Kachumbari is a fresh, uncooked tomato and onion salad relish popular in the cuisines of the African Great Lakes region, made of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers and typically finished with lemon juice or vinegar and salt. Variations are found in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and the Southern African countries of Malawi and Congo; the Swahili name kachumbari derives from the Indian word cachumber.
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Origin RegionAfrican Great Lakes region 1 Connections
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Kachumbari is a fresh tomato and onion salad relish that is popular in the cuisines of the African Great Lakes region.
- In Cuisine: Kenyan Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
Uses Ingredient: Tomato, infobox main_ingredient field
Tomato, onion
Uses Ingredient: Onion, infobox main_ingredient field
Tomato, onion
In Group: African Salads, Lead paragraph
Kachumbari is a fresh tomato and onion salad relish that is popular in the cuisines of the African Great Lakes region.
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