The Burundese are fond of their beans, they are present at every meal, sometimes together with corn, as this is the crop promoted by the government. Plantains are eaten a lot, as well as cassava an sweet potato. In Burundi, there are still a number of people living from India, probably already from the time of the Ugandan railway. As a result, you still see Indian influences on the menu like chapati, but less so than in Uganda itself.
Special days in Burundi are 1 July, Independence Day, and 28 November, Republic Day (1962). Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and worldwide history.