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Nyama Choma na Kachumbari (Kenyan Roast Goat with Fresh Tomato Relish)
Tender, smoky charcoal-roasted goat ribs served with a bright, piquant tomato and red onion kachumbari relish.
The story
Nyama Choma, meaning 'roasted meat' in Swahili, is the social heartbeat of Kenyan gatherings, celebrated in open-air choma joints across Nairobi and beyond. The meat is seasoned strictly with salt and garlic-chili water during roasting over charcoal embers to highlight the clean flavor of prime local goat. It is traditionally carved on a wooden slab and eaten communally with stiff white maize ugali and fresh kachumbari.
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