🥗 sideRank #2easy

Sukuma Wiki

Name: Sukuma Wiki
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 4 cups, chopped collard greens (sukuma wiki); 1 medium, sliced onion; 2 medium, diced tomato; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; to taste salt; 1/4 cup water

Sukuma Wiki is a popular Kenyan dish made from sautéed collard greens, often served as a side dish to staple foods like ugali. It is known for its simple, hearty, and nutritious character, reflecting everyday Kenyan home cooking and its emphasis on affordable, locally available ingredients.

6 ingredients

savoryearthyslightly sweetfreshmild

Culinary DNA Preview

Kenyan90%

Arabian10%

Ingredients

collard greens (sukuma wiki)
4 cups, chopped
onion
1 medium, sliced
tomato
2 medium, diced
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
salt
to taste
water
1/4 cup

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish's name means 'push the week' in Swahili, highlighting its role in extending limited food resources. It has roots in traditional East African agriculture where leafy greens are a dietary staple.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Kenyan90%

ingredients+techniques

Arabian10%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing simmering chopping

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

East Africacuisines →Foodways connections →