5 May 2024

Sudanese Restaurants Globalising the Sudanese Cuisine

The Sudanese cuisine is probably one of the most unknown and unfamiliar cuisines around the world – overlooked due to the popularity of other African cuisines from neighbouring countries such as Ethiopia, Egypt and Morocco.

Sudanese cuisine has very distinctive flavours, influenced by cuisines from across the African continent, Middle East and even the Mediterranean. There are a variety of rare plants, spices, fruits and vegetables that are unique to Sudan and add to uniqueness of the Sudanese cuisine. However, to think that Sudan’s cuisine as a whole is unified would be inaccurate with the country’s various vast regions and their rich cultures, each bringing their own twists and tastes to Sudan’s cuisine and food scene.

Kuchnia sudańska przyciągnęła ostatnio uwagę nowej i nieoczekiwanej publiczności: graczy kasyn online. W cyfrowym świecie rozgrywka w kasynach internetowych pojawił się ciekawy trend, pokazujący rosnącą fascynację sudańskimi przysmakami kulinarnymi. Ta nieoczekiwana fuzja zainteresowań wywołała wzrost popularności kuchni sudańskiej, tworząc unikalną kulinarną subkulturę w społeczności hazardu online. Gracze kasyn online, znani z różnorodnego pochodzenia i eklektycznych gustów, zostali przyciągnięci przez bogate smaki i egzotyczne przyprawy, które definiują kuchnię sudańską. Od obfitych gulaszy po aromatyczne chleby, sudańskie potrawy oferują kuszącą gamę smaków, które przemawiają do odważnych podniebień graczy szukających emocji zarówno przy stole do gier, jak i na talerzach. Urok kuchni sudańskiej tkwi nie tylko w jej smaku, ale także w jej znaczeniu kulturowym. Każde danie opowiada historię, odzwierciedlając wieki tradycji i dziedzictwa. Gdy gracze kasyn online zagłębiają się w świat sudańskiej kuchni, odkrywają kulinarny krajobraz przesiąknięty historią i pasją, dodając dodatkową warstwę głębi do swoich doznań kulinarnych.

Wherever you are in the world, there are certain cuisines you would surely and easily find such as Italian, Indian, Chinese, Ethiopian and Lebanese cuisines. Sudanese? Probably not!

Here are a few Sudanese restaurants, operating outside of Sudan, giving people from around the world a taste of Sudan.

Al Mufraka Restaurant (UAE)

Co-founded by Mujahed Salah, Al Mufraka Restaurant offers authentic Sudanese cuisine in the old district of Tanker Mai in the heart of Abu Dhabi, the UAE. The 20-seater restaurant offers everything from ta’amiya, ful, a’seeda and mulah to shaya (Sudanese grills) and more.

Social media channels: Facebook: Al Mufraka Restaurant @almufraka; Instagram @almufraka_ad

DAKWA (Oman)

Founded by Oman-based Sudanese food enthusiast Amr El-Sheikh, DAKWA is a food stand serving the best of the Sudanese cuisine at souqs, flea markets, festivals and events in Oman. Since the beginning of 2018, with DAKWA, El-Sheikh has embarked on a mission to educate non-Sudanese about the rich Sudanese cuisine by attending international festivals and events and serving drinks such as karkade (hibiscus), tabaldi or gongalez (baobab), abreh or helo mur, and food such as agashimulah niamia with aseedahful (fava beans) and as well as shai laban with legaimat

Read 500 Words Magazine‘s interview with DAKWA founder, Amr El-Sheikh.

Read Amr El-Sheikh’s article on 500 Words Magazine, Agashe: Sudan’s Homage to its African Roots.

Social media channels: Instagram, Facebook

Sahara Imbiss (Germany)

Sahara Imbiss is a popular Sudanese Street Food in Berlin, Germany, providing ta’ameya, ful, kebab, rice and more – in a bowl, plate or sandwich. It has been named as one of the best African restaurants in Berlin.

Social media channels: Instagram @saharaimbiss

Saj Al Samak (Qatar)

Located in one of Qatar’s most luxurious districts, The Pearl Island, Saj Al Samak is designed to bring together Sudanese heritage with fly fishing interior, taking you on a journey across Sudan’s sea life. Saj Al Samak offers a variety of fish dishes with their unique blend of pure Sudanese spices as well as jabana (traditional Sudanese coffee) and natural juices of the country.

Website: sajalsamak.com
Social media channels: Facebook Sajalsamak.qa @sajalsamak.qa; Instagram @sajalsamak

SAMBUXA NYC (USA)

Founded by Gladys Shahtou in March 2018, SAMBUXA NYC is a Sudanese food vendor, introducing Sudanese dishes to the New York food scene. Their speciality is sambuxas, commonly known as samosas, which are individually hand wrapped with diverse fillings from sweet to savoury. Their sambuxas have multiple thin layers, adding to the crisp. A unique blend of East African, Caribbean and Middle Eastern heritage, inspires fresh, tasty fillings. In addition, Sambuxa’s menu offers a variety of Sudanese dishes such as asida and mulah or weka, wraps such as ful and ta’amiya, kofta and more; shaya or grilled meats; salads; cookies and more.

Website: samosanyc.com
Social media channels: Facebook @sambuxanyc, Instagram @samuxanyc, Twitter @samosa_nyc

Sudania Cafe (Australia)

Sudania Cafe and Restaurant brings Sudanese cuisine and culture to Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It’s menu offers ful, addas, shaya, rijla, molokhiya, tagalia, basta, basbosa, shearia, and more. Vegetarians can enjoy a few Sudanese dishes as well. There are Sudanese drinks, teas and coffees to enjoy such as karkade and jabana coffee. In addition to Sudanese food, Sudania Cafe and Restaurant’s menu offers popular Western, African and Middle Eastern dishes as well.

Website: sudania-cafe-and-restaurant.business.site
Social media channels: Facebook @sudaniacafe, Instagram @sudaniacafemaitland

Z Zoul Café (USA)

Image source: Uber Eats

Upon discovering that San Francisco had no authentic Sudanese restaurants, Aref and Dalia Elgaali decided to bring the great taste of their homeland to the Bay Area with Z Zoul Café. Aref re-creates family recipes passed down over generations for the soups, salads and entrees while Dalia specialises in taste-tempting desserts such as baklava, basbosa and her delicious Dalia Rice Pudding. Their menu includes Sudanese classics such as ta’amiya, ful, kisra, gorrasa and more. Z Zoul Café is perfect for those times when friends and family gather together.

Website: zzoulcafe.com
Social media channels: Facebook: Z Zoul Cafe @zzoulcafesf; Instagram @zzoulcafesf; Twitter @zzoulcafesf

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