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Kachumbari

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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 Region
African Great Lakes region 1
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Source Wikipedia: Kachumbari

Uses Ingredient

Onion, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Kachumbari
Tomato, Ingredients
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Source Wikipedia: Kachumbari
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1. Wikipedia: Kachumbari
  • Introduction
    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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