{"id":10306,"date":"2022-07-03T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/?p=10306"},"modified":"2022-07-03T19:49:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T19:49:04","slug":"from-the-connoisseurs-introducing-the-maragoli-language-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/from-the-connoisseurs-introducing-the-maragoli-language-of-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"From the connoisseurs, introducing the Maragoli language of tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/luhya-people\/\">Luhya<\/a> the Maragoli &#8211; the tea growing tribe &#8211; are known to not only to love the brew so dearly so, but as expected, are naturally connoisseurs of Western Kenya tea. A typical <a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/luhya-people\/the-maragoli\/\">Mulogoli<\/a> tribesman knows his tea, and knows it well. Thus there&#8217;s a corner of <a href=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/learn-luhya\/maragoli-language\/\">Maragoli language<\/a> dedicated to all things tea. Introducing the Maragoli language of tea&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background\"><strong>Quick Fact: <\/strong>Tea in Kenya is grown mainly by small holder farmers tending to a crop that&#8217;s often less than half an acre big. Numbering close to half a million, the efforts of these family holdings earn Kenya a handsome return in foreign exchange as Kenya is the world&#8217;s largest exporter of black tea. That said, lots remains to be done to see to it that the farmers earn a fair wage sustainably and equitably. This article is in celebration of generations of tea growers in my family: my grandfather, my father and now me. Long may this tradition live&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi.png);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10323 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi.png 600w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi-150x200.png 150w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/ichai-itambi-375x500.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ichai Itambi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Literally, &#8220;tall tea&#8221; or &#8220;long tea&#8221;. Ichai itambi is not good tea. It&#8217;s mixed tea that is too thin on the milk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/iturunji-or-strong-tea.png);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/iturunji-or-strong-tea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10321 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/iturunji-or-strong-tea.png 600w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/iturunji-or-strong-tea-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ituliungi or itulungi or iturunji or turunji<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">This word comes from sturungi (Kiswahili) or &#8216;Strong Tea&#8217; in Kenyan street speak. It refers to black tea (often with no sugar). In the many ways how the Maragoli enjoy tea, iturunji commonly washes down maize roasted on the cob. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/inylon-tea.png);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/inylon-tea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10319 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/inylon-tea.png 640w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/inylon-tea-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inylon tea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The opposite of iturunji. It is technically not tea as it is milk lightened with water then served hot. Inylon gets its name from nylon the synthetic material, as someone thought it reminded them of that. Inylon forms the base for the hot beverage of your choice; be it hot cocoa drink, mixed tea by the teabag, coffee with milk or even a hot soya drink.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/chai-fupi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10316 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/chai-fupi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mulembenation.co.ke\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/chai-fupi-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ichai Inyifu or Ichai fupi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Clearly one that&#8217;s based on preference, &#8216;ichai fupi&#8217; is mixed tea that&#8217;s well bodied with milk. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mkafu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mkafu is mixed tea that is without sugar (and often with barely enough milk) that is especially loathed when served at moments when an accompaniment is expected such as a working man&#8217;s breakfast. That said, mkafu tea, in particular is much welcome as a &#8216;washdown&#8217; to aid in digestion after a hearty meal. In fact in Maragoli hosting, it is expected that ichai fupi mkafu is served the last course of Maragoli dining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inzilu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inzilu means cold in Maragoli lnaguage. Ichai inzilu therefore is cold tea. By cold, I mean even room temperature tea, as tea is always served pipping hot in Maragoliland. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the Luhya the Maragoli &#8211; the tea growing tribe &#8211; are known to not only to love the brew so dearly so, but as expected, are naturally connoisseurs of Western Kenya tea. A typical Mulogoli tribesman knows his tea, and knows it well. 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