In Maragoli language, bananas (the fruit or food) is known as ligomia. Magomia is what we call the banana plantation itself. In our culture, a seasoned eye can look at the stem, leaves or poise of magomia and come to a conclusion to which ligomia it will bear. Ligomia can be: mulalu (good only for … Read more
Makhalaba (Isukha) or magaraba (Lulogooli) is a Luhya traditional vegetable that is the leaves of the bean plant. The Bukusu call it likanda. It is a vegetable shrouded in taboos and sayings, making it a reluctant choice for a meal. Makhalaba is one of those meals that you prepare and cook only when it’s a … Read more
We use whole milk, onions and a combination of Luhya traditional vegetables to take the sting off the known bitterness of miroo (mitoo) for a tasty meal. Maybe we should start referring Luhya traditional vegetables by their scientific or common names. Then maybe, they’d get the respect they deserve. Just for a moment imagine the … Read more
Without doubt, mom’s food is the bomb! And if there’s anything better, then it has to be at those huge family dinners, often over Christmas holidays, when grandma whips up a delicacy like seveve ga’ amabere, enyama esike, muduya or engokho ye munyu kwa lukhaye. I mention these Luhya traditional vegetables and meat delicacies for obvious … Read more
