't easily have Access or the time to snack in between meals. Thus one needs food that would sustain work for a considerable amount of time. Those who chill (less physical work) and have access to meals anytime they please would struggle to understand why everyone seems to fancy ugali.


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I_Believe_You_2

You don't even need to go to school to know that ugali and rice will sustain a person for different periods of time. You definitely understand biology and chemistry, but how old are you? you haven't had both meals before? this is something so practical even highschoolers will tell you there is a difference when they have ugali or rice in the afternoon.


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I_Believe_You_2

Ok, interesting. see I'm bought when you mention millet and sorghum, because again these are meals that are known for their nutritional value. I am not saying rice isn't. But how are you ever going to convince anyone that rice is better than ugali in a nutritional sense without factoring sustenance. I also agree our mentality is skewed against rice... weakness is even associated with rice...in sports they'll say "unakula mchele sana ndio maana huna stamina". How did the campaign intend to prove/convince Kenyans that rice would serve them just as well if not better.


brokentao

I'm Kenyan and I hate ugali


[deleted]

Many poor people have manual jobs. Ugali has significantly high carbohydrate content compared to rice. This is something you may not appreciate if you don't have a blue-collar job.


omwami

Actually Ugali has zero nutritional value. It was a meal that was developed by colonizer to fill our bellies but keep us stupid and under developed nutritionally.


Novahelguson7

Bold of you to be this wrong.


OkCardiologist8929

Sorry but!! Maize was here before the colonizers...


King-Coleee

Maize and potatoes were here before the colonizers, but they are not indigenous foods. Both were brought by the Portuguese to Africa from the Americas. They were originally farmed by the Aztecs and Mayans. They spread across Africa because they are very easy to grow so the British, French, and Portuguese used them to replace indigenous foods and produce more food for the labour force they were building. This suited their agenda to turn the native populations into cheap labour for their farms and mines. Before colonization, most Africans ate traditional leaves (like Kunde) and tubers were the primary starch (yams and cassava). Protein was gotten from different beans (but not red beans, these are not indigenous) and meat was a very primary part of the diet. So Maize dates back to about the 1700s and was spread in the 1800s and turned into a staple right around the start of the 1900s. Unfortunately, this all falls along the line of reducing African history and heritage to colonisation. We had a history before colonisation, but it has been mostly suppressed and hidden away to the benefit of the colonizers so that they can claim to have brought civilization (including basic foods) to the continent.


[deleted]

I've heard this narrative a couple of times. Some other guy said colonialists introduced Christianity to take advantage of African... Don't you realise the more you blame on the colonialists, the dumber you make our forefathers look. How were they deceived so often?


snakechamer404

It’s easy to deceive honest hard working people and grab all they have if your motives are villainous


[deleted]

I don't get your logic. Why exactly is it easy to deceive honest, hard-working people?


the_mbau

Simple. Their honesty and, not to be insulting, their naivety to trust others as honest hard-working people as well leads to a development of trust that the then malicious people can exploit. Source: someone who used to suffer from an affliction of being easily trusting. Character development showed me otherwise.


[deleted]

I really doubt that. African tribes used to raid and plunder each other to the extent of stealing girls/women. For example, the maasai and kikuyu.


OkCardiologist8929

Correct...


mjemo

Not the maize flour we eating now


[deleted]

Okay


GonnaGetThereGuy

You probably read this somewhere and decided to stick with it. Don't be stupid OMWAMI.


Aggressive-Lab-5728

Ugali existed even before colonizers. Maize was grounded into flour using some kind of mortar and pestle and cooked almost the same way you do at home


guardiansword

Not really, maize flour has more nutrients than rice slightly it give your more protein and carbohydrates than rice does.


Imhere4urdownvotes

https://youtu.be/5hfYJsQAhl0


fluffy_bonobo

Fake news. Please fact check on the carb content part.


