Xalwo

What we know so far

Xalwo is the Somali sweet for every celebration: a dense, glossy, chewy block the colour of amber, made from sugar and cornstarch cooked for the best part of an hour with ghee or oil until the mass pulls away from the pot. It is heavy with cardamom and nutmeg, sometimes cloves, and coloured orange with saffron or food colouring. Trays of it are cut into pieces for Eid and weddings, and a slice is eaten with a cup of spiced tea or a glass of milk.

The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 12 ingredients and 9 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.

What claiming it means

1. Cook it the way you actually make it. Change anything in our draft that is wrong, and most of it probably is.
2. Photograph your own, so the page carries a real picture instead of somebody else's.
3. Send it in. An editor reads it, and it publishes with your name on it and a link to your profile.

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