Why is Somali Food being lied about constantly?

[Jimmy Hopkins]

If you read the comments on this post? Apparently Somali Food is Mixed with Ugandan/Yemeni/Afghan/Indian and Italian Food.

Why do these people feel the vim to claim our food and why do Somalis never establish this IP over our Cuisines since these weirdoes fill the void.

 

[sums20]

LOOOL they've been doing this ever since our food popped off apparently nothing is somali to them they can trade ingredients but we can't despite us being part of the Indian ocean trade it's just long wallahi

 

[Hilmaam]

When people think Italian food they think meat sauce , pizza, lasagna all rich foods with Tomatoe at heart of it . Well tomatoes came from North America and got introduced 16 and 17 hundreds to Italy and now it’s heart of their cuisine . Same applies here . World cuisine is blend of many things as trade and cultural exchange happened

 

[Keep it a boqol]

tf is ugandan food lmao

 

[NidarNidar]

Rice dishes across North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia, the Stans, and the Indian subcontinent all have their variations. But at the end of the day, Somali rice is hands down the best—sweet, savory, spicy, and perfectly paired with meat, especially lamb or chicken.

Right next door, we have Ethiopian food. Having been isolated from trade, it developed into something completely different. It still tastes good and adds to the rich variation of cuisines in the Horn.

 

[Bursalah]

Right next door, we have Ethiopian food. Having been isolated from trade, it developed into something completely different. It still tastes good and adds to the rich variation of cuisines in the Horn.

Not really. The goops and gooper scoopers are a fusion as well. Most of the goops are tomato based, a few spinach based ones, the potatoes, onions and other vegetables in their Doro wat come from North America. Even the chicken in Doro wat is a Malaysian import. Only their gooper scooper is traditional and based on teff. But it’s nasty, most tourists get served wheat based injera.

There spice blend is called Berbere which sounds like a certain city in Somalia that was known for trading in spices .