What do burundi eat

Browse wiki. Pasteis de Carne Mozzarella Tomato Mrs. Related Wikis. Fictional Foods. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Burundian Cuisine. Edit source History Talk 0. This article is a stub! Renga renga : Potato-leaf and peanut stew. Nyama : Meat stew with tomato. Urwarwa: Homemade banana wine drunk during celebrations. Impeke: Beer brewed from sorghum, and often drunk through straws.

Introducing Burundi. Plan your trip. In fact, total food production in Burundi would only cover a person for 55 days out of the year. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world. This reduces the amount of farming land available for food production. Like much of Central Africa, Burundi is prone to natural disasters such as floods, hailstorms, drought and torrential rain.

In recent years, the country has registered an unusually high number of natural disasters, which have contributed to the displacement of communities, the destruction of homes, the disruption of livelihoods and the further deterioration of food and nutrition security. We set the table with the colors of the Burundi flag. Red stands for her struggles for independence, green is for hope and white is for peace.

We said a prayer for these three ethnic tribes and their land. We then wondered how life might have been different, not just for them, but for many other countries, if the boundaries after colonization, were more clearly thought out.

We ate the meal family style, using only our right hand, as is customary there. Much to our surprise, the beans and bananas were a delicious combination.

With so few items to choose from, I am certain that each Burundian family has their own special touches to add to this simple, filling, sweet and savory dish. The flat bread was outstanding and really fun to make.

When I first saw the recipe, I was skeptical, as it said to make the dough into a paper fan and then roll it up to create a flaky interior. It worked! The bread was perfect with the bean and banana stew. On the side, we enjoyed a light, slaw like salad, which was simply: onions, tomatoes, a little chili and fresh cilantro with just a squeeze of lemon on top.

In Burundi they make a special kind of alcoholic beverage using bananas. However, we decided to enjoy the meal with a simple glass of water. This journey was heart wrenching for me. How sad that people have to kill each other just because they are a different ethnicity.

How sad that so many live in poverty without proper sanitation, clean water, or food. How sad to not have medical care to speak of, in the midst of so many diseases; AIDS, and malaria being the most formidable threats.