Nyama Choma and the Semiotics of Salivation: A Satirical Inquiry into East African Meat Rituals
Sizzling Nyama Choma - Wikipedia commons Disclaimer: This article contains high levels of satire. Proceed with an open mind and a full stomach. Nyama Choma makes it to Oxford, finally A rigorous peer-reviewed investigation into meat and the ethics of munching your research variable. Published in the Journal of Edible Epistemology, Vol. 1, Issue 1. Introduction It’s official. Nyama choma —Kenya’s iconic roast meat—has entered the Oxford Dictionary. A moment of national pride? Absolutely. But as any serious researcher knows, we must ask: did it get there through merit, or was there a smoky backroom deal involving skewers, salt, kachumbari and suspiciously well-fed lexicographers? This article explores the epistemology of meat...