DJIBOUTI, Aug 14 — It’s lunchtime in Djibouti’s capital and “Chez Hamdani” is buzzing. Local celebrities, visiting diaspora and nomadic herders: everyone flocks to this decades-old establishment for a taste of Yemeni fish, the only dish on the menu. Split in two, coated with a red pepper...
DJIBOUTI, Aug 14 — It’s lunchtime in Djibouti’s capital and “Chez Hamdani” is buzzing.
“It’s a recipe imported from Yemen that we have adopted and which is part of our eating habits,” explains Abubakar Moussa, a former television anchor, as he waits for his order to be prepared. “Every time I come to Djibouti, he takes me here and I’m so happy,” says Sohane, 16, who discovered the dish with her grandfather.
The finished dish — retrieved 15 minutes later — owes both its gentle heat and its intense red colour to the peppers. “My grandfather brought it back from Yemen, he opened this restaurant, then my father took over from him, and now it’s my turn to take the lead,” the bearded entrepreneur, who is in his late 30s, tellsThe Yemenis are the third largest ethnic community in Djibouti, behind the Issa and the Afar.
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