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Tilapia
Chicken
The Luo have long been stereotyped
to love their fish - particularly Tilapia
and Nile Perch (Just don’t ask them
to pronounce the word ‘fish’!) This
perhaps stems from the fact that
fish in Kenya comes mostly from
Lake Victoria, along which the tribe
resides. In fact, should you ever
find yourself in Kisumu, be sure to
head to the Lwang’ni chain of shanty
hotels along the shores of the lake
where you’ll find fish about the size
of your arm, and so fresh it’s like it
jumped right out of the water into
the frying pan. Generally, the Luo
way of making fish is deep-fried or
stewed with kachumbari, sukuma
wiki (or a variety of indigenous
vegetables) and ugali. In Nai ɽ