Somali cuisine near you!

[Djibouti]

Originally Posted by Yoniii

Do you know if there's any Somali restaurant in the inner city?

you mean downtown stockholm ? no but there is probably many there, you could ask somalis for direction, they will tell you where.

and i thought you knew sweden better than me ? I only know rinkeby (my hood, got a lot of buddies there) and the buss/train station in stockholm, other than that, i never set foot on the city. i have yet to visit and explore more of it.

in fact im from the east nord of the country, just north of GÖTEBORG.

[Constantine MMX]

Originally Posted by Djibouti

good thread constantine,

there is a somali restaurant in Rinkeby (sweden) called Restaurant blue moon. I had a good time there, and wasn't expecting something that big and organised from somalis but still it was quite a shock.

I love bariiiiis, basto, laxoooooox (my mom is good at) and shax canaleh (yummy).

P.S! can HUSSEIN try to talk to his higher ups about letting us somalis (djibouti, somalia + somaliland) get our own section of this website like the ethiopians do.

Blue Moon is a very nice restaurant, unfortunately there aren't any good quality images of it. You should go to Dubai and visit Somali Road, or Suuq Somal, and you will be shocked at all the Somali hotels, jewelries, restaurants, textiles, electronics shops etc.

I don't think a section for Somalia is necessary, stable countries like Ghana should be given one before the former, you could make an argument for Djibouti though, discuss it with Xusein.

Originally Posted by screenshotartist

so the closest Somali cuisine to me is 850km away

That's close, I will go there for lunch sometimes

Where do you live?

Originally Posted by sammyjay77

There are other nice Somali Restaurants in Streatham, London....about 5km from where I live.

Lovely Thread anyway

Good to know man, I will look them up.

Originally Posted by aminechangchun

I've been to one in Beijing ! I just don't remember the name !

That's cool, hope you remember the name, would love to check it out.

Originally Posted by Yoniii

Very nice thread!

My mom calls my dad Somali because he like's to put Moz in everything. I wanna see those dishes..

Your pops is the man , I took a Korean classmate once to a Somali restaurant and ordered two rice dishes, the waiter then supplied us with two bananas, and she looked at me with a WTF face, but then she tried it and now she eats it with everything

[Yoniii]

Originally Posted by Djibouti

you mean downtown stockholm ? no but there is probably many there, you could ask somalis for direction, they will tell you where.

and i thought you knew sweden better than me ? I only know rinkeby (my hood, got a lot of buddies there) and the buss station in stockholm, other than that, i never set foot on the city. i have yet to visit and explore more of it.

in fact im from the east nord of the country, just north of GÖTEBORG.

Alright, I haven't seen one in downtown. I'll ask someone next time I'm in R-by.

North of Göteborg? You mean the west coast then, near Oslo I presume. I don't know much about Swedish cities in general, but I find my way around Stockholm.

[Djibouti]

Originally Posted by Yoniii

Alright, I haven't seen one in downtown. I'll ask someone next time I'm in R-by.

North of Göteborg? You mean the west coast then, near Oslo I presume. I don't know much about Swedish cities in general, but I find my way around Stockholm.

your damn right, its west coast and not east cast, i screwed up a bit.

[screenshotartist]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

Where do you live?

I live in Sydney Australia

and the closest is in Melbourne Victoria: which is like 900km from me


I might be goin there this month

[Constantine MMX]

Originally Posted by screenshotartist

I live in Sydney Australia

and the closest is in Melbourne Victoria: which is like 900km from me

I might be goin there this month

There is one closer to you at 60a Auburn Rd, AUBURN, NSW 2144. - http://www.business.com.au/business-...cation-auburn/

[Constantine MMX]

Dalxiis, Brixton - UK


Lula's Cafe, Milwaulkee - USA

[Constantine MMX]

Very strong reviews, it has a high rating on Yelp(local review site):

daaaaaaaaaaaang, what a great find! this place is located weird next to a nice apartment complex and conveniently neighbor to a light rail station. my friend told me about this place and we drove all the way over to the other side of san jose to see what all the hubub was about. and boy was it different--and delicious. my bf and i shared a huge, and i mean HUGE plate of food for $20. the guy who sat us said anything in the fridge was up for grabs and so was this traditional hot tea. if anything, you should go just to try their tea! i'm not into drinking tea at like, dim sum or chinese restaurants, but i could seriously drown happily in this stuff. it took a while for the food to cook, but it was definitely worth the wait. plus the guy with the blue tooth in his ear was friendly and attentive. we stayed later than they were open and we never once felt rushed out.

