Our Food Stories is a show, hosted by A Kitchen in Uganda, about our food and owning and telling our stories of it. It is about how food is not only fuel for the body but a means for most to build community, culture and even identity. As a way to preserve our indigenous foodways, each episode will have a unique guest who will talk about food stories passed down to them by generations past. Connect with us on the socials using #ourfoodstoriesUg Are you a Ugandan with a food story to share? Send us a DM to @akitcheninuganda on Instagram to contribute to this podcast.
Two Tales of Amukeke: A Sundried Sweet Potato Meal
Episode 29 is a story of Amukeke. Two special guests Evaline Tino and
Beewol share their recollection of the dish and why is it slowly disappearing
from people’s plates. If you are Ugandan and have a similar dish or story, let us know by leaving a comment on
this episode wherever you are listening from.
Listen to Episode 23 - Oboko Kwe: https://youtu.be/v3VDVyCob70
Connect with Evaline on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nze_eve/; Twitter: @nze_eve; and by Phone:0774573797 to
book a photography appointment.
Connect with Beewol on his website: http://www.beewol.com/; and on Twitter: @beewol
Connect with us on the socials using #ourfoodstoriesUg to let us know what part of the story you enjoyed the most.
If you would like to contribute a food story or know someone interested in contributing to this podcast, Kindly email
akitcheninuganda@gmail.com or send us a DM on Instagram @akitcheninuganda.
Music: Ketsa - Bless-Ups, Ketsa - Spinny-Wheel
21 Jun 2023
Osobi: A Sauce made with Cowpea Leaves and Jute Mallow
Episode 28 is a story of Osobi, a sauce made with cowpea leaves and Jute mallow which is also known as bush okra. Special Guest Innocent Acan shares
with us the recipe for the sauce and why it means so much to her. If you are Ugandan and have a similar dish or story, let us know by leaving a comment on this episode wherever you are listening from.
Innocent Immaculate Acan is a writer and medical doctor from the West Nile region of Uganda. She won the Writivism Short Story Prize in 2016 and has been published online on Brittle Paper, AFREADA, and Omenana magazine, among others. Connect with Innocent on Twitter @I_I_Acan
Connect with us on the socials using #ourfoodstoriesUg to let us know what part of the story you enjoyed the most.
If you would like to contribute a food story or know someone interested in contributing to this podcast, Kindly email
akitcheninuganda@gmail.com or send us a DM on Instagram @akitcheninuganda.
Music: Ketsa - Bless-Ups, Ketsa - Spinny-Wheel
6 Jun 2023
REPLAY Omugoyo: A Sweet Potato and Bambara Bean Dish
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Episode 27 is a REPLAY of Omugoyo, a dish made out of sweet potatoes and Bambara beans. This story is shared by Special guest Faith Mulungi.
Follow Faith: @ImaniMulungi
Listen to more Omugoyo stories here: https://tinyurl.com/5upfssbj
Connect with us on the socials using #ourfoodstoriesUg to let us know what part of the story you enjoyed the most. If you would like to contribute a food story or know someone interested in contributing to this podcast, Kindly email akitcheninuganda@gmail.com or send us a DM on Instagram @akitcheninuganda.
Music: Ketsa - Bless-Ups, Ketsa - Spinny-Wheel
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