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Omena

Name: Omena
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups dried Omena (small fish); 1 medium, sliced onions; 2 medium, chopped tomatoes; 3 tablespoons cooking oil; to taste salt; 1 cup water

Omena is a traditional Kenyan dish made from small dried fish, typically fried or stewed with tomatoes and onions. It is a staple protein source for many communities around Lake Victoria and holds cultural significance as an affordable and nutritious food.

6 ingredients

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Kenyan85%

Swahili15%

Ingredients

dried Omena (small fish)
2 cups
onions
1 medium, sliced
tomatoes
2 medium, chopped
cooking oil
3 tablespoons
salt
to taste
water
1 cup

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Omena has been a vital part of the diet for the Luo and other lakeside communities for generations, relying on the abundant small fish from Lake Victoria as a sustainable food source.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Kenyan85%

ingredients+techniques

Swahili15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

cleaning sautéing simmering stewing

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