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Kikomando

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Kikomando is a Ugandan street dish of chapati cut into pieces and served with fried beans, and it is counted as a variant of the rolex. It dates from the early 2000s. The name was coined by the Ugandan singer Bobi Wine, who sang about the dish, and Ugandans joke that eating it makes you strong like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film Commando. Ugandan chapati differs from the Indian kind because it is made with all-purpose flour rather than whole-wheat flour. Some versions add avocado, meat stew, gravy, chicken or liver. It is sold at street food stalls and in higher-end restaurants, and it is popular with university students because it is an affordable meal.

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Snack or Street Food 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 2000 1
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Kikomando is a Ugandan dish consisting of chapati and beans.
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1. Kikomando (Wikipedia)
  • Lead [origin-start-year]
    This dish was created in the early 2000s.
  • Lead
    Kikomando is a Ugandan dish consisting of chapati and beans.
  • Origin
    This dish is served both in street food stalls and in higher-end restaurants in the country.
  • Uses Ingredient: Common Bean, Lead [uses-ingredient]
    consisting of chapati and beans
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