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Kenyan Food Words for the imposter game
- Ugali
- Chapati
- Mandazi
- Nyama Choma
- Githeri
- Pilau
- Sukuma Wiki
- Kachumbari
- Mukimo
- Mutura
- Matoke
- Uji
- Njugu
- Bhajia
- Maini
- Mayai Pasua
- Smokie Pasua
- Chips Mwitu
- Chipsi Mayai
- Chips Masala
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20 of the 43 words in Imposterly’s Kenyan Food pack, from the Kenya shelf. Family-safe, so kids can play too. New to the game? How to play.
What the words mean
The app shows each word with a line like this, so nobody gets caught out by a word they’ve never heard.
- Ugali
- Stiff maize-flour dough, Kenya's everyday staple food
- Chapati
- Soft layered flatbread fried on a flat pan
- Mandazi
- Lightly sweet fried dough, East Africa's doughnut
- Nyama Choma
- Goat or beef grilled slowly over charcoal
- Githeri
- A simple dish of boiled maize and beans
- Pilau
- Rice cooked with spices and meat
- Sukuma Wiki
- Fried collard greens with onion and tomato, cheap and daily
- Kachumbari
- Fresh salad of chopped tomato, onion and chilli
- Mukimo
- Mashed potatoes with greens, maize and peas
- Mutura
- Grilled street sausage of spiced goat meat in a casing
- Matoke
- Green bananas cooked into a savoury stew
- Uji
- A thin, warm porridge, often made from millet or maize
- Njugu
- Peanuts, often roasted and sold in little paper packets
- Bhajia
- Potato slices dipped in spiced batter and deep fried
- Maini
- Liver, usually fried with onions
- Mayai Pasua
- Boiled egg split open and stuffed with kachumbari
- Smokie Pasua
- Smoked sausage split open and filled with kachumbari
- Chips Mwitu
- Cheap roadside fries sold in paper bags
- Chipsi Mayai
- French fries cooked into an omelette
- Chips Masala
- Fries tossed in a spicy, tangy tomato sauce
Everyone’s card says Ugali. The imposter’s says Chapati.
That’s Decoy mode: the imposter knows they’re the imposter and gets a word from the same pack to hide behind. In Classic, they get no word at all. How to play
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