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Ifrah F Ahmed’s debut cookbook is a love letter to Somali cuisine, history and people

Soomaaliya is one of few cookbooks to examine Somali food and how conflict has reshaped it across the diaspora

On a video call from Brooklyn, between stops on her book tour, Ifrah F Ahmed is drinking ginger-root tea. The smell transports her to her childhood kitchen, where her mother often baked aromatic cardamom cake.

“That’s a core childhood memory for me,” she said.

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Apr 25, 2026 Food Africa Somalia

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