# The best Tanzanian foods

Ugali, nyama choma, pilau and chipsi mayai: the traditional foods of Tanzania and Zanzibar, according to Wikipedia.

- 588 votes · 15 items
- Apr 14, 2019 · knitter.slow
- https://even.best/en/l/3125/the-best-tanzanian-foods

## Top 15

1. **Ugali** (58 · ▲63 ▼5) — Stiff maize porridge, the staple.
2. **Nyama choma** (48 · ▲52 ▼4) — Grilled meat.
3. **Mishkaki** (38 · ▲45 ▼7) — Marinated meat skewers.
4. **Chipsi mayai** (35 · ▲38 ▼3) — Chips cooked into an omelette.
5. **Maharage** (33 · ▲38 ▼5) — Bean stew.
6. **Pilau** (32 · ▲40 ▼8) — Spiced rice.
7. **Wali** (28 · ▲33 ▼5) — Rice, often with coconut.
8. **Samaki** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — Fish, grilled or in curry.
9. **Kisamvu** (22 · ▲28 ▼6) — Cassava leaf stew.
10. **Chapati** (18 · ▲25 ▼7) — Flatbread.
11. **Ndizi** (17 · ▲25 ▼8) — Cooking bananas in stews.
12. **Vitumbua** (17 · ▲22 ▼5) — Coconut rice cakes.
13. **Chai** (13 · ▲20 ▼7) — Spiced tea.
14. **Mkate wa kumimina** (10 · ▲17 ▼7) — Zanzibari rice bread.
15. **Kashata** (7 · ▲18 ▼11) — Coconut or peanut brittle.

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