Savoring the Streets: Cheap Local Food You Must Try in Kenya

Viazi Karai

Viazi Karai, or spicy fried potatoes cannot be missed for crispiness and delicious bite. A special blend of spices is used in deep-frying potatoes till golden before serving them together with some tangy sauces for an extra kick.

Mutura

Try out Mutura, the popular Kenyan street food made up of a mixed-in beef or goat meat into the casings. Mutura is grilled just right for the extra bit of sweet taste.

Mahindi Choma

For a simple meal, try “Mahindi Choma”. This street snack is normally grilled into smokey goodness, and sometimes even has some taste-adding sauce brushed on it.

Mshikaki

Stuff of meat and green bell peppers, marinated and roasted over a charcoal fire. This results to the marinade which has a sour taste, which is mixed with spices and vinegar. It is normally accompanied by kachumbari.

5. Smokies or mayai (boiled eggs ) with kachumbari

Most of the time such snacks are sold by vendors operating pushcarts in various places or along the street sides. The snack has gained enormous popularity in Kenya as the favorite evening eating option since it is easy to prepare and satisfies one’s appetite immediately. Kachumbari is freshly made salsa. Onions, tomatoes and other spices.

Eggs are called mayai in swahili, while smokies are similar pork sausages. It is impossible to have a single smokie. You will want the second one after eating the first one and take it when walking away so as not to tempt you into getting a third one and a fourth one respectively.