As the Muslim banheads to court, one way for us to navigate these times is to educate ourselves ' to learn what we can about the cultures of the affected nations. Today, were looking at how Somalians enjoy bananas.After all, food is the distillation of community and culture to its most basic form. We hope youll follow along with us in support. when you want to eat everything and nothing at the same time (seriously banana with fish' ) #somalianfood A photo posted by Julia Racz (@juliainstructor) on Jan 4, 2017 at 3:36pm PST Somalians are one of the most displaced ethnic groups in the world, according to the United Nations. Some two million Somalians live outside of their homeland, and close to 150,000 are settled in the U.S.The largest Somalian population stateside resides in the twin cities of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, while Columbus, Seattle and San Diego are also home to big enclaves of Somalian refugees.As a result, there is a rich Somalian dining scene happening here. And if you happen to find yourself dining in a Somalian restaurant in the near future, there is something you should know: You will most likely get a banana served with your meal, and it is not meant for dessert. Banana and rice homie y'all sleepin on that #Somalianfood #bananaandriceisnice A photo posted by Mo (@mo3nvy) on Sep 21, 2016 at 4:55am PDT One reporter learned this the hard way when he tweeted a photo of his meal at a Somalian restaurant in Minneapolis and referred to the banana as an appetizer. Somali twitter quickly corrected his mistake.@mattdpearce THIS IS TRIGGERING. EAT THE BANANA WHITE BOY Safy-Hallan Farah (@SafyHallanFarah) May 13, 2016 MAN SAID THE BANANA WAS BROUGHT IN AS AN APPETIZER LIKE ITS NOT THE MEAL https://t.co/z67pwvc9u5 hiba (@malia0bama) May 14, 2016 Somalians serve an optional banana to be eaten with lunch and dinner' that is, sliced up and mixed into the rice or pasta, not enjoyed separately. (Yes, pasta. Somalians have a strong pasta culture as a result of Italian colonization.)We suspect the countrys strong hold in the banana trade is probably responsible for this tradition. Before the civil war that wreaked havoc on the country, Somalias banana industry was the biggest in Africa.Eating bananas with a meal is such an ingrained part of Somalian culture that it even provided material for a sad spoof of a Donald Trump tweet. my #Somali brothers and Sisters in #USA kwisha nyinyi.... #SomaliBanana how will y'all survive without mos in your meals #trump A photo posted by Abdul-Aziz' (@iamtareeqh) on Feb 5, 2017 at 8:50pm PST We say the addition of a banana sounds tremendous.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=58918032e4b02772c4ea30dd,5824c83be4b0c56101d5e541,56df54bfe4b0b25c917ffb8f -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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