How Do You Cook Matoke (Plantains) The Ugandan Way?
Matoke is a staple in Uganda and served with every meal in almost every home. It looks like a green banana and grows in bunches on a tree. However, unlike bananas, matoke is fairly hard before it is cooked and is not sweet at all. In the United States, we know matoke by the name of plantains! If you were to visit one of the villages in this beautiful country, you would be invited to have a meal in someone’s home or hut. Ugandans do not have much, but your gracious host would insist on serving you a meal. No matter how meger,or elaborate, you would be given the very best they had, and your meal would certainly include matoke. There are many wonderful ways to fix matoke/plantains, and many of these recipes will tantalize the appetite and tickle the taste buds. However, this article will show you the way matoke is fixed each day in its native land of Uganda. MATOKE ~ UGANDAN STYLE Matoke is taken to the “cooking hut,” where it is first peeled, and then wrapped carefully in the plants own
