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Ugali

Ugali, also known as posho, nsima, papa, pap, bogobe, sadza, isitshwala, akume, amawe, ewokple, akple, and other names, is a type of corn meal made from maize or corn or mahindi flour in several African countries: Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo…

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Main ingredients
Maize meal (also known as mielie meal, or ground white maize)
Place of origin
West Africa · East Africa · Parts of Southern Africa
Similar dishes
Banku, fufu
Type
Staple

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Triples180
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Names · 117
Ugali → Africa, Agidi, Akumè, Alur, Angola, Bagisu, BaPediBuhobe, BembaUgali, BeninPhuthu/phalishi, Bhaca, Botswana, Bukusu, Burundi, Cameroon, CameroonDonaFitah, ChadLipalishi, Chewa, CongoKabato, CongoNgima, DR Congo
related to Etymology · 12
Ugali → African, Chichewa, Chishona, Chitumbuka, Dutch, In, In Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawian, Ndebele The Afrikaans, Swahili, The
related to history · 12
Ugali → Africa, African, Americas, Before, Cassava, Eventually, In Malawi, Maize, Nshima/nsima, Portuguese, Sub-Saharan Africa, The
related to Kenya · 10
Ugali → American, Central America, For, In, In Kenya, In Luhya, It, Luhya, Obusuma, While
related to African Great Lakes · 9
Ugali → African Great Lakes, Irish, It, Leftover, Making, Solid, Southern Africa, The, When
Place of origin · 3
Ugali → East Africa, Parts of Southern Africa, West Africa
related to Gallery · 3
Ugali → African Great Lakes, The, Yawo
Main ingredients · 1
Ugali → Maize meal (also known as mielie meal, or ground white maize)
Similar dishes · 1
Ugali → Banku, fufu
Type · 1
Ugali → Staple

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maize meal also african africa eaten vegetables zambia malawi known dishes dish south zimbabwe sadza made usually pap staple served

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UgaliMain ingredientsMaize meal (also known as mielie meal, or ground white maize)1.00infobox
UgaliPlace of originWest Africa1.00infobox
UgaliPlace of originEast Africa1.00infobox
UgaliPlace of originParts of Southern Africa1.00infobox
UgaliSimilar dishesBanku, fufu1.00infobox
UgaliTypeStaple1.00infobox
Ugaliis aAfrican term derived from Swahili0.90text
Chichewainstance ofit is also widely known as nsima in Malawian languages0.80text
Chitumbukainstance ofit is also widely known as nsima in Malawian languages0.80text
okro soupinstance ofSagtulga is a main meal eaten with soupy accompaniments0.80text
kabansainstance ofThese can be mushrooms0.80text
tenteinstance ofThese can be mushrooms0.80text

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