While in Kampala tease those taste buds

CUISINES 

Like the seven hills Kampala city was sitting on previously which grew to more than 20 so have the cuisines on the menu of hotels and fast food service providers. Being surrounded by a large Lake Victoria fish comes top on the menu.

A trip to Kampala city is incomplete if one does not dig his fork or fingers in the head of a tilapia served fresh with crunchy chips. The best places are all over the shores and in the heart of the city.  It costs between sh10, 000 to sh30, 000. It all depends on where one dines or wines.

Next on the list is chicken which is done on an open charcoal stove as you see and sniff the scent wafting the air. Mention kuku choma and the attendant will ask if you prefer thighs or breasts. Dig in your wallet for sh5, 000 - sh15, 000 and you will be served at the speed it takes you to bat an eyelid. The liver and gizzards come slightly cheaper.

Anything on a pig is lately edible in Kampala. I have met diners munching the legs as if they were going out of stock. There are those who prefer an ear on their lips. They eat the crunchy ears and will not hesitate to comb Nakulabye, Gayaza, and Kisementi for them. The price is pocket-friendly at between sh10,000 a pair. 

Pilao is one meal that cannot be missed when eating in Kampala. It is fried rice with either chicken or meat. It is heavily spiced the sweet scents alone can make a dieting model abandon her goal of trimming the waistline. The jumbo plate is served after parting with sh5,000 - sh15, 000. It goes down the throat well with a cup of coffee or Tropical fruit juice.

In some kitchens are ancestral delicacies like the Luwombo (steamed chicken) which was popularised by Kabaka Mwanga. These days it is a preserve for big occasions but ask, pay and it will be delivered if you are in the right restaurant.

On its heels comes Eshabwe Ankole's traditional additive that makes millet bread with beans or meat so palatable. It is mixed with ghee and careless whisper has it that it is the secret to making ones face as smooth as a calabash.   

Emolokony (hoof stew) is another mouth flooding dish which is served with lots of soup, steamed cassava here, a potato there and ugali (posho.) A generous plate goes for between sh3,500 - sh5,000. Ask and it will be served if you are in the right place.

Then there is the Rolex which recently went viral on social media. It has nothing to do with the watch trademark but a chapati rolled with spiced omelette.  

To sum it up, there is a variety of cuisines, one needs to sample.