Food of Rwanda
Rwandan food is simple and earthy, with beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, plantains and maize. Isombe (cassava leaves), ugali-like ubugari and brochettes are everyday dishes, and fish from the lakes is popular. Tea and coffee grown in the hills are renowned.
Isombe
Cassava leaves cooked with eggplant and peanut.
Staples
- beans
- sweet potato
- cassava
- plantain
- maize
- potato
Signature flavors
- onion
- tomato
- peanut
- palm oil
Main dishes
Cassava leaves cooked with eggplant and peanut.
Key ingredients: cassava leaves, eggplant, peanut
A traditional dish of Rwanda made with cassava flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: cassava flour
A traditional dish of Rwanda made with goat, salt, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: goat, saltA traditional dish of Rwanda made with pumpkin, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: pumpkinA traditional dish of Rwanda made with pork, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: porkA traditional dish of Rwanda made with beans, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: beansBreakfast
A traditional breakfast dish of Rwanda made with sorghum, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: sorghum
A traditional breakfast dish of Rwanda made with flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flourFull guide →Street food
A traditional street snack of Rwanda made with corn, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: corn
A traditional street snack of Rwanda made with flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flourFull guide →Desserts and sweets
A traditional sweet treat of Rwanda made with sweet potato, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: sweet potatoDrinks
A traditional drink of Rwanda made with coffee, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: coffeeA traditional drink of Rwanda made with tea, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: teaFruits and produce
Banana is a well-loved fruit or crop in Rwanda, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: bananaFull guide →
Passion fruit is a well-loved fruit or crop in Rwanda, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: passion fruitFull guide →
Avocado is a well-loved fruit or crop in Rwanda, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: avocadoFull guide →
Pineapple is a well-loved fruit or crop in Rwanda, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: pineappleFull guide →Dish guides from Rwanda
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
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- Wooden skewers: Hans Braxmeier, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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- കൈതച്ചക്ക: Suniltg at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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