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Burundi food: discover traditional cuisine

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Culinary influences

Staple ingredients

Key flavorings

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Burundi is a small, landlocked country in East Africa, nestled in the heart of the Great Lakes region. The country is small, but densely populated with around 12 million people. Burundi’s lands are full of hills and mountains, terrain is mostly highland plateau with the average elevation around 5,000 feet above sea level, making the climate temperate…

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The average Burundi daily plate size is

1345 g.
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Grains

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Fish and seafood

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Produce

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Eggs and dairy

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Meats

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Sugar, fats and nuts

Core ingredients

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Herbs

AFRICAN BASIL

PARSLEY

CILANTRO

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Spices

BLACK PEPPER

TURMERIC DRY

CORIANDER

CUMIN

DRY CHILI

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Aromatics

GARLIC

ONION

LEMON

GINGER

CHILI PEPPERS

TOMATO

LIME

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Condiments

TAMARIND

DRIED FISH/SEAFOOD

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