"Nyama Choma" means "roasted beef and goat meat" in Swahili and seems like general barbecue. However, the recent African BBQ has an open secret in ingredient and has gained a reputation for a African cultural cuisine.

"Nyama Choma" in Swahili means the roasted red meats over fired charcoal for a long time, which Massai tribe was used to eat grilled flesh or spareribs of cows and goats. The current "Nyama Choma" are quite different from original meats. The most important thing is the diversification of meats from livestock to wildlife.

The origin of "Nyama Choma" traced back to Massai's history. In the late first millennium AD, Massai eating BBQ immigrated to Massai Mara from North Africa to East. The nomadic people wandered with a herd of cows to look forward to grass and ground in lands. Otherwise, there were agricultural tribes bordered on Massai land - Kikuyu and Luo tribes to the north, and Chagga and Abugasi to the south and southwest. The farming tribes settled in lands to cultivate maize and corns.

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