'Mum could’ve easily just ordered us a takeaway since she was working during the day and must have been tired, for sure, but she still made the effort for us.'
I first went to Hargeisa [the capital of Somaliland] in 2001. The thing you have to remember is that this was when people were comfortable enough to go back, and even started moving back to be with their family. I was 8 years old when I first visited and was exposed to Somali culture like never before. I saw a lot of different types of Somali food, including sabaayad, which was being eaten at any time of the day. That was very different as, for us, sabaayad wasn’t something we made very often.
So I thought, why don’t I just do a no-bake cheesecake? I made it one day and I was actually quite shocked, and my mum was like, “This actually tastes nice!” A lot of my followers were like, “Can you send me your recipe?” and then they made it and they loved it and said that it's the best thing ever. My followers on Instagram and Snapchat really loved it and they were like, “Yay! First person to make Somali xalwo cheesecake”, and that’s it basically.
This article was written in tribute to Hanna Yusuf, a journalist who died last month and was planning to take part in this story. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
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