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Matoke

A Ugandan meal of green East African Highland bananas, carefully peeled, cooked, and mashed or pounded. Steamed in Uganda and Rwanda, it is considered a national dish in both countries.

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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.

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