In the States, I have gone to Senagalese Restaurant and Ethiopian Restaurants. They are very popular. We also have Thai, Indian, Chinese, etc.

The only East African Restaurant I have come across is Safari Washington DC. They have good ugali and Nyamachoma, and it is always good to have a place you can be sure to have tusker. But their services seem to be deteriorating.

Are East African not creative enough to come up with authetic dishes and menus that can go international? I would like your opinion guys. What kind of food should be in an East African Restaurant abroad?

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Authentic East African? Besides ugali na sukuma wiki,mukimo,chapatis,matoke na ------Im not sure EA would work.

Good question Sajini.I make very good samosas,chapos and mandazi and I have always asked myself why there are no restaurants that make that kind of stuff!I am still in the field doing research.Every time I make them and take them to work,pple love them and say how yummy they are.I think these are some of the food they should have.

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Originally posted by jane:
Good question Sajini.I make very good samosas,chapos and mandazi and I have always asked myself why there are no restaurants that make that kind of stuff!I am still in the field doing research.Every time I make them and take them to work,pple love them and say how yummy they are.I think these are some of the food they should have.

Jane,
I say if people like what you do and they have tested you, then go for it! Establish a restaurant and call it Kimunye or whatever and sell the stuff!

What abt Githeri gia cumbi?

Well, they cann maize corn here, and it is yellow. I guess if you add some beans, it can look something exotic, and since corn is considered a vegetable, it can be marketed as very healthy food.

Seriously though. Can't Matooke, Irio, samosa and Bhajia (though they are Indian)Pilau, kachumbari be some of the ingredients? And of course the East African tea?

Is it not also possible that Luos have unique ways of preparing fish that can be a branded menu in such a restaurant?

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Originally posted by sajini:

Seriously though. Can't Matooke, Irio, samosa and Bhajia (though they are Indian)Pilau, kachumbari be some of the ingredients? And of course the East African tea?

Is it not also possible that Luos have unique ways of preparing fish that can be a branded menu in such a restaurant?

Why not Sajini? Then that means you will have join hands and find a luo who is perfect at that.
Matoke, irio, Samosa,...are also excellent.I think the thing is that no one has made that initiative to start one.Customers would overflow if there was on!LOl

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Originally posted by Ngûnjiri®:

Jane,
I say if people like what you do and they have tested you, then go for it! Establish a restaurant and call it Kimunye or whatever and sell the stuff!

Kimunye is a nice name Ngunjiri!I think its a matter of time.Once I become stable financially,then I will go for it.

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Originally posted by jane:
Kimunye is a nice name Ngunjiri!I think its a matter of time.Once I become stable financially,then I will go for it.

Jane na Ngunjiri,
Wacheni kunifurahisha. Remember the Kikuyu bar names that I posted here a while ago?
http://kikuyu.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/308108348/m/560100849

But such would not work in the land of George Waithaka

Sajini,
Do you by any chance listen to salims' songs?Some of the names on the list have made me laugh!!Hahahaha...

Múúkio ta wa njogu Bar and Restaurant,...

I would try to translate Kimunye to be an English name!Lol

I have but I do not have any of his songs now. Could you be having some?

Oh ya!So many of them!http://www.vioja.com/radio.htm

Then click on one man kikuyu(rated adult only!!!!)

Utashangaa!

I am going there right now

Huta amini!Give me the feedback!

I am listening to them now. Is it actually Salim or Ruwa?. I think we have moved so much from the topic. That is why the admin should include a chat feature if there are only two people logged in.