Sufuria
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A Sufuria is a Swahili language
word, adopted in East African English, for a flat based, deep sided, lipped and handleless cooking pot or container, ubiquitous in Kenya
, parts of Tanzania
and surrounding nations. A replacement for more traditional crockery containers (ek fara), it used in most every Kenyan household for cooking, serving and storing food. Most Sufuria are today aluminum, produced and purchased locally in the informal sector. Sufuria were traditionally used to cook over open fire, charcoal brazier (a jiko), or coals, and are purchased in a variety of sizes, with and without lids.
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
word, adopted in East African English, for a flat based, deep sided, lipped and handleless cooking pot or container, ubiquitous in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, parts of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and surrounding nations. A replacement for more traditional crockery containers (ek fara), it used in most every Kenyan household for cooking, serving and storing food. Most Sufuria are today aluminum, produced and purchased locally in the informal sector. Sufuria were traditionally used to cook over open fire, charcoal brazier (a jiko), or coals, and are purchased in a variety of sizes, with and without lids.