My first memory helping out in the kitchen was formed when I was about six. I had raised a storm insisting that I cook by myself a chicken, engoko, that my grandmother had ‘caught for me’. Whenever I ask, I’m reminded that the chicken was to be our Easter Monday supper. Ever since, I have … Read more
Munyu mukhelekha is a must have ingredient in every Luyha kitchen. More often than not, in a traditional Luhya kitechen, you will find an old bowl or broken pot that has has seen better days being used to collect munyu by leeching ashes from certain dry plant matter. Luhya people refer to soup as kumunyu. … Read more
If you love good food, you’ve got to try my grandma’s tasty simple beef tallow Luhya mushroom recipe. Go nuts with this rich, nutty flavored dish ripped out of a page from my family’s recipe book. There’s is a clutch of wild mushrooms that the Luhya used as food. Despite the varied culinary properties of … Read more
What is munyu kwa lukhaye? In this post we not only provide answers but also offer a short tutorial on how to make munyu kwa lukhaye. We also list dishes that when cooked with munyu kwa lukhaye, are sure to a delight. Across the 18 sub-nations that make up mulembe nation, the word munyu refers … Read more