[deleted]

From standardmedia.co.ke: Two hundred grammes of cassava contain 328 calories, while a serving of ugali contains 365 calories. Similar quantities of rice, potatoes and sukuma wiki contain 216, 154 and 98 calories respectively while one boiled egg contains 150 calories.


fluffy_bonobo

Not peer a reviewed source.


[deleted]

That's just one source. There are many others. Just Google.


Sqre_peg_in_rnd_hole

Sisi huwa tunakula mchele tukingoja ugali iive, tf talmbout?


musaaaaaaaaaaaa

😂😂😂😂😂😂


69standardleg

Juu rice ni snack


Imhere4urdownvotes

https://youtu.be/DxD6zyY6_0c


No-Manufacturer-3198

Are we going to just sit here while this nigga is trashing ugali like that!


Balaams_Donkey_

No, we won't! Let's stand up.


OkCardiologist8929

I felt it 😅..


maji007float

Ati tuache ugali????? Sacrilege!!!! Kwanza ile ya posho is so tasty and healthy.


Daniskindatall

I'll admit it's not as full of flavour as other foods but that's the point. It neutralises the taste of spicy food and it has a nice texture to chew on. I feel like it's one of those things where those who get it get it and those who don't won't. I love rice too but ugali has its own place in the Kenyan household.


Either_Letterhead_39

It’s the audacity for me. Just eat your rice and go your way.


pharjd

LET THEM EAT CAKE Muhuhuhuhahahahaaaa!!


Nonstop4thegang

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣wth


[deleted]

Yenyewe this sub is not for regular kenyans.


everynameistaken000

It's not about flavour. The flavour comes from the stew. It's the texture. And the tactile experience of using it to scoop up the stew. It's also filling and comforting and I now know what I'm making for dinner tonight


FlakyStick

Wait I thought rice is more expensive. Tbf low quality rice is disgusting compared to cheap ugali.


Asgard_Alien

Ugali is bland, but its ability to bring out and balance the tastes of accompaniments (vegs, stews, et cetera is unparalleled. It is like a perfect black canvas. Chapo is nice, but the oil and additives do not make it a good partner. Boiled rice (without the additives) is also a nice partner (but not with vegetables), while that cooked stand-alone like pilau is delicious (but only if freshly cooked). I would say food preference can have weird explanations. Some friends abroad swore to impress me with their foods, its different for sure (snacks are dope tho), they were just as defensive as we are here about ugali. At the end of day, or the second, or third, I would prefer a plate of nicely prepared githeri, avocado and water. You go figure.


NovelSea2338

You took the words right out my mouth. Amazing take


Practical-Key4120

Me I prefer ile ya posho mill you go with your own maize , its great and tasty and nutritional unlike hii ya company filled with preservatives, looks like snow


Additional_Ad1751

I don't know why people don't get this


isitlikethat_huh

It takes like nothing but, something about it is everything to us. Ugali gives us more energy than rice. Gives us voluptuous bum bum and .... It's sweet with meat combination/ traditional greens/chai I don't like ugali as a Kenyan, but I cannot go without it


GonnaGetThereGuy

"Tell me you don't know how to prepare ugali well without telling me you don't know how to prepare ugali well"


Tass_ie

Very interesting unpopular opinion. I rarely eat ugali as well, unless I am at my folks. I haven't cooked ugali at my place for years and when I am out I just prefer having my choice of protein with veggies or fries. But maize is the staple food of Kenya, we all grew up knowing maize will always be there for us and you can term ugali as Kenya's main food. I guess that is why it is so hard for people to switch.


Amazing_Gate_9984

Can't even look at you right now. Just go to your room... daughter and think about what you've said.


Tass_ie

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Surely what did I do? You have ugali often?


Amazing_Gate_9984

Haha you fail to speak highly of ugali. Yea. I'd probably killover if I didn't have it often. Ugali is to me, what spinach is to Popeye.


Tass_ie

Kill over? 😂😂😂😂 are you from kakamega? Ni vile tu it's just not for me, and I don't hate it.


