Nyama choma

Nyama choma (Koroga Festival at Nairobi).

The nyama choma is a specialty of grill or barbecued goat meat. Roasted meat is very popular in Tanzania and Kenya, where it is considered the national dish.[1] The expression nyama choma means "barbecue meat" in Kiswahili.[2] Nyama choma gatherings are informal with people convening around an open fire for any special occasion and at any occasion with a grill. Thus it is a social custom in much of Eastern Africa.

Preparation

Nyama choma traditions are very different from that of a barbecue, even if the method of food preparation is much similar. In Kenya, goat meat is preferred, but beef is also used.[3] Wood and charcoal is seen as the best method to cook the meat as compared to gas grills.

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Consumption

It is available in both roadside inns and larger restaurants. It is traditionally eaten with hands.[3]

The side dishes are varied, but the most classic are salad kachumbari and ugali.[3]

Notes and references

1. Time « Nairobi: 10 Things to Do: 6. Nyama Choma »], Time (consulté le 8 avril 2019).
2. Coco Wiseman, « Nyama choma (Kenyan grilled meat) », in African Cookbook: Coco Cooks Kenya, Springwood emedia ISBN 9781301841554.
3. (in English) Coco Wiseman, « Nyama choma (Kenyan grilled meat) », in African Cookbook: Coco Cooks Kenya, Springwood emedia ISBN 9781301841554.

Bibliography

• Juliana Letara, James MacGregor et Ced Hesse, Estimating the Economic Significance of Pastoralism: The example of the « nyama choma » sector in Tanzania, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Edinburgh, November 2006, 20 p. [lire en ligne].
• Coco Wiseman, « Nyama choma (Kenyan grilled meat) », in African Cookbook: Coco Cooks Kenya, Springwood emedia ISBN 9781301841554.

Annexes

• Braai