How to pronounce Chipsi kuku

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /t͡ʃipsi kuku/. In plain English letters that is CHIP-see KOO-koo, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Chipsi kuku?

Chipsi kuku is a street food of Tanzania. Where it comes from: All Tanzania. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and late at night. Its main ingredients are potato and chicken. It tastes savory and spicy.

Where Chipsi kuku comes from

Chipsi kuku is one of 11 signature dishes of Tanzania on this map.

• Kiti moto · Main dish · All Tanzania

  Kiti moto, literally 'hot seat', is the Tanzanian name for a popular dish of pork, also nicknamed mdudu, 'the insect', or mbuzi katoliki, 'Catholic goat'.

• Bada · Main dish · All Tanzania

  Bada is ugali made from cassava, a stiff porridge that turns dark as it cooks, which is why it is also called black ugali.

• Mandazi maandazi · Bread & pastry · Swahili coast (Zanzibar)

  Mandazi are triangular or round pieces of slightly sweet dough, often flavoured with coconut milk and cardamom, deep-fried until puffed and golden.

• Chipsi mayai · Street food · Dar es Salaam

  Chipsi mayai, "chips and eggs", is an omelette cooked with French fries, made in a pan where beaten eggs are poured over hot chips and fried until set.

• Kachumbari · Snack · Dar es Salaam

  Kachumbari is a fresh salad of chopped tomatoes, onions and chilli, dressed with lime juice and salt, and sometimes coriander, cucumber or avocado.

• Mtori · Soup & stew · Kilimanjaro

  Mtori is a thick Tanzanian soup or stew of green bananas and meat, sometimes with potatoes, milk or cream added.

Food of Tanzania

Dishes like Chipsi kuku in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Chipsi kuku:

• Salteña · Street food · La Paz, Bolivia

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• Gatsby · Street food · Western Cape, South Africa

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• Jerusalem mixed grill מעורב ירושלמי · Street food · Jerusalem, Israel

  Me'orav Yerushalmi, "Jerusalem mix", is chicken hearts, livers and spleen, often with bits of breast meat, fried quickly on a hot griddle with onions and spices such as cumin, turmeric and black pepper.

• Vada pav वडा पाव · Street food · Mumbai, India

  Vada pav is Mumbai's street food: a spiced potato fritter in chickpea batter, pressed into a soft bread roll called pav with garlic and green chutneys and a fried chilli.