Highland Harvest · Unpeeled Potatoes
Kigezi Irish Potatoes (Turnonko)
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Unlike most potato traditions, Bakiga cooks traditionally leave the skins on when boiling — the peel comes off, if at all, at the table.
Kabale's cool highland climate makes it Uganda's Irish potato heartland. Boiled unpeeled in the traditional style called turnonko, the potatoes are sold hot by roadside vendors and market stalls across the district.
Why it's made this way: Kabale supplied Kampala's main produce market with Irish potatoes for decades, and the crop remains central to Bakiga food identity and the local economy today.
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