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Test Your Knowledge – Christmas Feasts Across Africa
1. What’s a popular meal in Kenya around Christmas?
Plantain stew and ugali (cornmeal paste)
Nyama Choma (barbequed meat) and Chapati (flatbread)
Beans and maize
2. What dish will you find on Christmas Eve and Christmas in Cameroon?
Fufu (dough made of plantain, cassava or yams)
Koki (black-eyed beans with red palm oil)
Plum pudding
3. What is the main course of an Ethiopian Christmas dinner?
Wat (spicy stew made with meat, vegetables and eggs)
Roasted chicken
Lentil stew
4. What dessert do Kenyans enjoy during Christmas?
Coconut ice
Mombassa Pumpkin Pudding
Mandazi donuts
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