Kachumbari is a refreshing East African salad based on finely chopped onions, chili peppers, and tomatoes. It can be served as a salad, a condiment, a relish, or an appetizer. In Uganda, it is accompanied by nyama choma, in Kenya, it is served with ugali and pilau, and in Tanzania, it is usually paired with rice pilau or biryani.

Nyama choma is Kenya's unofficial national dish, meaning barbecued meat in the Swahili language. The meat is usually goat or beef, served roasted throughout the country, from roadside shacks to fine restaurants. It is often paired with local beer and side dishes such as ugali.

This unique, polenta-like side dish is a Tanzanian favorite, traditionally served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Made by rolling a tiny bit of creamy, thick cornmeal paste (made from cooked white maize) in a hand until it forms into a ball, and making an indentation in it with a thumb, ugali becomes an edible spoon that is often dipped into various stews and sauces.

The delicacy known as mutura is a Kenyan sausage made by stuffing goat intestines with a combination of ground meat, goat blood, and seasonings such as ginger, garlic, coriander, and piri-piri chilies. The sausage is traditionally boiled and then placed on the grill in order to dehydrate the meat and give it a unique, smoky flavor.

Mukimo is a popular Kenyan one-pot dish consisting of potatoes, corn, beans, peas, and greens that are cooked in water with some salt, then mashed into a purée. The name of the dish is derived from the word kima, meaning to mash.

Wali wa kukaanga is a delicious Kenyan dish made by combining boiled rice with turmeric, onions, oil, and vegetables such as carrots, peas, and corn. The combination of rice and vegetables is then fried, and the whole dish is served as an accompaniment to chicken dishes.

Kuku wa kupaka is a flavorful Kenyan dish that is especially popular in the country's coastal regions. It consists of chicken pieces cooked in a hearty, spicy sauce made with coconut milk, tomato paste, and flavorings such as cumin, turmeric, and lime juice.

Ingoho is a Kenyan poultry dish consisting of a chicken cooked Luhya-style by the Luhya people of Western Kenya. The dish is served only to important visitors. A whole chicken is typically roasted to give it a nice brown color, and it is then consumed.

Although Kenyan stew can be prepared with goat or chicken, the most popular and traditional version is made with chunks of beef, oil, onions, curry powder, tomatoes, coriander, and garlic. The base is typically prepared with ingredients such as peppers, peas, potatoes, and carrots.