Soomaaliya

""Ifrah F. Ahmed's debut cookbook is a knockout--she pays rich, expansive tribute to one of the world's greatest and most under-documented cuisines. She has, in doing so, set a high standard for any future books on the subject of Somali cooking."" -- Mayukh Sen, James Beard Award-Winning author of Love, Queenie ""Soomaaliya is a beautiful, lyrical book, not just an exploration but an evocation of Somali food. Ifrah has that rare combination of tenderness and authority; she's a wonderful storyteller. Soomaaliya and the cuisine it captures - deserves to be celebrated far and wide."" --Ruby Tandoh, food writer and author of All Consuming "" Ifrah F. Ahmed, along with the writers, restaurateurs, herders, and chefs she highlights in this book, underscore the centrality of food to a culture. In Soomaaliya, Ahmed offers something more than a cookbook, with color, profiles, history and, yes, recipes. She offers a reclamation for a people who never should have needed one.""--Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me ""Soomaaliya highlights the importance of all cuisines to be represented with respect to the beauty and realities of their cultural roots, while acknowledging the powerful acts of the diasporic communities in both preserving traditional food and adapting to their new places of living. Through delicious recipes and thoughtful portraits of Somali individuals and small businesses, Ifrah has crafted a one-of-a-kind cookbook.""-- Fadi Kattan, chef and author of Bethlehem ""As anticipated by anyone who's read her work, Ifrah Ahmed's debut cookbook is not just a collection of recipes, but a historical and cultural narrative that beautifully situates Somali cuisine in its contexts--both at home and in diaspora. Soomaaliya is a foundational work of food writing."" --Alicia Kennedy, author of No Meat Required