Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Matoke

The Ugandans love their bananas. Not sure how many I have eaten so far but they are everywhere and in everything. A very common dish is "matoke" which is essentially cooked mashed bananas, and uh, not very tasty. At first we ate it up, wanting to seem eager to eat like the natives and not wanting to offend anyone. The first time we tried it, we all said how much we loved it. Now, thankfully, we are bypassing it at the buffet table in our hostel's dining room. And it's there almost every day.


Bananas can be a nice snack though. And I discovered the best breakfast ever.

1. Toast bread
2. Slice banana and mush into bread.
3. Spread peanut butter on top. Enjoy!

We found peanut butter at the store down the road, but it was even good with just the banana.

Can you OD on potassium?

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