CULTURE What do you know about this indigenous Somali food?

[daljirkadahsoon]

Hohob: The Sweet and Tangy Taste of Somali Falsa — Somalista

Hohob: Explore the world of Somali Falsa, a traditional fruit from the Horn of Africa. Learn about its sweet and tangy taste.

somalista.com

Any cultured folks who know what Hohob is?

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Looks like Cambuulo

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

Looks like Cambuulo

It's not this was an image I found of a small company that proceesed it to look like that.

I just found an older thread on it

Anyone know what hohob is?

My uncle recently brought this fruit/ berry back from his travels in somalia. My fam told me that its called hohob. Anyone know what kind of berry/ fruit it is? it's benefits? Why can't I find anything online about it?

www.somalispot.com

 

[ina-cilmi]

I wonder what it's juice may taste like. Think I've tasted it before and it may have been a bit sour or something like that

 

[wonyluvr]

Looks like Cambuulo

Cambuulo is nice why dont people like it

 

[veryberry]

I tried it recently, its like a chewy fruit but its 90% seed so you don't get much from it. Its very fiddly but tastes good though

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Cambuulo is nice why dont people like it

It's just a running Somali joke that only Hawiye eat Cambuulo, and that Daaroods eat it in secret, lmao.



I like Cambuulo pops, I can't lie. With brown sugar and butter.

 

[Burqad]

Hohob: The Sweet and Tangy Taste of Somali Falsa — Somalista

Hohob: Explore the world of Somali Falsa, a traditional fruit from the Horn of Africa. Learn about its sweet and tangy taste.

somalista.com

Any cultured folks who know what Hohob is?

Yum! I love those fruits! I used to chew them all the time when I lived in Qardo, and the juice is delicious too.

 

[amiirad]

Only time I tried hobhob I stuffed my mouth with it and spat it out it tasted weird

 

[Magan Joseph]

Only time I tried hobhob I stuffed my mouth with it and spat it out it tasted weird

I only had them once the taste was salty and sweet at the same time it was so good I still remember it I’ll probably devour them when I go back home inshaAllah. Are you disgusted by the taste of hohob the same way I’m disgusted by the taste of fried mushrooms? I only tasted fried mushrooms once and I will never taste it again waa balan it tasted so bad walahi it was the most distasteful food I’ve ever tasted if I’m antimatter, then a piece of fried mushroom is matter the result is catastrophic we do not go together Magan Joseph is allergic to fried mushrooms I’m not trying that ever again.

 

[amiirad]

I only had them once the taste was salty and sweet at the same time it was so good I still remember it I’ll probably devour them when I go back home inshaAllah. Are you disgusted by the taste of hohob the same way I’m disgusted by the taste of fried mushrooms? I only tasted fried mushrooms once and I will never taste it again waa balan it tasted so bad walahi it was the most distasteful food I’ve ever tasted if I’m antimatter, then a piece of fried mushroom is matter the result is catastrophic we do not go together Magan Joseph is allergic to fried mushrooms I’m not trying that ever again.

Still don’t know why I stuffed it in my mouth when I was trying it first time