This recipe for Sukuma Wiki is featured in the Kenya section of In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean, written by Hawa ...

Swahili for “pushing the week,” sukuma wiki is an affordable green vegetable dish that rounds out virtually every meal in Kenya. While many recipes call for cooking the greens in onions, Moju prefers ...

Ugali is one of the commonly cooked starch meals since it's easy to prepare. Sukuma wiki is pocket-friendly and eggs are an alternative and at times preferred source of protein.

In Kenya, many people believe that the English translation for sukuma wiki is kale. This is not true. Kale or leaf cabbage has green or purple leaves, in which the central leaves do not form a head ...

Sukuma wiki ("stretch the week") is an East African dish Akec Chuot grew up eating with her mum Helena Yar in Kenya. Now, it's a popular dish eaten by the majority of Southern Sudanese communities and ...

In Swahili, sukuma means “to push” and wiki “the week,” as in the day of the week. The name of this dish is a commentary on how cheap it is to prepare — cheap enough to push you through the week until ...

Sukuma Wiki is an African phrase that translates to “stretch the week,” acknowledging a vegetable that is affordable and available all year long. Instructions: Mash garlic and ginger, preferably with ...

Sukuma wiki, also known as collard greens, is a staple in many African households and is loved for its versatility and health ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Swahili phrase “sukuma wiki” means “push the week,” but what’s really being pushed is the family food budget. This is a great way to use up leftover meat ...

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