I wish she should have use meat 🥩 and cook the tomatoes with oil first then add the meat and the rest of the veggies That how u do somalia pasta suqaar
Let it be known that Hawa presented to BA a fully realized pitch for a segment called Hawa At Large, where she would make African dishes and talk to guests about African cuisines and cultures. Not only they rejected her pitch, they used a photo of her with the BA chefs for diversity points, shot three videos with her AND paid her only $400 for each video. She’s since sworn off of working with BA ever again, and we all missed out on her radiant screen presence and African recipes. Shame on you BA.
That’s terrible! I’m back rewatching her videos because she was such a great teacher- not to mention so charismatic and fun to watch! Where did you find out this information? Shame on BA indeed!
So when are we gonna start acknowledging that Hawa was only paid $400 for appearing in this video, that the EIC Adam Rappoport wore brown face, doesn't pay the POC editors who show up on camera for their appearances at ALL while paying the white editors (according to Sohla), and that BA has a huge systemic racism problem????? I'm waiting for comments to start trickling in, fam.
Hava means air in Turkish too but i don’t think this is what her name means in her country. I think the meaning is “Eve”, Adam’s wife as we also call Havva in Turkey.
We all missed out when BA didn't pick up her pitch for a show. Here's to hoping there's a meaningful course correction at BA [reference EIC Adam Rapoport resigning amidst revelations of unfair treatment of BIPOC staff]. "I hope you guys will make it." I will! Thank you, Hawa!
I hope at least now they reach out to Hawa and give her a segment. I am definitely interested in learning some Somali cooking. None of these ingredients are so rare that we cannot find them in our local grocery stores
I’m Indian, so when I saw the spices in the hawaaj I wanted to make this immediately! Love the spotlight on Somali cooking since I haven’t had much exposure to it sadly
simone sarkar it was a joke lol. Not really a proverb. Red onions are far superior to white though. I wouldn't trust anyone's cooking who thought otherwise 😄
@@marstamars1224 How much confidence does one really need to squeeze some tomato paste out of a tube into a large pot of pasta sauce? This is definitely not the kind of recipe or dish where precision is key.
@@BiggPaaapi stan means your favorite. if i stan Metallica for example, then that means theyre my favorite band. This person stan's Hawa, meaning shes their favorite person on bon apetite.
When I first watched this video I felt excited at the chance that she might be featured in future projects, but now I feel disappointed at the fact that she only got paid $400 to be in it and has quit since because BA refused to diversify its content. I am also disappointed with BA for not appreciating her talent and ability to teach others about a culture that is not well represented in the culinary world. Do better.
@@willlow9641 Source, please? I can't find anything on this. When you just throw numbers out there, it muddles meaningful conversation. Let it be known that I am very happy that Adam Rapoport stepped down, and I hope that BA can effect meaningful change moving forward by hiring a more diverse staff, and fairly paying all employees.
I love this! Somalis don’t typically use ground turkey in our cuisines. Don’t mean I don’t love the modern healthy twist! Amazing! Love Hawa, more of her please Ba!
She’s amazing and you can see that the more comfortable she is on camera the more personality shes going to show. Welcome to the BA kitchen online family. Much love.
IN THIS HOUSE WE STAN HAWA. i wish she was a main (character/person/staple) on the channel instead of a supporting character but i will make do with what i get. she is just a ray of light when she’s on screen i love her.
@@ReclinedPhysicist I mean in a lot of cultures they don't measure stuff They just eyeball it and do everything to taste and that works just fine and it has for a very VERY long time.
I love how she throws the banana in with her food. It’s so unexpected (for me who has lived in the us and never visited another country) and it’s kinda really cool to PEEK into someone else’s culture through food.
@@iambydefault1164 why are you such a hater? Great comment, Bethany - food and the internet bringing people together! As someone who's been lucky enough to travel a lot, I still find that so much of my cultural learning is done online and through food.
Bethany Clayton yes!! I absolutely love how every culture has it’s own quirks when it comes to cuisine. I am Venezuelan and we eat everything with cheese and plantains
@@DarkEpyon123 The responsible best friend who tries with mixed success to keep the MC on track. When they don't have to play the big sister though, they can get pretty goofy. They will have a side story that a first seems like fluff, but will lead to pivotal plot point.
