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Sukuma Wiki

The Swahili phrase Sukuma Wiki means push the week -- what's really being pushed is the family food budget. This is a great way to use up leftover meat (like Nyama Choma ) by combining it with greens and a few other ingredients to make a savory dish. In Africa this dish might be made with greens similar to kale or collards, but it can also be made with cassava leaves, sweet potato leaves, or pumpkin leaves. It is also tasty without any meat.

What you need

• two pounds of greens (kale, collards, spinach, or similar), well cleaned and chopped in to large pieces; (frozen greens can be used if they are thawed first)
• two tablespoons flour
• juice of one lemon
• oil for frying
• one onion, chopped
• two or three tomatoes, chopped (or canned whole tomatoes, drained)
• one chile pepper, chopped (optional)
• leftover cooked meat: beef, chicken, or similar (optional)
• salt, cayenne pepper or red pepper

What you do

• Bring two cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Put greens in pot. Cover and steam until greens are nearly tender. While greens are cooking: combine flour, lemon juice, and a few spoonfuls of water in a small bowl or cup. Stir vigorously until mixture is smooth. Remove greens from heat and drain.
• Heat oil in a separate pan. Saute the onion, tomatoes, and hot pepper together. Add spices to taste. Add meat. Add flour-lemon juice mixture and stir until smooth.
• Reduce heat. Add drained greens. Cover and simmer over low heat until greens are fully tender and sauce is thickened.
• Make some Ugali to serve with your Sukuma Wiki and you have a delicious and filling Kenyan dinner.

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Most Unusual piece of Misinformation about African Food

Beijing Scene Online: best bites (Beijing Scene, Volume 5, Issue 24, September 3 - 9) reviews Timbuktu, which may be the first African restaurant in China. An African restaurant in China is a good thing; a sign that African food is gaining the respect it deserves among the world's great cuisines. No doubt Africans studying and doing business in China are happy to have a place to call their own. Too bad Timbuktu’s chef, a Nigerian and amateur etymologist named Titus, didn't check The Kamusi Project: Internet Living Swahili Dictionary before explaining the origin of "Sukimawiki, an East African dish consisting of fried onions and tomatoes" by saying "When you eat it, it looks like you are sucking down a length of wick from a kerosene lamp". The Swahili verb "Sukuma" means "push", and "Wiki" is the Swahili version of the English word "week" (not "wick"). "Sukuma Wiki" is a dish that "pushes the week" by feeding the family day by day.

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