Uganda: Matoki, the Signature Food

From Uganda Photo Album

When you travel to the Maritime provinces in Canada, you must experience a lobster dinner. In Western Canada the grade 'A' beef will tempt your taste buds. Major cities in Canada will offer foods that represent many different cultures and they all taste so good!

In Uganda, you will find matoki — a food made from the inner pulp of a green banana. It is cooked over an open fire wrapped in banana leaves and served at any time of the day. The people of Uganda love their matoki and the Canadian team is trying its best to acquire a taste for it.

In remote villages matoki is a daily staple. The issue for these people is that their meals lack the important nutrients that a balanced diet requires. The tragic reality is that malnourished children become victims of the food they love!