Nakuru Restaurants

Well, the people may be nice, but their main dish made me want to tear my tongue out. It is made out of cornmeal, and it all boils down to this (pun intended). The pour water in with the cornmeal, stir and stir and stir until what is left is a mound of dense... cornmeal. Its so thick, that you have to cut with a knife. Imagine really thick dough, that someone put too much flour in, make it a bit more dense, and you have ugali. Thankfully, it is normally served with a vegetable or meat, with sauce, to conceal the lack of flavor.

Of course, this was how it presented to my western tongue, and likely will to yours as well. But, you certainly have to remember that this is what they have to eat. It is the mainstay of their diet and nutrition, and would be insulting to turn down.