AboutKagi Expertise I can answer questions on the overall Kenyan culture, our history (given some time to confirm the facts), and our way of life in the towns and rural areas. I'm not claiming expertise, but if you want my opinion, I'll give it to you.
Experience I am a Kenyan, I have worked with various children's homes and aid organisations to get a hint of the other side of the street, and I enjoy observing Kenyan life. I have also done a number of courses in culture.
Organizations I Choose Life (ICL), Kenya Book Foundation (KBF), and SIFE
Publications A local magazine in Kenyan estates in Nairobi, AdPaper, and my university newspaper, Involvement.
Education/Credentials A liberal B.A in Communication.
Expert: Kagi Date: 9/3/2007 Subject: Are there foods which Kenyans do not eat?
Question Hi, I have a delegation of Kenyan visitors coming to Northern Ireland and I am unsure what to provide them for lunch. Are there any no-no's that I should avoid?
Thanks in advance!
Answer Hi Jo,
I'm afraid I don't know what you have in Northern Ireland. But Kenyans are quite reserved in what they eat. The so-called exotic meals don't catch our fancy. The frog legs and weird sea foods might be quite hard to convince a Kenyan to eat. If they are young, they may be willing to try it, but if not, they are quite stuck in their ways. I think, to be on the safe side, stick to what is 'regular' for us. That is, fish, chicken, beef, rice, potatoes, vegetables (mostly cabbage, kales, carrots, corriander, capsicum, tomatoes and onions), grains like beans, cowpeas and maize. We eat fast food quite a bit, but not on a regular basis, and many people are quite picky about what kind of fat they can take.
Maybe if you told me what staple food you have in N. Ireland I could tell you what would work and what won't. It might work better!