I'm waiting for the ladies who do the dishes to get featured. You always see them in the background and I bet if you put them in front of the stove and asked them to make their favorite meal, they too would not disappoint. We all have our hidden cards to play, but sadly many for whatever circumstances never get the opportunity to shine.
@@anasandoval6698 Not everyone wants to be on camera though. A bunch of people in the back have been seen since the beginning (like the girl with the huge curly hair), but they don't seem to be interested in filming.
She is a natural in front of a camera. I felt like I was being personally tutored on a subject I really wanted to learn. And I love how every one always defaults to Gabby.
BA is the only channel that i can literally read hundreds of comments and not find a single hate comment or troll, it is so refreshing i just wish the rest of the internet was like this and not filled with so much anger, hate and sadness
I love somalian cuisines and Somalia! I wish the African dishes pitch went through. I was so excited when I saw this video a few months ago. She totally deserves back pay for this video.
Hawa’s recipes are super practical, at least for my household, and I’ve been binging on this queen’s recipes. I still cannot believe they rejected her pitch for a show. AND props to the crew for helping her feel comfortable on camera
My Cuban family eats a banana with everything as well. I love gabi's spoon earrings. ETA: I swear to god, DO NOT COMMENT THAT I MEANT PLANTAINS. I’m literally Cuban. Platanos are NOT bananas. I am talking about eating a banana with everything.
Brian Bethea yes. A meal would be like salad with avocado, rice, beans, pork, crispy fried plantains, sweet fried plantains.... AND THEN A BANANA. Why are people commenting on this as though a CUBAN wouldn’t know the difference between different types of plantains and a BANANA?
The only thing to add to this video and hawa and her amazing dishes is: MORE!! and btw i made her first dish digaag quumbe (sorry i surely misspelled) and it was absolutely fantastic!
@@dunya4754 Nope, that is the truth most of them do. And I am not talking about those of them livinig in the west cause I don't know anything about them. I am talking about Somali girls living in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Gorgeous, well mannered, knows how to cook and just exudes happiness. I mean could she be more perfect? I'm just excited to have new people in the BA test kitchen.
I wonder what their problem is with green bell peppers? They provide a nice bit of taste without being too overpowered for some dishes where a spicier people would overwhelm the dish.
There is such a huge Somali population where I live and it's honestly so lovely to hear about the culture a little more. Please bring her back!! Definitely going to try this out!
Cube them, roast in an oven w/ olive oil, salt & pepper, cube some mango, sprinkle some xawaash, top w/ feta crumbles. If you're super adventurous, add some poppy seed dressing. You're welcome.
I've always thought they had a diverse bunch of people. America is still over 60% European people, btw. It would be odd if a slight majority wasn't white people.
Susan Darby this may be true, however, this is one of the first times I have seen someone who looks like me in the rest kitchen. Especially in America, African Americans were employed in “undesirable” positions such as line cook and chef because these are ere the only jobs available for them. Fast forward a several decades and you are hard pressed to find a person of color - let alone Black person to be in a upscale or high class kitchen. People of color worked so hard to keep those jobs in the past and now they are working even hard to be let into some these areas.
something I love about Bon Appetit is that they introduce me to new food. I've never had Somalian food, but it's clear that I'm missing out. It's one of the few videos that I think I'm going to go out of my way to make this recipe--ESPECIALLY with banana (I love sweet and salty, i feel it on a molecular level.) Please have her in more videos, she's an absolute angel and an informative cook!
@@OpulentMindCrafts 'Reparation' waxaa isticmaalo madoowga ka soo faractamay addoonsigii la addoonsan jiray. Waxee leeyihiin waa in dhaqaalo la siiyaa dadkaas lagu shaqeysan jiray faracooda. Waa mid aan ku raacsanahay laakiin Xaawo howshaas shuqul kuma laha.
When you said we were going to eat a banana with this, too, I almost cried. I am so happy to have Hawa and this delicious Somali food in my life. Everything about it makes me feel happy. Can't wait to make this for my family (blended Haitian and USA). Thank you, Hawa! xox
samantha simon in my defence, I’m a Canadianized Italian, and have lived in Canada my whole life pretty much. I haven’t even been to Italy in over 10 years. So Italian history isn’t my strength
Where has this beautiful spirit, Hawa, been? Her recipe looks amazing! Finally, somebody who enjoys green peppers. Thank you. I hope we see more of her recipes.
