So on the way home from work every day I pass many people selling street food. There are many different things that are sold but from cassava pancakes, grilled corn, goat meat on a stick fried breads but there is nothing more common then the Chapatti. Chapatti is an Indian food that was brought here with the Indian families that have moved to Uganda. It is a flour water and salt which is then fried in vegetable oil. It taste very good and you can find someone selling them on every street corner. So I had some free time this afternoon and thought I would try my hand at creating the Chapatti. I can't say it was a disaster but it was definitely not as tasty as the ones sold on the street. I have some work to do before I perfect the art. I am thinking about getting some advice from the experts on the street.

This brings up the topic of food over here. First off food only refers to grains section of the food pyramid. So if you were to serve someone lunch without, rice, posho (corn meal), matooke (banana that are steamed or boiled similar to plantains), potatoes they would ask you where the food is. Everything else is called sauce. Matooke is the traditional dish here and took some getting used to but know I can say that I enjoy it when it is prepared with the right sauce. There is not much variety in the meals it always consists of the same food with the sauce changing from peanut sauce, beans, or any type of boiled meat.

The times people eat are also very different. You don't eat breakfast until around 10:00 because you are thought to be lazy if you eat before you work. Breakfast will consist of Tea and a Chapatti, roll or piece of bread. Lunch is then served around 2 or 3. This is the largest meal of the day and will normally keep you full until around 8 or 9 at that time you have another cup of tea and some bread. Many families will then eat supper around 11 or 12.

This has been my schedule other then the supper at 11 that is a bit to late for me to eat. It took some getting used to but know I kind of enjoy eating a large meal in the afternoon. We will see if I keep it up. Right now I am eating pretty much only Ugandan food but because I am in a larger city I have the option of getting some American food. Right now I enjoy the Ugandan food and plan to keep in the routine. I will let you know if I cave into the temptation for the American food.