Authentic Somali Breakfast with an Off-Duty Chef in Chicago | Off-Hours
'Off-Hours with Michael Alesi' is a series about restaurants - the ones that are hidden gems, family-run, and tucked into that corner you've always walked by. Restaurants that veteran cooks like Mike will escape into with their precious time-off. Take a seat and you might find your new 'Off-Hours' spot in the neighborhood.
Mogadishu Restaurant was a delightful discovery! The Enjera was light and flavorful, the perfect accompaniment to the rich and savory Oodkac. And don't miss the Somali Tea - it was a soulful and warming companion to a delicious meal.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:21 About Mogadishu Restaurant
2:39 Oodkac
4:12 Banana
9:47 Enjera
11:13 Conclusion
CREDITS
Host: Michael Alesi
Director: Ian Szetho
Producers: Matt Hebron, Eunice Wangadi
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Thank you all for your wonderful comments and tips on how to better eat, I look forward to continuous learning on how to eat and enjoyment of Somalian food :)
@rarajiboo
4 күн бұрын
I thought the same thing. Bananas are for savoury dishes not laxoox and shaah. Muqmad and laxoox with shaah caddeys ah is enough of a breakfast.
all this admiration belong to our great Somali women and Mama's who deserve to be mention.
In somali culture, we eat banan with rice,pasta, and soor with spinich souce(polenta) dishes only❤😘
No matter where you from good food is a good and will bring people together
I’m Somali, but I’ve never eaten banana with injera. In my family, we do the injera, oodkac, honey, ghee and we pour the hot tea over the injera. The injera will soak up that tea and you get that floral, tea with every bite Along with the salty meat
@miskiin236
18 күн бұрын
Me too!! We eat banana with bariis and baasto Never laxoox/canjeero.
@LJama6119
18 күн бұрын
if you are from the South, then you know banana goes with everything that you are comfortable with.
@user-rv4wv5ko4o
18 күн бұрын
@@LJama6119 waa runtaa just only south Somaliya
@meesheena620
17 күн бұрын
Canjeelo ayaa leenahay injera dad kalaa leh marka dhaqankaaga markasta sidaad adigu u taqaano ugu dhawaaq si uusan khalkhal u galin👍🏽
@waryaawariiri1812
15 күн бұрын
It is not 'injera.' It is called *canjeero.* Canjeero is nothing like the bitter, yeast-ladden injera. Afkaaga iyo cuntadaada hormari.
This is the best breakfast I have ever had, sometimes i ordered 2 times or 3 times i miss it very much
Thank you for trying our food. Wishing you the best with your next job. I am a new subscriber.
Love it I hope we welcome to you in Mogadishu somalia 🇸🇴
The simplicity you have explained and the simplicity the food is made flabbergasted me. Thank you.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Somalian food is one of the best in the world thank you sharing with us
I’m curious to know how non-Somalis discover Somali culture, we are very tight knit and this often deters people from indulging in our foods/culture. Very odd/refreshing to see a video like this that is not for views like the ones we see on tiktok. Great video!
When i was young it's my favorite breakfast that time 😂😂😂
Good meal for an active person.
Real nice deserves a like❤❤❤
OMG that's my favorite breakfast inkers banana honey oodkac man I'm so proud to be somali
Canjeero and muqmad❤
Yummy, made me want to make oodkac!
We appreciate you trying to taste Somali food. I hope you enjoy this yummy Somali breakfast we Somalis have. Somalis don’t usually eat this with banana. 💙
@threetopproductions
18 күн бұрын
Thank you we appreciate this! We definitely want to go back and try it with the tea as everyone has mentioned :)
The tea needs to be on the Canjeelo 😭
I tried it too it's delicious
Nice
More Somalia 🇸🇴 my brother let’s get you to over 1k
Mogadishu restaurant super ❤❤
Next breakfast try goat liver with Chicago Italian bread.
