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Hilumur

Hilumur

Bittersweet drink made with corn flour, sugar, honey and spices, common during Ramadan

Karkade

Karkade

Millet wine

Millet wine

Sharbot

Sharbot

Alcohol from dates

Tabaldi fruit juice

Tabaldi fruit juice

Tamarind juice

Tamarind juice

Tea

Tea

Whiskey

Whiskey

Mashed grain alcohol, commonly served with ice and water

Akoup

Akoup

Air-dried meat with couscous

Asida

Asida

Thick wheat or barley flour porridge

Bamia

Bamia

Stewed okra or okra stew with meat and vegetables, made with beef, lamb, also refers to stewed okra

Basico

Basico

Stewed smoked meat or fish with greens and ground sesame seeds

Bussaara

Bussaara

Dama be potaatas

Dama be potaatas

Stewed beef and vegetables, serve with gorraasa flatbread

Eggah

Eggah

An omelette or frittata made with vegetables, meat, tomatoes, potatoes, spices, herbs, chili peppers

Elmussalammiya

Elmussalammiya

Stewed liver, dates and spices

Fesikh

Fesikh

Dried and fermented gray mullet fish, serve with flatbread, oil, lemon and onions. Warning: poisoning from botulism and other bacteria is a risk when eating feseekh if it is not prepared properly

Fettat adis

Fettat adis

Stewed lentils and vegetables with bread pieces added

Fish

Fish

Perch, smoked or deep-fried, serve with a chili relish

Goat stew

Goat stew

Stewed goat with vegetables

Gombo

Gombo

Okra, used in many dishes, stewed, soup, sauce, with meat, seafood, as a thickening agent

Goraasa be dama

Goraasa be dama

Stewed beef and vegetables, serve with gorraasa flatbread

Kajaik

Kajaik

Stew made with dried fish

Kawari

Kawari

Stewed cow's trotters

Khoodra mafrooka

Khoodra mafrooka

Stewed mulukhiyah leaves (molohiya, mulukhiya, mulukiyah, mouloukhiya) with beef or chicken, vegetables

Kissra be omregayga

Kissra be omregayga

Fried beef or chicken with an onion and wayka (okra powder) sauce

Kofta

Kofta

Seasoned meatballs

Lamb stew

Lamb stew

Stew made with lamb, onions and dried okra, serve with asida (porridge)

Mahshi

Mahshi

Vegetables, grape leaves, stuffed with a seasoned rice mixture

Mandi

Mandi

Meat and rice dish seasoned with baharat spice blend, made with lamb, goat, camel, chicken

Marag

Marag

Stewed meat and vegetables, made with mutton, chicken, fish, vegetables, may be served as an appetizer

Mulukhiyah

Mulukhiyah

Stewed jute leaves, serve with rice

Naeamia be dakwa

Naeamia be dakwa

Stewed onions and tomatoes with yogurt and dakwa (peanut butter)

Naeamia be wayka

Naeamia be wayka

Stewed onions and tomatoes with yogurt and wayka (okra powder)

Nyaba

Nyaba

Stewed greens and peanut butter with chicken stock, serve with bread

Nyete greens with peanut butter

Nyete greens with peanut butter

Offal

Offal

Pasta bake

Pasta bake

Baked pasta casserole, pasta baked with cheese, tomato paste, ketchup, butter, salt and pepper

Ras koruf

Ras koruf

Lamb's head soup

Red beans and rice

Red beans and rice

Red chief lentils with spinach

Red chief lentils with spinach

Stewed lentils, spinach, onions, tomatoes and spices

Rijla

Rijla

Red lentils and purslane stewed with onions, tomato paste, lamb

Royoroyo

Royoroyo

A paste made from roasted pigeon peas, peanut butter and roasted sesame seed butter, serve with asida

Sabaroag stew

Sabaroag stew

Shaiyah

Shaiyah

Pan-fried meat, beef, goat or lamb pan-fried with onions, garlic, herbs

Sharmout abiyad

Sharmout abiyad

Stew made with dried meat, onions and okra

Shorbat adas

Shorbat adas

Swala

Swala

Okra soup with kombo (lye)

Tagalia

Tagalia

Stewed minced meat with onions, garlic, tomato paste, okra powder (wayka), serve with asida

Waykaab

Waykaab

Milk cooked with okra powder (wayka), serve with kisra

Al aswad salad

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Al aswad salad

Fried and mashed eggplant with peanut butter, lemon juice, spices, may also add yogurt (zabadi)