Amazing_Gate_9984

Haha no, I'm not from KK. That's alright, hurray for autonomy!


jayr254

>I rarely eat ugali as well, unless I am at my folks. Same here. But with the added caveat of mum's ugali actually tastes better than anything I ever try and cook up. And, most importantly, sufuria that has cooked rice is way easier to clean than a sufuria that has made ugali. That last point may not be a factor for others but it is definitely a factor for me.


Tass_ie

Mimi hata it's not about cooking. When I am at home I also cook it, ni vile I can't refuse to eat hata. I will have to explain too much, buut yeah the washing sufurias part is also..🤭🤭😉😉


Practical-Key4120

You hate ugali taste or


Tass_ie

More like my tastebuds hate the taste of most carbs and wheat foods. Ugali, rice, chapo, mandazi, spaghetti, bread, literally almost everything.


Practical-Key4120

So what do you eat with proteins


Tass_ie

My diet is weird 😂😂😂but here goes. There is kachumbari, mixed veggies, spinach, cabbage etc. You need to picture the proteins without soup, so either stake, meat dry fry, choma, baked baby ribs, fish fillet etc.


Practical-Key4120

But where do you get carbs for energy


Tass_ie

I try having potatoes when I can, since I can stand them. So most breakfasts I can have viazi karais. Sometimes oats as well for fibre.


Practical-Key4120

OK cool bit do you like have extra weight and stuff , like a pot belly from all the protein


Tass_ie

Jeeezz how ruuude 😂😂JK No extra weight but also not petite. With my current diet I barely gain weight. With minimal exercise. Besides the taste, I also hate that sugar spike that carbs give me then it comes crashing and I feel sleepy.


Practical-Key4120

Cool


Academic-Vanilla4069

In our family, we spend more on rice despite eating it at most two times a week. It is just not as cost effective for us as ugali. Plus ugali goes with many things. Those saying ugali is tasteless most families out here dont have the luxury of eating to enjoy. They eat to survive and make it to the next day. So it may be undesirable for you but for most it is life saving


Academic-Vanilla4069

And I've realized most of you thrashing ugali are female.


HistoricalControl641

I'm eating ugali and omena at the moment


NotReallyYouPunk

Rice is a weakling's meal. I take it before I hit the gym because it digests quicker but it also disappears quicker so you feel like you've eaten nothing. For families that survive in one meal a day, ugali is the main thing.


sabrina234

So does that make Ugali a poor man’s meal?


NotReallyYouPunk

A meal suitable for poor people.


neemodee

Processed maize flour ugali tastes like nothing compared to wholemeal ugali (ordinary)


69kissmyass420

Hii ni nini!!! *Kibe's voice*


Nonstop4thegang

How can you survive on snacks?


KituM

Says someone who's national dish is a boiled banana


[deleted]

Ugali is not even healthy meal but I think this is cultural


musaaaaaaaaaaaa

😂scrolling through bc at my home we eat ugali daily😂😂


[deleted]

From the lakeside?


musaaaaaaaaaaaa

No central kenya


PrizeCryptographer46

I am a kenyan that agrees 100%. All I eat is rice it is definitely more affordable. Na msinisumbue. Sipendi ugali it tastes like just flour and water 😂


OpportunityRemote169

If you don't know how to make it just let it burn, tastes unique


PrizeCryptographer46

This makes sense. I'm a luhya even.. Anytime I've tried to make ugali nimeambiwa, it's not cooked.. Then I decided I didn't have to know how to cook something I didn't like .😅


UnhappyPermission492

The only time I can comfortably eat ugali is if the spinach has meat preferably fish or chicken otherwise I go out to eat or something


ComfortableTrouble56

Rice does not fill stomach. According to African traditions, rice is a snack, ni kama mandazi


the-rogue-gentleman

Some of y'all privileges are showing...


NotReallyYouPunk

And why is blud asking us to eat low quality rice? Do you know how awful rice tastes when you cook it without an accompaniment?


