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Somali Sautéed Salmon - Bajuni Coastal Recipe

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Easy coastal Somalia sautéed salmon recipe. Garlic salmon is a traditional fish recipe among the Bajuni communities in Somalia. Bajuni people are a people of mixed descent Arab, Portuguese and African living on the Bajuni Islands along the coast of Somalia and Kenya in the Somali Sea. Quick Answer: Somali sautéed salmon is a traditional Bajuni coastal dish featuring salmon fillets cooked with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Ready in 18 minutes, it's typically served with injera bread and banana. Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 8 mins | Total: 18 mins | Servings: 2 | Cuisine: Somali The Bajuni are a Swahili speaking people who belong to small independent ethnic community whose occupations are predominantly unskilled labors. The small Bajuni communities are predominately Muslim. In the Indian Ocean, the 3,333 kilometer or 2,071 mile Somali coast line is the longest in Africa. Somalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to th...