On Tuesday night the American participants dined together at Binen, a restaurant in Gulu serving local cuisine. What is the local cuisine like in Gulu? The northern Ugandan diet consists of a solid base of starchy foods – sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, rice, cassava, and millet. Stews with goat meat or chicken and broth are common and often served with rice. Binen captures the local flavor with malakwang, a dish of bitter greens mixed with a ground nut paste and typically served with rice or potatoes.

Most all of the participants looked forward to the breakfast tea at Bora Bora, which is a spicy take on traditional milk tea. Bora Bora adds masala spices to their tea, which gives it a very strong ginger flavor. Perfect for dunking rock buns or fried doughnuts from the local bakery!