1A photo like itSkoudehkaris
Eaten all over Djibouti
Rice cooked with lamb, tomato, cardamom and cinnamon, the national dish.
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What to eat in Djibouti
The 6 dishes to eat in Djibouti
Afar and Somali cooking with Yemeni and French notes.
1A photo like it
2Fah-fah
Best: Djibouti City
A spicy goat soup with vegetables and chili, eaten with flatbread.
3Laxoox
Eaten all over Djibouti
Spongy fermented flatbread for breakfast with honey and ghee.
4Poisson yéménite
Best: Djibouti City
Fish split, spiced and baked against the walls of a clay oven, with flatbread.
5Sambusa
Best: Everywhere in Ramadan
Thin fried triangles of spiced minced meat.
6Xalwo
Eaten all over Djibouti
Glossy, chewy halwa with cardamom, for weddings and Eid.
Where to eat in Djibouti
Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far
Eat your way through Djibouti
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