Slightly fried, yes, but completely boiled? Never. At Hajji and Hajji Classic restaurant in Nakulabye, the breakfast is either beans katogo or beef katogo served with tea or juice. As you would imagine, it is run by Muslims and these in most cases, have mastered the art of cooking.
When I ordered, I never imagined it would come just boiled with a flat taste. I have always thought the essence of katogo was to showcase the chef ’s ability to pair up different foods into one tasteful meal.
What an easy job it must be for the chefs at Hajji & Hajji! I mean, throw into fresh beans a couple of Irish potatoes and matooke fingers, add salt and boil to serve. It tasted as dull as it looked.
There were a few tomatoes and onions thrown here and there, but they too seemed misplaced. But while I cursed one of my worst dining decisions ever, more and more diners streamed in ordering for exactly what I was disgracing.
From boda boda riders picking as many as four takeaway orders each, to corporates walking in for their early morning dish, I seemed like the odd man out. The walk-in diners all seemed to be enjoying their meals; and so, I was forced to dig in and eat some more.
But no matter how much I tried, there was just no flow from this meal. Even the accompanying avocado and rice just failed to fit into this meal.
Maybe it was the huge portions served at a price of just Shs 8,000, or they are actually diet-conscious diners; I just failed to understand the whole buzz for this boiled katogo.
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