Somali people are very kind that for sure, we all have friends from Somalia around the world today, we will delve into their culture, food and their lifestyle they have their special language and many of them speak Arabic they are all Somali Somali people exist on the this part of the world's map Eastern Africa Horn of Africa it is a dream that Somalis are all gathered in a country However, they were separated by foreign occupations and tribal conflicts today we arrived in Somalia at the North Somaliland Somaliland, the country to get to know this big hidden part of Somalia or the Somali dream nobody in the world recognizes them alright guys, we just arrived in Somaliland the airport is right behind me and Samia will welcome us Samia guys it's a very strange feeling France took over Djibouti Britian took over Somaliland and Italy took over Somalia they occupied all of Africa Somalia and its south gained independence in 1960 and got united under the Republic of Somalia But Djibouti became independent from France in 1977 and didn't get included with the Republic of Somalia although most of its inhabitants are from Somalia on 1969 a military coup happened Mohamed Siad Barre ruled Somalia by a communist regime killed scientists and opponents and ruled the country for 20 years until the people and tribes revolted against his rule and toppled his regime in 1991 then the tribes fought over power and authority and got into a civil war that tore Somalia apart therefore, Northern Somalia got separated and became independent in a country called Somaliland the land of Somalia and since then this internationally unrecognized country lives in peace has its own government and parliament while Southern Somalia is in a state of instability and issues A trip to a country that does not exist we will start with the open money market these are the world's biggest open money exchange shops not seen anywhere else people exchange currency on the street this market is unsual, it's outdoor! a wide-open street where everyone trades in currency! they need cash for weddings and special occasions people here rarely use cash because the currency is weak, so it is printed and counterfeited so people are using mobile payments it's the simpliest you can find numbers as you exit the airport you can pay by the number you can help her with your phone she has her account numbr on a paper and you can transfer the money you pay with your phone everywhere!
you can even weigh yourself with the number here we've got zaad service on our mobiles just like the video of China we transfer money electronically no cash yes! no cash just electronically I press a code on my phone press on the money and transfer it immediately opening an account in a telecom company to buy a number or phone, doesn't require an internet connection charge your account with money and use it for payment telecom companies has become like a bank this is a $100 imagine! this country is so safe that they leave gold and cash on the street he's going to pray he just covered it with a praying mat this country is incredibly safe!
we learned many things during this trip we love you Somali people! look how they knock the doors in Somalia as you walk down the streets you stop by a tent selling coffee Ethiopia tent Somaliland is located on the border of Ethiopia Somalians are there in Ethiopia too but Ethiopia took over their land they light incense they've got plenty they even export incense to the world we went out to try the food in the streets at night as you can see, this is a street food pie Somali people eat everything with bananas very unique! they also put eggs and chicken and cut it infront of you and then tomatoes and vegetables he wraps it and serve it to you in a plate this is a Somali pie from Djibouti this is Djibouti dish?
Djibouti and Yemen we still have more to come this is the traditional food of Somaliland we will try it out this food tour was different from anywhere in the world everything was very new to me even food names guys, today we're going to eat the two most popular Somali breakfast slate and the liver I'll treat you well guys the dough is rolled in a spiral motion you can choose to add sugar - sweet? - yes, it's a sweet then you pour it like this - really? - yes I like milk tea okay squeeze it like this.
. and eat alright guys, this is a Somali dish they eat it every morning he adds the sugar alright and then you pour milk tea on top we and the Yemenis are very harmonious - harmonious - yes even when I was in Yemen and came back to Somal, it was the same! nothing changed.
. literally! - so, you were born Yemen?
- yes, I was born in Yemen Sana'a - Sana'a? - yes, the capital city so how do you go to Yemen? by boat?
yes, by boat a two-day trip since many Yemenis live in Somaliland the traditions do not differ between Yemen and here we also adapt very well we adapt very well in any country so guys, this is the traditional food we are in a restaurant in Hargeisa pasta is a very famouse dish here guys Italian pasta because Italians used to exist here if you guys ever tried Somali pasta, comment down below with potatoes and banana Somali spaghetti bananas, you shouldn't forget bananas for sure wow banana camel meat camel milk Besides that, bananas they put banans with rice and meat we put like this, and eat the banana culture is wonderful Somaliland brings bananas from Mogadishu from the south Somalia is one of the largest exporters in Africa ketchup with banana and meat they have a chance to exist strong into the world everything with bananas bananas. . you need bananas you eat everything with hands - even the salad with hands?
- yes, everything I think I have Somalian roots Jehad Warsame his new name Jehad Warsame Warsame is a very popular name really? my honour can you bring me more ketchup please? this is called Sabbayad a flatbread street food eaten here it is a flatbread made in the Somalian way we, as camel herders, go through deserts and harsh roads so we take it with us it can be kept for 2~3 or even 4 weeks most of the meat here is from camels they consume camel meat a lot!
very huge amounts! they have one of the biggest camel markets in the world after Egypt and Saudi besides camel milk, they have it every morning trade was open to the outside world livestock is the main foundation we went driving to see the camels they cover it so nobody knows the price the cheapest camel costs $200 and the most expensive camel is $1500 he covers it and does this with his hands, look Somalia's most important resource comes from people abroad when they send money to their families Somaliland and Saudi are brothers we are a little far from the city we're going to have their food this whole area is very quiet we are here to know the Somali culture we'll try the food guys the whole food is healthy this is camel milk camel meat, corn and these are beans and this soup here is called Suugo suugo (soup) digir (beans) everything here come from camels we are also having camels walking around us right now even while driving the car camels! and right behind us!
in the background camel in Somali language is "Geel" tomato soup! this is similar to msaqaa (Arab traditional dish) but without egg plant this dish is amazing! absolutely amazing!
Khat (plant) is widely spread in Yemen it's becoming more popular here as well which made it a bad habit among Yemenis and Somalis khat culture exists here a tonic plant brought from Ethiopia this is khat - khat is widely spread here right? - yes so they sell it here? this is the khat market this market it specialised in khat, they sell different kinds of khat like this one, and another type called mismar and gips this is considered a tonic - tonic?
- yes Yemen people use it during working hours they cosume it a lot here and in Yemen if you see the red ones, they are from Somaliland these are fresh they bring fresh new ones every morning Somali tea the Somali way he comes back again at night to collect the cups he knows every place Somali tea with camel milk in the last day we went to an area that they say has inscriptions from the time of Thamud a very ancient place called Laas Geel we will now enter between the reserve we have an officer with us, since there are many checkpoints so these drawings are more than 5000 years old, imagine! a very strange mountain this is how they live outside the city in the middle of the desert they build it from recycled clothes they put wood and covered it with clothes real clothes, look! - Isra - Isra?
God bless her - and this one? - Igra Igra and Isra Isra and Igra. .
her daughters alright guys, we left the capital city there are more cities other than Hargeisa we drove for two hours until we reached the coast yes, to the ocean this place is called Berbera then we went to the coastal city in Somaliland called Berbera which has Bebera port which is recently managed by the Emirates it's very near to Yemen it contributes a lot to the country's economy exporting to Saudi Arabia and other countries we are suddenly in a mountain area in the end, we would like to thank Samia for the time she spent with us she doesn't speak Arabic, but as you know whoever welcomes us we give a gift in return but she doesn't know Samara, we will visit you in Mogadishu all sounds used in this documentary are for sure, from Epidemic Sound I've been using it for more than two years even the music used in this video is Somali this guy, Ali has this music in the website besides the sound effects don't forget to check the description box and get the first 30 days for free! thank you for the support guys we're closer to the 10M!
