Matoke from Uganda

Matoke is most consummed food in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi in rural areas and cities. You can find matoke in the most restaurants in Uganda and Rwanda for good price.!

Matoke, locally also known as matooke, amatooke in Buganda (Central Uganda), ekitookye in southwestern Uganda, ekitooke in western Uganda, ebitooke in northwestern Tanzania, igitoki in Rwanda and Burundi and by the cultivar name East African Highland banana, is a starchy triploid banana cultivar originating from the African Great Lakes.

The fruit is harvested green, carefully peeled, and then cooked and often mashed or pounded into a meal. In Uganda and Rwanda, the fruit is steam-cooked, and the mashed meal is considered a national dish in both countries.

Matoke bananas are a staple  food crop in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and other Great Lakes countries.