That is how we literally do. We can tell how long a person has been into cooking by how tolerant they are to the heat. The hands get used to it after awhile
Funny thing is, my whole family can do that but me. I have a nickname now because I cannot tolerate too much heat. It’s “soft hands” or “gacmoo jicjila” in Somali.
Just in case you're wondering why Hawa said Somalis "obviously" eat spaghetti, it is because Italy once ruled most of the area that makes up Somalia today.
@@awesomeperson538 I struggled a bit with whether or not to use "colonized", but opted against it since Italy acquired the land through treaty with the existing ruler. But you're absolutely right, it was an Italian colony and Somalia suffered greatly at the hands of Europeans as every other colony eventually did.
Christopher Jensen semantics. every somali will tell you italy colonized somalia the same way european countries colonized and split up of most of africa. the existence of a treaty doesn’t negate the fact that they colonized somalia.
@@user-rx1mg2vc1c thank you. As an East African I don't understand why some would use flowery language for the realities our people went through in the past.
@@R3troguy Yeah, but that's Claire's job description, to make videos for BA on the show "Gourmet Makes". Her and Brad's shows are what built the attention to BA on youtube. Most people in the kitchen are being paid to create recipes for BA, not be "internet personalities". So $400 per video, on top of your salary to create recipes, while getting to test your show idea really isn't bad, honestly.
Along with everything else, how rude that no one else wanted to try it!! People are adventurously there, Chris would have tasted it, no? Looked really rude that no one was waiting or eager to try
I noticed that, too. She had to call Gaby over, another woman of color, because you could tell no one else was going to volunteer. I wonder if she was new to BA at this time, otherwise everyone else is shady 😌
We need some more of this woman in our lives...Somali food looks like it's quite amazing and diverse. I'm going to give this a try for sure.
@Kat B why bro
@Kat B yea bro war mid kale oo isna delete siisay commentskiisa ayaa igu qasbay ahyd hhhhh
Waryaada iga daba geeya maxaa dhacay😂😂😂
I wish she should have use meat 🥩 and cook the tomatoes with oil first then add the meat and the rest of the veggies
That how u do somalia pasta suqaar
You should try it's amazing
Let it be known that Hawa presented to BA a fully realized pitch for a segment called Hawa At Large, where she would make African dishes and talk to guests about African cuisines and cultures. Not only they rejected her pitch, they used a photo of her with the BA chefs for diversity points, shot three videos with her AND paid her only $400 for each video. She’s since sworn off of working with BA ever again, and we all missed out on her radiant screen presence and African recipes. Shame on you BA.
It's very upsetting. When they released her videos with BA MOST people loved her. Hawa At Large would've been a great show.
+++++
That’s terrible! I’m back rewatching her videos because she was such a great teacher- not to mention so charismatic and fun to watch! Where did you find out this information? Shame on BA indeed!
@@misslinguinni Hawa posted it on her stories on Instagram. That was yesterday, so I don't know if it's still up.
I wanted her to be a regular since I'm not really familiar with African cuisine so I'm really disappointed of BA
She's like the teacher everyone in the school loves and will defend if anyone disrespects her
AGREE
Yes, the calmness of mom while being cheery.
count me in! :D
Definitely
@So What So What? doesnt mean he wanted him to be leader or?
So when are we gonna start acknowledging that Hawa was only paid $400 for appearing in this video, that the EIC Adam Rappoport wore brown face, doesn't pay the POC editors who show up on camera for their appearances at ALL while paying the white editors (according to Sohla), and that BA has a huge systemic racism problem????? I'm waiting for comments to start trickling in, fam.
Rocknalldatime99 check the subreddit for Bon Appétit
There is also a video where Adam is interviewing the BA test kitchen and he confuses Sohla with Priya.
This is all a mess. I’m disappointed that BA swept these editors under the rug and just went on like business as usual.
Well Rappaport is no longer EIC but you’re right about everything else
Does anyone know what sort of amount BA would pay for an average video made by a white chef? (e.g molly/Adam/delaney)
"just for the culture" is now my favorite spice-measuring unit
i use the ethnic mom measuring unit, has never failed me
😂😂😂
A fantastic addition to the Test Kitchen cast! Hope to see more videos on African cuisine, which gets very little exposure on youtube.
I think Hawa is a guest, the intro caption said she has a hot sauce & is a recipe developer.
