Somali Cuisine

The Somali cuisine varies from region to region and is a mixture of the Somali, Ethiopian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indian and Italian influence.For example, Ethiopian and Eritrean injera (a type of unleavened bread) on Somali Canjeero.Or the way to cook the rice meets South Yemeni customs.

Since Somalia is an Islamic country, there is only "halal" (permitted under Islamic rule) prepared foods.Pork and blood, such as bloody steaks, and alcohol or are alcohol with cooked food is not eaten and the meat is halal according to Islamic ritual.

Some examples of Somali cuisine

Canjeero is usually eaten for breakfast.Either with ghee (subag, melted butter) and sugar or with liver, onions and peppers.For children Canjeero mixed with tea and sesame oil.

In the south mostly Samusa (dumplings with meat, tuna or vegetable filling) is eaten for breakfast.

Lunch (Qado) is the most important meal of the day.Lunch is always served on banana as a garnish.

In the north part of soup for lunch, in southern salad hot sauce  (Busbaas ) with peppers, onions, garlic and  possibly coconut.

The most common meal is rice (Bariis) served with lamb, camel, goat or chicken and fish. Als Beilage, fried in ghee potatoes, carrots, onions and raisins (Zabiib)

Next meals:

Polenta (thrush), similar to polenta, with a stew of tomatoes and other vegetables or meat with milk.

Coarsely ground corn (thrush Furfur) served with tomato sauce with fish and vegetables, (Sanuuna).

In Marca (South) Thrush Furfur is served with coconut milk and fish.

Burkaaki, ( Sabaayad ) similar to the Indian flat bread with a stew of tomatoes, meat, carrots and peas.

Spaghetti with tomato sauce, banana and lemon juice.

For dinner (Casho) are often cooked red beans (Anbuulo) served with sesame oil or ghee and sugar.

there is corn bread (Mufo) in many different versions, depending on the region, served with sesame oil and honey, shredded meat or scrambled eggs with onion.

The most popular is sweet halwa. Ein fester Gelee aus Zucker, A firm jelly made from sugar, spices like saffron and cardamom and ghee.