TRY IT! - STEPH V

I absolutely love the goat, which is a fairly simple dish of bone-in chunks of meat. I too was surprised that it wasn't more like Ethiopian, or even spicy/exotically flavored. The goat wasn't plain - there were definitely spices involved - but seasonings were used with a light hand and I couldn't really pick any out - I just know that the result as outrageously tasty.

I've also had chicken suqaar, which is a sort of spicy stir-fry, over spaghetti. All the dishes come with your choice of rice, chapati, injera, or pasta. I had tried and really liked the jumbo-sized, slightly sweet Somali version of chapati, but I was curious about the pasta, which also comes with a banana. The whole thing was like a mash-up of Peruvian saltado and spicy spaghetti.

Service is a bit odd - the owner can be friendly or kind of brusque depending on how occupied she is. But when I asked about some injera I saw her dousing with ghee and sweet tea, she gave me a piece to try. It's less fermented/sour than the Ethiopian version, although what I had was actually quite light in color and I wouldn't call it sweet - the chapati was more sweet. I preferred the more flavorful Ethiopian injera. But I love the sinus-clearing chai, which is sweetened but milk-free. It's in a carafe at the back of the restaurant for self-serve.

I'm looking forward to trying that beef stew, the sambusas, and the rice. I had Somali rice that someone's mom made at a picnic once and it was really good, with turmeric and cinnamon and raisins. -Clcely W.

more here:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/jubba-restaurant-san-jose

[Constantine MMX]

I tried African Paradise for the first time tonight. A former coworker and good friend has a group that tries new foods from different countries once a month. Tonight we went Somalian.

The food was amazing. The staff was exceptional, polite, funny, and very helpful. It was nice to go to a place where the meal is more of an event. And good lord it is inexpensive. 6 adults cost a mere $59 and there was so much food left over.

There were a few courses. We started off with soup that seemed to have a potato and onion base, but it was not heavy at all more of a broth. Then there was a flat bread with a tomato and olive oil sauce with just the right amount of spice. There were a few beverages with a mango drink, water, and the most amazing tea. The tea was dark amber, sweetened with honey and had a blend of ginger and cinnamon.

The main course was roasted goat with rice. The goat was good. The rice was nicely seasoned and blended well with all the other spices throughout the evening. It was never overwhelming or too much of any one thing. We sampled each others dishes and the chicken will be my next dish.

They have an amazing hot sauce. So good that it gets its own paragraph. It starts out sweet - kind of like sweet barbecue, but it was not barbecue. Then after you finish the bite the heat comes on slowly, like an old man easing into a warm bath. Then it heats up and lingers in the center of your tongue like a first kiss. Your second and third bite of food after sampling this sauce and spice is still there to flavor your food. Too much of it will cause a light sweat and a little watering of the eyes, if you are not careful. And like a hard liquor too much too early and it will hurt you. The approach to this hot sauce should be the approach to a long and happy life. All things in moderation, savor, and only take what you need - do not over indulge.

I expect to return many more times. I really like the idea of slowing things down and enjoying food. The atmosphere is a very nice place to relax and enjoy your food. I really liked the wide array of flavors from sweet to spicy.- Frank D.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/african-para...urant-columbus

This topic has given me a big appetite, peace out!

[Xusein]

Toronto has a few Somali restaurants, I always get some when I'm up there.

