Ugandans get a taste of Francophonie food

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Ugandans got the taste of different delicacies from Burundi, Congo, Ivory Coast and Belgium during the Francophone Day event that took place at Alliance Francaise last Saturday.

The Burundi buffet was rich and included the imported Burobe, which is cassava flour but of a variety grown in Burundi. There was also maize, Inyama, infore, Intente, Melange (Irish) among others.

A child tasting Francophonie food during the Francophone Day event that took place at Alliance Francaise. (Photo by Alfred Byenkya)

Nadia Nuru, a Burindian working in Uganda, was one of those who showcased her culinary skills. “Food is my business in Uganda. I feed a lot of people from Burundi,” she said. She said she imports most of the food she sells from Burundi.

Wilmer Moreno, a Spanish teacher at the French School in Uganda, was one of the attendees of the event. He said that he tasted the different dishes that the Burundi and the Congolese service providers sold. However, she recommended Uganda’s food as the best.

“Uganda’s food is very sweet and tasty because those that cook the food take a lot of time preparing it, unlike others that you see here today. Secondly, Uganda’s climate favours the production of high-quality food, something which is not the case with these Francophonie countries,” he said.

French School, Uganda spanish teacher Wilmer Moreno and Burundi food vendor Nadia at the event. (Photo by Alfred Byenkya)

The Congolese were represented by Aziza Bigou, who lives and works from Kampala and sells most of her food to the Congolese community. She exhibited sauce made from cassava leaves, salty fish called Makayabo, sausages, Cheese, Mayonnaise and lemon drinks.

The wines and spirits consumed at the event included Patriarche and Barton Guestier. Besides the food exhibition, there were other fun-filled activities like movie screening of the 2023 French movie, “A la Belle Etoile”, games and French, Spanish and Kiswahili classes.