Yes xalwo probably came from the ottoman I think it's either Turkish or Balkan in origin I'm not sureI think xalwo is originally Arabic, can you confirm @government ??
And yes @HouseofSamaale I find most Somali sweets overly oily. But I guess we make up for it with our savoury foods.
Interesting, Somali cuisine is pretty eclectic on the whole. But that doesn’t make it any less Somali.
Shushumow is deffo Somali tho, right? Qumbo>>> shushumow >>>> xalwo
Have you ever seen the cooking process? I remember helping one of my aunts make xalwo and it was so beautiful. We added nuts and stuff and shared it with all the neighbours. Good times.
I really need to brush up on my cooking
@Knowles how’ve you been getting on? You didn’t do so well last time
Wow. I would never attempt xalwo. It involves a lot of stirring which is why it should be left to those haberyars with the heavy bingo wings. You know the ones where the Dirac grips their arms tightly.
I can make the basics but I definitely need to start learning more cuisines. It also helps that there are many YouTube tutorials nowadays.
Ewww are u baby I only fucked wit dat when I was younger.... Ps its Omani we borrowed it
I heard that if you can make xalwo your meher inflates threefold. That’s why I go to the gym in the morning, gotta practise that walaaq walaaq calaanji dance
@Basra how good is your xalwo? I bet it’s always fresh and gooey.
By far our best invention was the domestication of the camel meaning we are the first ppl to milk a Camel it's pretty much our version of champagne.