Well done mate, hope you enjoyed it! Now to the important part, whoever let my man eat canjeelo and oodkac dry is a criminal 😂. They should've provided you with hot black tea to pour over the canjeelo just like they did the sesame oil (which is the traditional way). The black tea is what's supposed to add the sweetness (traditionally) and it does also bring out more flavours from the meat as it soaks into both the meat and the canjeelo whilst forming a lovely union with the sesame oil. When you eat it with the banana instead of the black tea you lose all of those flavours (except the sweetness which is only a fraction of the flavours) as the banana really doesn't soak into anything and therefore doesn't bring out the complex mix of flavours the that the dish has the potential to unearth. Bananas are usually eaten during lunch with rice and pasta. All other dishes are banana free (traditionally). So suqaar, hilib geel (waslaad), sabaayad, malawax, oodkac & canjeelo etc are traditionally eaten without the banana! Try it with the black tea and sesame oil next time, you'll thank me😊
@inaabdi4738
17 күн бұрын
Update: I saw that they gave you the black tea, but forgot to tell you what it was for (not just for drinking in this case). Add it next time and skip the honey, I think you'll love it even more.
@threetopproductions
17 күн бұрын
@@inaabdi4738 Thank you! We definitely want to go back and try this :) - it sounds amazing with the tea! we appreciate the awesome tips.
@inaabdi4738
17 күн бұрын
@@threetopproductions My pleasure, let me know how you find it!!
Yummy
The pancake with the meat and ghee then lightly drizzle some honey and black tea.Thats the best way imo.I haven’t had with sesame oil or olive oil.Didnt know oilve oil was even used for this.But ghee is more traditional and never with Banana, maybe Mogdishu twists.
@theancientsancients1769
18 күн бұрын
Olive oil or sesame can be used or ghee . Most traditional is ghee then sesame then olive oil
Banans are rarely used with anjera mainly we use when ur having rice or spagheti dishes.
Anjeero & oodka❤❤❤
wow somali food
You need to get Malawax, it’s 10x better than Canjelo in every way and is also amazing with Odkac
I like muqumad. Odkac and canjelo it is my culture 😋
yummy yummy
Odkac is very oily but it’s so daam good
Nice 👍 you should pour the eat over the anjera to soften it❤
I nevet eat banana with anjera but with nice and pasta.
Odka cajeera
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Oodkac is the best 😋
You need to pour hot tea then onky youll get the reall teste of anjers with odkac dish.
@threetopproductions
18 күн бұрын
Thank you! We'll definitely have to pour the hot tea on it next time we go.
Can someone send me that odka (fried meat) or whatever they call it in English 😆 sucks to be away from home 😢 🐪 😋
Habe nice Day mashallah bruder
Nice Somali food is good
You should have added some spicy tea without the milk on top of the dish that raises the flavour of the dish the injera, spicy tea, hone and the ghee with the chewiness and flavour of the meat just blend so deliciously 😊
@threetopproductions
18 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tips we'll have to do that next time!
🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪really it’s my favorite 😍 food
This is Anjero not Injeera Ethiopian made totally from different things. The type of dish you have usually goes not with banana. There is a false myth Somalis eat everything with bananas which is untrue! With some dishes some do, it's just like a side thing like chilli
@threetopproductions
18 күн бұрын
Thank you for the clarification we appreciate it!
@theancientsancients1769
18 күн бұрын
@@threetopproductions My pleasure and thanks for sharing the food .
@Mohamed--Aden
16 күн бұрын
Some people eat everything with the banana especially down south 😭
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Ghee or Olive oil. Taste of Sesame oil is not good but they prefer it in South Somalia for some weird reason but it's ghee the traditional way or olive oil that's how it was done and its delightful. The taste of sesame oil is off-putting to say the least!
Yow❤
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you can use one oil at time
Next time try rice and goat meat 🍖
Somalian food is good bro
You are eating with your both hands. it's ok you will learn