Balela

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Balela

Chickpea salad with garlic, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper

Beans

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Beans

Biltong

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Biltong

Air-dried meat, made from beef, springbok, game, kudu, ostrich, venison, wild game

Boiled peanuts

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Boiled peanuts

Peanuts are boiled in salt water

Cabbage

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cabbage

Cassava

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cassava

Chapati

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Chapati

Flatbread, serve with curry, boiled lentils, peas, may be filled with potatoes, minced meat, curry

Corn

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Corn

Dakwa

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Dakwa

Spicy peanut butter and vegetable salad, made with peanut butter, tomatoes, onions, chili peppers, lemon or lime juice and seasonings, may include meat, serve with rice

Domiati

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Domiati

A brined white cheese made from buffalo and/or cow's milk

Elmaraara

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Elmaraara

Raw sheep offal with onions, peanut butter and salt

Fruit

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Fruit

Bananas, lemons, mango, pineapples

Gombo

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Gombo

Okra, used in many dishes, stewed, soup, sauce, with meat, seafood, as a thickening agent

Gorraasa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Gorraasa

Wheat flatbread

Halawa simsim

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Halawa simsim

Sesame seed candy

Jeerjeer salata

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Jeerjeer salata

Salad of arugula (rocket), tomatoes, onion, cucumber, sprinkled with lemon juice

Jibna salaata

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Jibna salaata

Salad of feta cheese, tomato and cucumber

Kawal

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Kawal

Fermented leaves from the legume Cassia obtusifolia, used in sauces as a meat substitute or as a meat extender

Kisra

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Kisra

Flatbread made from fermented sorghum flour or corn, a staple food

Moukhbaza

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Moukhbaza

Mashed banana paste with chili peppers

Peanuts

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Peanuts

Potato

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Potato

Rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Rice

Boiled white rice with butter and seasoned with salt, turmeric, coriander, cardamom

Roasted peanuts

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Roasted peanuts

Salata aswad be zabadi

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salata aswad be zabadi

Fried and mashed eggplant with yogurt, peanut butter, lemon juice, spices, serve with flatbread

Salata tomatim bel daqua

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salata tomatim bel daqua

Tomato salad, made with tomatoes, onions, chili peppers with a peanut butter and lime dressing

Salatat shamandar

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salatat shamandar

Beet salad with vinaigrette

Shatta

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Shatta

Spicy chili paste

Simsim

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Simsim

Sesame seeds, roasted, candy, cookies, added to stews and flatbread

Sorghum

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sorghum

Sudani rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sudani rice

White rice with spices such as turmeric, coriander and cardamom

Sukuma wiki

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sukuma wiki

Greens such as dodo, jjobyo, nsugga, gobe, ssunsa, ntuula, katunkuma, cole wort (collard greens), kale, cassava leaves, pumpkin leaves, sweet potato leaves, commonly stewed, served with ugali (cornmeal porridge), roasted meat, fish

Tamia

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tamia

Deep-fried chickpea fritters, serve with ful medames, on a roll as a sandwich

Umfitit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Umfitit

Raw sheep offal with onions, peanut butter

Wala-wala

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Wala-wala

Millet flour porridge

Avena con leche

Avena con leche

A drinkable oatmeal beverage, though can also be made into a thicker porridge, add, for example, cinnamon, sugar, citrus

Baghrir

Baghrir

Small, spongy semolina pancakes, serve with amlou, honey butter, jam

Bocadillo

Bocadillo

Baguette sandwich, made with Serrano ham, squid, tuna, steak, prosciutto, chorizo

Bread roll

Bread roll

Serve with butter and jam

Café con leche

Café con leche

Espresso served with hot milk

Cereal

Cereal

Breakfast cereals, typically eaten in a bowl with milk, many different types

Chocolate a la taza

Chocolate a la taza

Thick hot chocolate, serve with churros (chocolate con churros)

Chocolate completo

Chocolate completo

Hot chocolate served with pan blandito (soft milk bread), white cheese and almojábana, a cheese roll made with corn and yucca starch

Churro

Churro

Fried cylindrical pastry, serve with dulce de leche, chocolate a la taza, a thick hot chocolate

Coffee

Coffee

Café con leche (half coffee, half milk), cortado (espresso with a little milk), espresso

Crema de maiz

Crema de maiz

Cornmeal porridge or corn soup

Facturas

Facturas

Media lunas pastries filled with dulce de leche, drizzled with chocolate, etc

French toast

French toast

Sliced bread that is soaked in an egg, milk and vanilla mixture, then pan-fried

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