Mugoyo is a traditional
main course
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Typically, the main course is the meal that is the heaviest, heartiest, and most intricate or substantial o ...
dish in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is served in most regions in Uganda and is defined as mingled. The main ingredients of the dish are
sweet potatoes
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young sho ...
and
beans
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.
Origins
Mugoyo is popular in some communities in Uganda. The
Iteso
The Iteso (or people of Teso) are a Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and ''Ateso'' is their language.
History Origins
The exact origins of the Iteso remain uncl ...
call it “emugoyo”, the
Baganda
The Ganda people, or Baganda (endonym: ''Baganda''; singular ''Muganda''), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. Traditionally composed of 52 clans (although since a 1993 survey, only 46 are official ...
refer to it as Mugoyo or Omugoyo which means it is mingled.
In
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...
, omugoyo has been associated with aging women because it is assumed only old women have the patience to prepare it due to the straining process. The common myth about omugoyo in
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...
is that two lovers are not supposed to serve each other omugoyo. It is believed that such an act would extinguish the fire and may even result in a failed relationship.
Recipes
The recipe for mugoyo consists of red kidney beans also known as Nambale and sweet potatoes.
Cooking Method
The cooking process is started by boiling dried red kidney beans known as Nambale with salt till tender. The dark purple sweet potatoes are then peeled and steamed in
banana
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leaves till tender. The beans and sweet potatoes are mashed together to form one dish.
Mugoyo is prepared over firewood where the smoke from the firewood adds a great taste to the mugoyo during the baking moment known as kubobeeza. Mugoyo can also be served with coffee or tea for breakfast. One would have cover it in plantains and momentarily roast it on the traditional Kiganda stove known as ekyoto.
See also
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Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young sho ...
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Beans
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Cuisine of Uganda
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Many dishes include various vegetables, potatoes, yams, bananas and other ...
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List of African dishes
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List of porridges
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Kumusha
Ugandan cuisine
Legume dishes
Potato dishes
Breakfast dishes