Spiced Fish Stew · Coastal Comfort Food
Maraq Samak
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The same maraq spice base used for meat stews across Somalia — cumin, coriander, turmeric — is simply redirected onto fish in Bosaso's coastal kitchens.
Maraq samak simmers firm white fish in a tomato-based broth with onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin and coriander, finished with a squeeze of lemon. It's ladled over rice or scooped up with flatbread.
Why it's made this way: As a fishing port built on Gulf of Aden trade, Bosaso's kitchens turn the daily catch into maraq just as often as they grill it, making the fish stew a workaday counterpart to the city's more famous grilled seafood.
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