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