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Burundi Recipes

Great Lakes hills raised on beans, plantain, and ubugali. Not sure what to eat in Burundi? Start with Ibiharage, Ndagala, Date and Banana Mix and Ibitoke n'Ibiharage. Here are 6 authentic Burundi recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
IbiharageBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 75 minBurundi's fried kidney beans with onion, garlic, and chili, served with plantain or rice.
Ibitoke n'IbiharageBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 55 minBurundi's beans and plantains: red beans and green cooking bananas simmered together with onion and warm spice into a filling plate.
NdagalaBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 30 minTiny silver fish from Lake Tanganyika pan-fried crisp with onion and tomato, a lakeside lunch of Bujumbura.
Igikoma cy'UburoBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 20 minBurundi's warming finger-millet porridge, whisked thin and smooth, sweetened, and often enriched with a spoon of roasted groundnut flour.
Renga RengaBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 60 minSweet potato leaves simmered with red palm oil, onion, mint and smoked fish into a savoury Burundian greens stew.
Date and Banana MixBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 50 minA warm baked cake layering sliced banana and chopped dates through a soft batter, finished with cinnamon sugar.
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