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Djibouti

Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east.

Featured Dishes from Djibouti

Cambabuur

Cambabuur

Spiced flatbread or crepe, similar to injera, serve with sugar and ghee

Fatira

Fatira

Wheat flour flatbread, serve filled with scrambled eggs, savory meat filling, vegetables, honey

Lahoh

Lahoh

Spongy fermented bread made with flour, serve with, for example, stew, honey, ghee, tea

Shaah

Shaah

Banana fritters

Banana fritters

Ripe bananas coated in flour and nutmeg, then deep-fried and topped with powdered sugar or honey

Cambabuur

Cambabuur

Spiced flatbread or crepe, similar to injera, serve with sugar and ghee

Xalwo

Xalwo

A confection made with sugar, cornstarch, cardamom, nutmeg, ghee

Milk

Milk

Shaah

Shaah

Baasto

Baasto

Bariis

Bariis

Rice, especially rice pilaf or mixed rice with herbs, spices, onions, raisins, meat, for example, bariis surbiyan, bariis fahfah, bariis huruud, bariis iskukaris, bariis maraq

Beef

Beef

Camel

Camel

Chicken

Chicken

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Fah

fah - Meat and vegetable soup, made with goat, camel, lamb

Fatira

Fatira

Wheat flour flatbread, serve filled with scrambled eggs, savory meat filling, vegetables, honey

Fish

Fish

Grilled, stewed

Goat

Goat

Harira

Harira

Soup made with, for example, beef, chicken, lamb, tomatoes, beans, lentils, rice, vegetables

Lamb

Lamb

Liver

Liver

Marag

Marag

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

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Misir wat

Red lentils stewed with onions, spices

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Skoudehkaris

Rice with lamb, tomatoes and spices, also made with beef, chicken, fish

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Yataklete kilkil

Stewed vegetables with ginger, chili peppers, niter kibbeh

Baajiye

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Baajiye

Bariis

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bariis

Rice, especially rice pilaf or mixed rice with herbs, spices, onions, raisins, meat, for example, bariis surbiyan, bariis fahfah, bariis huruud, bariis iskukaris, bariis maraq

Beans

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Beans

Cambabuur

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cambabuur

Spiced flatbread or crepe, similar to injera, serve with sugar and ghee

Fatira

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fatira

Wheat flour flatbread, serve filled with scrambled eggs, savory meat filling, vegetables, honey

Fruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Apples, bananas, lemons, limes, mangoes, oranges

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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Garoobey

Oatmeal porridge with cumin

Khat

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Khat

A narcotic leaf that is chewed for its stimulant properties, also used in tea

Lahoh

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Lahoh

Spongy fermented bread made with flour, serve with, for example, stew, honey, ghee, tea

Lentils

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Lentils

Sabaayad

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sabaayad

Flatbread, may be filled with meat, vegetables, coconut

Samboussa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Samboussa

Meat pie, serve with spicy pepper sauce

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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Zuuqar

Dipping sauce made with tomato paste and grated vegetables, serve with samboussa