Somalia
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Suqaar
The sizzling cubes: suqaar — small cubes of beef, goat or chicken stir-fried with onions, peppers and xawaash spices, served with canjeero, rice or bread — Somalia's favourite quick plate. Ingredients: beef or goat, onio…
Canjeero
The breakfast pancake: canjeero (lahoh's Somali form) — fermented, spongy pancakes eaten with sesame oil and sugar, or with stews and suqaar. Ingredients: wheat and sorghum or maize flours, water, yeast/starter, salt; se…
Xalwo
The amber sweet: xalwo (halwo) — a stretchy, ghee-rich jelly of sugar, cornstarch, cardamom and nuts, stirred for hours in Mogadishu's sweet shops for weddings and Eid. Ingredients: sugar, cornstarch, ghee, cardamom, nut…
Bariis Iskukaris
The camel milk nation plate: bariis iskukaris — spiced rice cooked in meat broth with xawaash, served with goat and bananas; camel milk (caano geel) alongside as drink and pride. Ingredients: basmati rice, goat meat, oni…
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