I do hope she gets to be a contributing editor at least.
@@recoil53 she works at BA periodically.
@@mygirldarby As far as I know, this is Hawa's second video, but they never list a BA title.
Coming back to this after the controversy of the past week and now we know why we don't see more African cuisine.
she has a smile that makes me smile and it's completely inconvenient because she's always smiling ... so therefore i am too :)
everything she says I'm like YES Hawa you are amazing, tell me more
I know! this comment made ME smile too. Smiles all around
I was just about to comment and say how I couldn't stop smiling. I love this
Ikr. Her smile is infectious 🥰
She’s lovely also in Arabic hawa means wind/windy or like fresh air and she really is a breath of fresh air
Hava means air in Turkish too but i don’t think this is what her name means in her country. I think the meaning is “Eve”, Adam’s wife as we also call Havva in Turkey.
same in punjabi!!
Nice take. But her name is likely with a strong H, which in Arabic is written حواء. It is the name of Adam's wife. Eve in English.
Also in Bengali 😄
No hawa means Eve.
Hawa = حواء
Does anyone else notice this is the only black person that BA showed
That is just .... how did we not call this out before
IVE BEEN SAYING THIS!!
Yeah I’m honestly ashamed for never noticing 😭
nah there is a black man working there but he is not a chef, but its still not a lot.
I noticed so I was very excited when I saw her.
We all missed out when BA didn't pick up her pitch for a show. Here's to hoping there's a meaningful course correction at BA [reference EIC Adam Rapoport resigning amidst revelations of unfair treatment of BIPOC staff].
"I hope you guys will make it." I will! Thank you, Hawa!
I hope at least now they reach out to Hawa and give her a segment. I am definitely interested in learning some Somali cooking. None of these ingredients are so rare that we cannot find them in our local grocery stores
@@aoutsky That'd be awesome!
D N she’s said that she has no interest in working with them again, so we just have to follow her wherever she goes
Literally been low key waiting for Hawa to make another appearance. Don’t hoard her all to yourselves, BA!!
Brianna G. Same!!
She's amazing! I love her smile!
Yes! She's so dynamic!
@@davids5a2 agreed
When was her first appearance? Haven't watched the video but I know she'll be gooooooood
I’m Indian, so when I saw the spices in the hawaaj I wanted to make this immediately! Love the spotlight on Somali cooking since I haven’t had much exposure to it sadly
You should see somali rice it is so similar to indian biryani
Somali cuisine...East African food is a non pareil revelation as yet explored.
@@gasperer ehhh not really
im Somali and I enjoy Indian food I think that’s the reason loooool
I’m not, but so did I!!
"just for the Culture, I'm gonna add more." LOVE HER
@Barca girl naa maxaad tiri..
@Barca girl ku dhex waalo
@Bashie Nashie magaca innaga sax
Hawa you deserved so much better. And for the record, this looks delicious.
"Don't trust anyone that doesn't cook with red onion" - Ancient East African proverb
What's the meaning behind the proverb? Even my Indian mom doesn't like cooking with white onions.
the accuracy of this!!
simone sarkar it was a joke lol. Not really a proverb. Red onions are far superior to white though. I wouldn't trust anyone's cooking who thought otherwise 😄
@@kittusim8520 most Kenyan mom's don't like white onions, even though it grows quicker and is cheaper here people don't really buy it.
@@angelanakalembe 😄😄😄
3:49 - “I make this every Sunday...”
3:58 - “Whenever I’m missing my mother, it’s my go-to.”
Logical conclusion: Wholesome.
deadfr0g also love how she just squirted in the tomato paste with complete confidence
@@marstamars1224 How much confidence does one really need to squeeze some tomato paste out of a tube into a large pot of pasta sauce? This is definitely not the kind of recipe or dish where precision is key.
"Hi, I'm Hawa Hassan, I'm back with... all my Somali-ness."
We STAN.
Nocturne22 what
Yes we do!!!
@@BiggPaaapi stan means your favorite. if i stan Metallica for example, then that means theyre my favorite band. This person stan's Hawa, meaning shes their favorite person on bon apetite.
😆😂 yes we do!
Woow macha allah super sis👌❤️❤️❤️👏
How do they find the most telegenic, charismatic, gorgeous people to put on camera at BA? WHAT IS THE MAGIC FORMULA?
healthy foods?