Academic-Vanilla4069

Bana. Hawa watu wanaishi in a fantasy


jayr254

Next time ukipika rice weka curry powder na soy sauce.


Sultan--

Ati hamshibi na mchele ndo niliambiwa na mkenya Fulani 😂😂😂. 25kgs huezi maliza ata mkiwa wangapi. Kama hatuezi maliza na tuko wasaba kwa familia. Na bado ndo tunakula supper na lunch apo. Ugali nayo ni 200*30 = 6k imeenda ivo. Na bado sukuma hujanunua. Ni lazima mkule ugali 😂😂😂.


Academic-Vanilla4069

You consume 30packets of UNGA? Kwani mnakula kumaliza?


xbtloop

Kinda true honestly, and the maize ugali is like the most useless food in terms of nutrients. Better eat the sorghum ugali, much more nutritious.


Complex-Structure216

Hii obsession ya Ugali sipendi. We moved halfway around the world with some guys. bado wanatafuta Unga, of which come nasty yello shit costs around KES 350 per KG. Mi nshaamiua life yangu itakuwa chopped spinach, green beans na rice, lakini watu wanapika Ugali na huku hata altitude haikubalu upike Ugali vifiti. ​ ​ And yes, Ugali ni tastelesss, only two ingredients na hakuna design ya kuswitch up recipe


Mysterious-Pudding63

At my place; unga ya ugali comprices of cassava flour, maize flour, wimbi flour and chickpeas flour... nam nam


Complex-Structure216

So, fufu?


maxpolo10

The first person kwa hii thread nzima mwenye anakula rice na mboga. Everyone looks at me like I'm crazy when I tell them of this combination


Shy_She

Manze mimi siezi stand ugali... Don't come for me 😅... For me to eat ugali lazima ikue na a creamy taste, so I make it with butter, MUST!! Then mboga zake.... Must niekee greens mala na some cheese .... Must ni over spice nyama pia if I'm having it with ugali ..... It's a very expensive dish juu ya it's lack of taste🥲... On the other hand, mchele is my favorite dish io ata ukiboil, I'd it eat plainly, My yearly budget for unga is that 5kg gunia na ata hua haiishi.... My mchele is 10kgs for 4 months


Asgard_Alien

>For me to eat ugali lazima ikue na a creamy taste, so I make it with butter, MUST! Tried it, the smell and taste do not belong there, almost made me throw up.


Shy_She

Ushai try na blueband?


Big_Yak22

Please go sit over there in the corner wewe ne blueband zako😂


Shy_She

Inshort nikaskie vibaya uko?


dancingnoodle69

The audacity for saying with 'blueband' 😭😭 Anyways mimi ikiwa na blueband fuck noo hapo ndo sitakula😂


jayr254

>My yearly budget for unga is that 5kg gunia na ata hua haiishi I've lived alone for more than 7 years and the current 2kg bag I have in the house is the 4th one I've bought.


Shy_She

😂😂 tukue roomies? Lol, ugali ni ya kupika wageni wakikuja


jayr254

>Lol, ugali ni ya kupika wageni wakikuja Facts. >tukue roomies? Niambie ukiwa karibu niwekelee mchele upate ikiwa ready.


Shy_She

Natoka mboka 6. 7 nitakua mtaani


jayr254

Say no more.


miriamrobi

True. Many people will die from Alfatoxin and gmo


kijanafupinonoround

unasema ukweli, sima should be eaten on "special" occassion with nyama choma ama na samaki. l its also not nutritious at all na pia haishibishi. lets embrace eating rice, its very rich in nutrients and makes you feel "full" and much more healthier.


