Green Coconu Hot Sauce

Somalia, the easternmost point of the Horn of Africa, was an important hub of the early spice trade. The Romans called it ‘Cape Aromatica’ for its aromatic resins, frankincense and myrrh.

Centuries of traders ploughing its shores has left a cuisine influenced by Arabia, India, Turkey and Italy.

Spices are key to the food, especially African cardamom but also nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, fenugreek and cumin. Somalis also like their food hot, using chilli sauces served on the sid