When you hear the word ‘Rolex’ what runs in your mind in a Swiss Luxury Watch, but in Uganda it is some tasty street food.
Rolex is a popular delicacy in Uganda which is a combination of an egg, onion and vegetables omelette rolled up in a chapati.
The dish is quick to prepare, and can be
taken at any time of the day from breakfast to any other meal time.
Don’t ask for a plate of ‘rolled eggs’, though, or you’ll be met with a
blank look.
The word ‘Rolex’ comes from the idea that
chapati and the omelette are rolled together. This idea originated from
the chapati sellers’ creativeness at Makerere University fueled by
students who needed a quick meal because of time and financial
limitations.
However, the delicacy soon spread like
wild fire all over Uganda. It is now very useful food for people who
really enjoy tasty foods.
The term has taken Uganda, East Africa and
the world by storm is ‘Rolex’. A filling street snack that started as
street barbecues but has since been admitted to the menus of upmarket Uganda hotels and lodges – usually with a few special variations on the standard recipe.
Ugandans
celebrated the invention by holding the world’s first Rolex Festival in
2016 and 2017, with Kampala’s top chefs competing for the tittle of the
Rolex King.
Further afield, Sylvester Bbale, a Ugandan
living in Denmark, owes his victory in Copenhagen’s 2016 ‘food truck’
competition to his own, hungry popular Rolex recipe.
There are other terms related to the Rolex
like; Titanic; Two Chapatis and more, making up a Rolex. Kikomando;
Chapati cut into slices and mixed with beans. (Kikomando means eating a
fast, cheap meal like a commando/war hero or commando style). It can
also mean someone not afraid to get dirty by eating a cheap meal.
Well, if your planning to visit Kampala on your safari tour in Uganda, try the Rolex street snack either on the streets of Kampala or in your hotel/lodge.
Ask a guide to show you where to buy a Rolex in Uganda or travel with Kampala City Tours for all city adventures in Uganda.
Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa.
