Does Somalia have a cuisine? What truly is "Somali Food"?

[Lancer]

Cambaabur is Somali but it's only a regional thing. 95% of Somalis I met never heard or ate it before.

Muqmad is also exclusive to Somalis.

[CasualFarah]

Cambabur is from Djibouti, i heard it has Yemeni origin
cambabur with yogurt ...I only had cambaaur on Eid days .

[TopGent]

Get intouch anonymous abdi

[Garaad_LQ]

Muqmad (udkac) is without a doubt our only and greatest invention when it comes to food
As a people, we are very resourceful and have this ability to quickly adopt to new ideas and concepts , but until recently we were living in seclusion with little to no interaction with outsiders, except for the few coastal people who occasionally traded with Arabs and Indians ,
fast-forward to the twentieth-century thanks to globalization our cuisine now has Indian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences and origin but we made it uniquely ours.

[GAMES]

Malawax
Canjeero
Xalwad
Doolshe
Bajiye
Bisbaas
Mac macaan


Those are all Somali that is native to our country.

[Garaad_LQ]

Malawax
Canjeero
Xalwad
Doolshe
Bajiye
Bisbaas
Mac macaan


Those are all Somali that is native to our country.

Why don't you add guinness to that list too while you're at it .

[zidane88]

Gadhow iyo caano
Soor iyo caano (hilib)
Muqmad
Hadhuudh iyo caano (hilib)

No ifs, no buts, but pure Somali authentic cuisine.

[AGENT447]

Muqmad (udkac) is without a doubt our only and greatest invention when it comes to food
As a people, we are very resourceful and have this ability to quickly adopt to new ideas and concepts , but until recently we were living in seclusion with little to no interaction with outsiders, except for the few coastal people who occasionally traded with Arabs and Indians ,
fast-forward to the twentieth-century thanks to globalization our cuisine now has Indian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences and origin but we made it uniquely ours.

Sax, because of ou geographical location, we are more or less internationally influenced society when it comes to cuisine, which is not that bad itself but we do have our own native dishes as basic and nutrition-less as they might be!
Shuuro/Soor
Garraw/Sorghum
Qammadi/ wheat
Laxoox/pancake; I know some of you said this is xabashi origin but u are very much mistaken. The name Canjero=Injeera might be Ethiopian origin but laxoox itself ain't.
Caaano Geel/Lo'/Adhi
Sollay meat of any kind/ roasted meat
Hillib Geel/Lo/Adhi caadi ah iyo maraq cad, Kurus Geel
cambaabur
Karaaciin
Beer
Suqaar
Digir/Cambuulo
Arabikhi/Gallay/Fara cad with caano
Xasiid
Aalle
Oodkac=first time I am calling this Oodkac bless thy Muqmad
Xalwad
Harrisad
Kalluun /Mallaay? Native to anyone who has access to the sea!
Nacalaa abuu Shaax Al Somaali macal qorofal, hayl iyo sanjabiil with 4 -5 tea spoons of sugar
If you have any more native Somali dishes in mind, add it to this list plz.

[Garaad_LQ]

@nacalaa abuu shaax


Yeah Some of these are simple but indeed authentically Somali, and the ones mentioned by zidane88 too
but ...
xalwad or حلوى is originally from Yemen (I know the Somali one is a little different ), Hariisad is some form of halwa too
karaaciin , Casiid ,suqaar are all yemeni cuisine
And shah is Indian with it's qirfa heel iyo sanjabeel lol

Laxoox or لحوح is the Yemeni version of the Ethiopian anjera , reer waqooyi-ga ayaa cadan ka soo xaday lol



kaluun, hilib geel iyo kurus

[Hyperactive]

i googled Cambaabur and found youtube video, wa on la7oo7 bahaarat laku sameyey. i thought it was some sweet stuff like bint al sa7an.

[waayeel101]

hilib iyo biyo iyo caano that's our cuisine.

milix/cusbo xita inagu ma lihin.

[Garaad_LQ]

hilib iyo biyo iyo caano that's our cuisine.

milix/cusbo xita inagu ma lihin.

Lol true but I don't know about milix it's kinda universal


Hyper
it's the first time I see that name too , cambabuur it's sounds funny lol , let me google it

[TheblueNwhite]

Cad iyo Caano (hilib iyo Caano) - can't get more Somali than this.

Soor iyo maraq.

Salbuko with maraq malaay.

Cambuulo with saliid macsaro and sokor.

Falfaliir with Malab. Lol

[Hyperactive]

Garaad, wa n la7oo7

[Garaad_LQ]

I like 7awaash videos very professional,
But wow la7oo7 iyo ukun no thanks lol



I once ate cambuulo with saliid macsaro.... what a nightmare , never again