"Maize flour stiff porridge"
Translation:Ugali wa sembe
May 21, 2017
8 Comments
I'd say the English for ugali is "ugali" - 'stiff porridge' may be an accurate description, but it's not what you'd call ugali when talking English.
September 30, 2017
Not quite. Ugali is a thick, stiff maize porridge, whereas uji is much thinner in consistency.
May 21, 2017
Ugali has a consistency so that it can be kneaded with your hand and used to pick up other food
September 9, 2017
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My father is Tanzanian and uses the word ugi for oatmeal.
May 17, 2018
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I guess I dispute this because Ugali is made with corn flour and rice flour in my family so why differentiate it?
May 17, 2018
Sembe sounds more like sorghum or millet. According to Kenyans, it should be ugali wa mahindi or just "ugali."
December 29, 2018