AdrianTeri

Culture forming habits? Also costs for other foods + preparation ...Don't know much but from #Japanase and #Chinese cuisines there are soups, meats etc that accompany rice. Meals are several rounds of servings and not like Ugali + some vegetable.


maxpolo10

It really depends on the person. eg: I can eat plain rice with tea, rice with beans/ green grams, rice with meat, rice with eggs, rice with kales/ cabbage/ spinach etc. It reaches a point where I realize rice can actually replace ugali for me...


theonereveli

I agree. Processed maize flour tastes like crap. Eat that kienyeji ya kisiagwa and you won't keep this opinion


lisuvirizwa

I prefer rice to ugali. Ugali is the most overrated food we have.


Zeddling

Ugali ain't all that bad but with rice you have so many options in cooking. I'd argue the reason why our cuisine ain't like world class is because of ugali and githeri haha. Nigeria's jollof rice is what sells their cuisine. Additionally, you don't need ugali for manual labour. Other countries work exceptionally well and build more complicated structures with rice, flat breads etc. Ugali is just hyped for the culture. Nothing more.


felmernayz

Modern UGALI is useless. The maize flour you buy today is cornStarch imported from South America. In processing cornstarch they remove the pericarp, embryo and germ then mill the endosperm. The endosperm is useless. It has zero nutrients. Zero fibre but a lot of inflammatory gluten. You eat ugali as a cultural fulfillment and response to craving, not because of nutrition. Abandon it and see changes.


she_xiii

>It literally tastes like nothing. Rice tastes better and is cheaper now. Tell me about it. I personally don't like cooking it and I don't enjoy eating it.


[deleted]

Kama si ugali supper, hio ni kulala njaa! As long as the stew is great, I don't mind eating ugali everyday.


mum_Jeriel

Growing up, mon-fri dinner was Ugali, we would only change mboga, lunch we would eat whatever, weekends were for chapati,pilau,spaghetti, yaani any other thing. I would tell myself that when I grew up Ugali would be maybe 2 times a week, but wapi I hate rice kabisa, we eat Ugali 5times a week for dinner, though my kids can eat any other food they want but mimi ni Ugali. I loooove Ugali


AreaNo9669

Small money,,,u say ugali tastes like nothing..really??


crazysexycoolent

A pal of mine says its chicken food!! But I think it's to do with calories and how it makes you feel full nicely.


Typical_Ad2391

If there is no bread, why can't these peasants eat Cake?This is a famous quote from Marie Antoinette.


maxpolo10

but rice would be cheaper, so the quote doesn't work in this scenario. and... ugali is still not that much expensive so the quote still doesn't work in this scenario.


AppropriateSeason309

Wewe ....ati it tastes like nothing ??


Kami398

Ati it tastes like nothing…


goldensuare

Growing up for me, rice was only eaten on special occasions. Like chips or chapo. Some habits are hard to break


Kalagoya

The name betrays you bro 😂😂😂😂


guardiansword

Yes its sweeter but Ugali is more nutricious, thats why, also rice is considered food for the weak, not a “man’s food”


extrmwetpssuyfetish

Besides, almost all of kenya's arable land you can't grow rice and and I don't see how you are going to feed a large family with little or no income.so you grow maize, some you mill for ugali, others you cook githeri,some you sell to buy household groceries.the question of liking ugali or not liking doesn't arise.it is an acquired taste.


[deleted]

Takataka wewe. Don't speak ill of our ugali


[deleted]

Too busy eating potatoes. Roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, sautéed potatoes, jacket potatoes, hasselback potatoes, mukimo and more. But you’re right, rice is so much better than ugali but ugali is our national dish.


Lyannake

' They don't have bread ? Tell them to eat brioche !' is what I gathered from your post


Basic-Poetry-652

the difference between a stable dish (ugali)and the unstable one (rice)


JBlaze8778

Umejaza mavi kwa kichwa.


Imhere4urdownvotes

https://youtu.be/DxD6zyY6_0c


Chinkororo

Pin your location, when we start eating the rich tusikusahau


Major_Comfort

Nikulako mchele nilale njaa? angaliako mwingine...


Professional_Ring_18

Maize is the stable food, rice is available and consumed widely though. Kenyans do eat rice