[The Nomadic Warrior]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

This is where I eat regularly. Best Somali restaurant in Melbourne, Australia

[Ras Siyan]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

Maskali restaurant is a little East-African joint right on the edge of Vanier (23 Selkirk, corner of Montreal Rd. and River Rd.). It’s a nondescript little restaurant in a nondescript little strip mall; a mall that also houses one of our favorite Chinese grocery stores. So we had seen the restaurant before, but neither of us had set foot inside.

First of all – the smells! Oh my god. We opened the door to the restaurant and were just about floored by the spices. It smelled soooo good. We haven’t yet got a sense of how good a business this restaurant does, but if people would just walk through their doors, they would have no trouble selling their food. And the price is right. At $6.99 for a good-size sandwich, it definitely fits the Cheapeats price structure.

But what about taste? The flavor of this food is to die for. Marinated spicy meats (chicken or beef) and onions fried up and rolled into a fresh piece of crispy homemade flatbread. Flavour and texture all in one bite! The beef sandwich was nice – if a little greasy – but the chicken was like heaven. So tender and so much flavor. We knew then and there it wasn't gonna be long before we headed back to this place.

Cue Friday night: And back we go. This time for a couple of platters. You couldn't ask for a more generous meal. We got a chicken platter for $10.99 and a lamb platter for $11.99 - both of which resulted in full-bellies.

The chicken platter featured a hind quarter roasted in spices and served along with rice topped with a flavourful tomato based sauce (think cinnamon and cardamom more than marinara) and some sort of marinated raisin chutney. The weak, iceberg-lettuce salad was a throwaway item, but everything else was delicious. The second platter held the same sides, swapping the chicken for stewed, fall-off-the-bone-tender lamb. Delish!

And there's still more to try on the menu. Dine-in or take-away. we can’t wait to head back for another dose. Sorry Arby's, you're gonna have to wait
http://www.ceotblog.com/2010/03/two-...310f9f3494970c

Glad to see they have a Djiboutian restaurant in Montreal. The Djiboutian food is a bit of everything: Somali, Yemeni, Afar (though very close to Somali besides some specialties) and Ethiopian.

Overall I miss the tasty Somali food... The Horn of Africa is a gastronomical paradise. We should emphasize on that...

[Constantine MMX]

Originally Posted by Ras Siyan

Glad to see they have a Djiboutian restaurant in Montreal. The Djiboutian food is a bit of everything: Somali, Yemeni, Afar (though very close to Somali besides some specialties) and Ethiopian.

Overall I miss the tasty Somali food... The Horn of Africa is a gastronomical paradise. We should emphasize on that...

I've never tried Afar, what are their dishes like?

[Ras Siyan]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

I've never tried Afar, what are their dishes like?

Everyone basically eats the same in city, but in rural areas, you see the difference. Its usually related, just slightly different. Like the Afar's version of the Somali "Moofo" is "Gocambo", fish sauces eaten in Tadjourah, the "Doomo" which is some kind of traditional beer made out of the palm tree, (weird I know) ect...

[Xusein]

Beer as in alcohol (and not liver)? I thought the Afar were Muslim.

[Ras Siyan]

Originally Posted by Xusein

Beer as in alcohol (and not liver)? I thought the Afar were Muslim.

Yep, I still do not understand. According to what I have been told, its a kind of traditional beer, yet they insisted it was "halal". Anyway, I never tried it.

Its usually the men who drink it to "boost" their sexual performance...(some kinda natural viagra)

[Xusein]

Halal Beer. If has alcohol in it, it's not halal, end of! Afar definitely retained many of their pre-Islamic practices compared to Somalis.

Still I wonder how Afar food tastes, AFAIK most Djiboutians abroad are Somali so meeting an Afar or eating Afar food abroad must be hard.

[Constantine MMX]

Xusein I read somewhere that Somalia had its own local version of Rum, though it wasn't consumed widely.

[Xusein]

I wouldn't be surprised to be honest.

[Ras Siyan]

Originally Posted by Constantine MMX

Xusein I read somewhere that Somalia had its own local version of Rum, though it wasn't consumed widely.

What about the Somali traditional beer made of "caano geel"?