Continental and East Asian cuisines are available, primarily in larger hotels. Indian food is available even in the smaller towns, thanks to Uganda's large Indian population. Look out for a popular cheap snack—a roasted banana wrapped up in a
chapatti. The local food consists mainly of well-spiced meats served with
matoke and fresh vegetables.
Matoke are cooking bananas. They look like normal bananas but don't be fooled—they are rock-hard and bright green. To cook them, the tough skin needs to be peeled like a potato, and then the bananas are boiled until soft and mashed to a pulp. The result is a fluffy porridge that is usually served with a meat sauce or tomato relish.
Uganda is one of the few African countries that grows a surplus of food, and every kind of fruit and vegetable imaginable is available. At the restaurants in the national parks, wild game is often available. Waragi is the name of a home-brewed gin from the town of Tororo, and Uganda produces a few excellent brands of beer.
