Gallery: Snapshots from Kenya: A Traditional Meal in the Mombasa Countryside

A traditional Kenyan meal

Freshly slaughtered chicken, sukuma wiki, steamed potatoes and bananas, ugali, and fresh plantains.

Charcoal stove

A small charcoal stove was used to cook each portion of the meal.

Abdul and the chicken

Abdul slaughters lunch.

Lunch

Freshly slaughtered and ready for cooking. Er, almost.

Prepping the chicken

Cleaning and plucking the bird.

Gutting

Gutting and breaking the bird down.

Preparing vegetables

Chopping onions and tomatoes for the sukuma wiki while the chicken cooks.

Potatoes and bananas

Preparing the potatoes and bananas for steaming.

Ugali

Pouring corn meal into the water for boiling.

Ugali

Once the cornmeal boils and thickens, it achieves a dense, cake-like consistency.