In the mid-90s, my mother paid a visit to an aunt who had emigrated to Scandinavia and settled in Stockholm, Sweden, for over two decades. Of the many memories she held on to from that trip abroad, her most notable was the culture shock she suffered at a lunch that my aunt’s neighbour had hosted…
Tag: Chapati
The Chapati Movement
One packet of wheat flour, unga ya ngano, can make anything from between 18 to 22 chapatis. It depends on who you ask. A packet retails at kshs 115 and it is cheaper than a packet of maize flour by almost 20 shillings. So chapatti is replacing ugali at least as the urban staple.