UHawa Hassan UseMishini Yokuletha Ukunambitheka Kwe-Afrika Ekhishini Lakho

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• Yikuphi ukudla okukhethekile ongakwenza?
• Futhi ukuhamba kwakho kwamasonto onke?
• Sitshele izithako zamakhekhe ongeke uphile ngaphandle kwawo.
• Uphakamisa kanjani ukuthi abantu bapheke ngalezi zingxube zezinongo uma bengazazi?
• Encwadini yakho, kunezindlela zokupheka nezindaba ezivela kogogo, noma ama-bibis, avela emazweni ayisishiyagalombili ase-Afrika. Iyiphi into emangalisa kakhulu oyifundile?
• Ukudla kusenza kanjani sizizwe sixhumene nabanye?
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"Uma ngicabanga ngomuntu wami ojabule kakhulu, noyiqiniso, kuhlale kugxile ekudleni nomndeni wami," kusho uHawa Hassan, umsunguli weSuce Basuce, umugqa wama-condiments aseSomalia, kanye nombhali wencwadi yokupheka entsha Ekhishini lika-Bibi: Amaresiphi Nezindaba Zogogo Abavela Emazweni Ayisishiyagalombili Ase-Afrika Athinta I-Indian Ocean (Buy It, $32, amazon.com).

Lapho eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala, uHassan wahlukaniswa nomndeni wakhe ngesikhathi sempi yombango eSomalia. Wagcina ese-U.S., kodwa akazange awubone umndeni wakhe iminyaka engu-15. “Ngesikhathi siphinde sihlangana, kwaba sengathi asikaze sihlukane - sabuyela ekuphekeni,” usho kanje. “Ikhishi liphakathi kwethu. Kulapho sixabana khona nalapho sihlangana khona. Yindawo yethu yokuhlangana. ”

Ngo-2015, uHassan waqala inkampani yakhe yesoso futhi wathola umqondo wencwadi yakhe yokupheka. "Bengifuna ukuba nengxoxo nge-Afrika ngokudla," esho. “I-Afrika ayiyona eyedwa - kunamazwe angama-54 ngaphakathi kwayo nezinkolo nezilimi ezahlukene. Ngethemba ukusiza abantu baqonde ukuthi ukudla kwethu kunempilo, futhi akunzima ukukulungiselela.” Lapha, wabelana ngezithako zakhe zokuhamba nendima ukudla okudlalayo empilweni yomuntu wonke.

Yikuphi ukudla okukhethekile ongakwenza?

Njengamanje, irayisi ijollof yesoka lami - lenza irayisi lejollof elinambitheka kakhulu engake ngaba nalo - kanye nenyama yami yenkomo i-suqaar, okuyisitshulu saseSomalia; iresiphi yalo isencwadini yami. Ngizobaphakela isaladi likatamatisi laseKenya, okungamatamatisi, ukhukhamba, ukwatapheya, no-anyanisi obomvu. Ngokubambisana, lezi zitsha zenza idili elilungele ubusuku bangoMgqibelo. Ungayidonsela ndawonye emahoreni ambalwa.

Futhi ukuhamba kwakho kwamasonto onke?

Ngihalela amalenti amaningi. Ngenza inqwaba enkulu ebhodweni elisheshayo ngezinongo, ubisi oluncane lukakhukhunathi, ne-jalapeño. Igcina isonto lonke. Ngezinye izinsuku ngizofaka isipinashi noma i-kale noma ngikuphe irayisi elinsundu. Ngiphinde ngenze isaladi laseKenya - kuyinto engiyidla cishe nsuku zonke. (ICYMI, ungasebenzisa ngisho udali ukwengeza izakhamzimba kuma-brownies anomsindo.)

Sitshele izithako zamakhekhe ongeke uphile ngaphandle kwawo.

IBerbere, engumxube wezinongo oshunqulwa ovela e-Ethiopia oqukethe i-paprika, isinamoni, nembewu yesinaphi, phakathi kokunye. Ngikusebenzisa kukho konke ukupheka kwami, kusuka ekuthomeni imifino kuya kuzitshulu zokunandisa. Angikwazi nokuphila ngaphandle kwesiqholo saseSomalia xawaash. Yenziwe ngamagxolo esinamoni, i-cumin, i-cardamom, ama-peppercorns amnyama, nama-clove aphelele. Lawo athosiwe futhi agaywe, bese kwengezwa i-turmeric. Ngipheka ngayo futhi ngiphuza netiye elifudumele laseSomalia elibizwa ngokuthi ama-shaah cadays, elifana nethai futhi elilula kakhulu ukwenza.

Uphakamisa kanjani ukuthi abantu bapheke ngalezi zingxube zezinongo uma bengazazi?

Awusoze wasebenzisa i-xawaash eningi kakhulu. Kuzokwenza ukudla kwakho kufudumale kancane. Okufanayo nge-berbere. Ngokuvamile, abantu bacabanga ukuthi uma usebenzisa i-berbere eningi, ukudla kwakho kuzoba okubabayo, kodwa akunjalo. Kuyingxube yezinongo eziningi ezithuthukisa ngempela ukunambitheka kokudla kwakho. Ngakho-ke yisebenzise ngokukhululekile, noma mhlawumbe uqale kancane bese uqhubekela phambili. (Okuhlobene: Izindlela Ezintsha Zokupheka Ngezihlahla Ezintsha)

Ngifuna ukuba nengxoxo nge-Afrika ngokudla. Ngethemba ukusiza abantu baqonde ukuthi ukudla kwethu kunempilo, futhi akunzima ukukwenza.

Encwadini yakho, kunezindlela zokupheka nezindaba ezivela kogogo, noma ama-bibis, avela emazweni ayisishiyagalombili ase-Afrika. Iyiphi into emangalisa kakhulu oyifundile?

Kwakushaqisa ukuthi izindaba zabo zazifana kanjani, noma ngabe bahlala kuphi. Owesifazane wayengaba seYonkers, eNew York, futhi wayekhuluma indaba efanayo nowesifazane waseNingizimu Afrika ngokulahleka, impi, isehlukaniso. Futhi impumelelo yabo yokuziqhenya kwakuyizingane zabo, nokuthi izingane zabo ziyishintshe kanjani ukulandisa emindenini yazo.

Ukudla kusenza kanjani sizizwe sixhumene nabanye?

Ngingaya endaweni yokudlela yase-Afrika noma kuphi ngithole umphakathi ngokushesha. Kufana namandla aphansi. Sithola induduzo komunye nomunye ngokudla ndawonye - ngisho namanje, lapho kusendaweni eqhelelene nomphakathi. Ukudla kaningi kuyindlela esihlangana ngayo sonke.

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