Kachumbari
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Kachumbari is a fresh tomato and onion salad relish that is popular in the cuisines of the African Great Lakes region. It is an uncooked salad dish consisting of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers. Variations of kachumbari can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and in the Southern African countries of Malawi and Congo.
Key facts
- Food.course
- Salad
- Food.name
- Kachumbari
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- Kachumbari.jpg
- Food.caption
- Kachumbari
- Food.region
- African Great Lakes
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- Food.main_ingredient
- Tomato, onion
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Chilli and salt
- Food.variations
- Lime/lemon juice, coriander, parsley, cucumber, avocado, gin, vodka
- Food.serving_size
- 100 g
- Food.similar_dish
- Pico de gallo, salsa fresca
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Encyclopedic overview
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Kachumbari is a fresh tomato and onion salad relish that is popular in the cuisines of the African Great Lakes region. It is an uncooked salad dish consisting of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers. Variations of kachumbari can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and in the Southern African countries of Malawi and Congo.
The Swahili word kachumbari originated from the Indian word cachumber. Kacuhumbali is made from raw sliced onions mixed with fresh raw tomatoes, sprinkles of lemon juice or vinegar and small pitches of table salt.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kachumbari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.