Love
Arkhadi Pustaka kosher salt?
Pasta water?
the magic formula is to be urself
When I first watched this video I felt excited at the chance that she might be featured in future projects, but now I feel disappointed at the fact that she only got paid $400 to be in it and has quit since because BA refused to diversify its content. I am also disappointed with BA for not appreciating her talent and ability to teach others about a culture that is not well represented in the culinary world. Do better.
Yess my Somali sista 🇸🇴 🇸🇴
That’s the proper representation we need, keep going 🤍
Allow diinta fahan Sii sida cuntada loo sameeyo fahansiisaye
I love how she is so comfortable. She runs the show just like they do on food network! I love it (:
Sweeping generalization incoming: BA comments are the best and most wholesome on all of TH-cam. Just so positive and fun to read.
They truely are! And obviously its a lot to do with the positivity the hosts show when presenting their recipies.
That’s usually the case except when Priya cooks lol many don’t like her
"special books for special kids" community comments make me cry. Check em out if you wanna learn more about people with special needs.
@@ladaga444 shes so irritating and wont shut up about her family. Hopefully this girl will replace her.
Yeah, I live the tone. But sometimes I have actual cooking questions, and I know they’ll never be seen.
super smash fandom: consistently salty about new additions
test kitchen fandom: constantly grateful for new friends to absolutely stan
Test Kitchen doesn't keep throwing FE characters after FE characters in.
@@TooBadThatDidntKillMe We are NOT about to fight in the comments of a bon appetit video about the inclusion of byleth in smahd ultimate
Just ask Dunkey
@@TooBadThatDidntKillMe hey to be fair if byleth showed up in the test kitchen that would be pretty remarkable ngl
@@railx I love barst
Hmmm, wonder why this video in particular suddenly got recommended to me...
eugimon high activity in the comments
Same
Who’s here after finding out Hawa was paid only $400 for filming this video? Come on BA and CN, do better.
Wait what didn’t know that what are the sources??
@@sultan_3864 Adam Rapaport stepped down as editor in chief of BA. Easy to find, it's a goood story (he did brownface at a Halloween party!!!)
how much would be standard pay for a video like this?
@@willlow9641 20k per video??? that seems crazy
@@willlow9641 Source, please? I can't find anything on this. When you just throw numbers out there, it muddles meaningful conversation. Let it be known that I am very happy that Adam Rapoport stepped down, and I hope that BA can effect meaningful change moving forward by hiring a more diverse staff, and fairly paying all employees.
hawa just had her comeback and she's already eating the charts
I’m ready for next comeback already
We Stan
RL period luv
rininrin AS WE SHOULD
We need a full album!
BA: How much xawaash does this recipe call for?
Hawa: yes.
Her adding more xawaash is a MOOD
This is exactly how I like to do spices, as well
I'm dead😂😂😂
Mauricio Aular 😂😂😂😂😂
*"For the culture."* East Africa makes them perfect. Mad love Hawa.
I love this! Somalis don’t typically use ground turkey in our cuisines. Don’t mean I don’t love the modern healthy twist! Amazing! Love Hawa, more of her please Ba!
I was thinking that. Never seen a recipe with ground Turkey. Normally is lamb or chicken.
aura most of the time we use goat meat and camel meat
Yeah when i heard that i was like "wait ground turkey?" 😭😭
Fowzia Sabtow is Turkey 🦃 digirin kurus?
My family does. We’re Somali
She’s amazing and you can see that the more comfortable she is on camera the more personality shes going to show. Welcome to the BA kitchen online family. Much love.
IN THIS HOUSE WE STAN HAWA. i wish she was a main (character/person/staple) on the channel instead of a supporting character but i will make do with what i get. she is just a ray of light when she’s on screen i love her.
you really can tell she's the eldest daughter huh
Why
Jhovan cuz she’s African thus she usually has to cook for everybody and has the mom vibe
@@TheBennifactor I caught on to her take-charge attitude and she didn't bother to measure anything
The big sister energy is so so strong
@@ReclinedPhysicist I mean in a lot of cultures they don't measure stuff
They just eyeball it and do everything to taste and that works just fine and it has for a very VERY long time.
MORE HAWA PLEASE! I absolutely love her and I love learning Somali recipes.
Minnesota would be a better place without them. Multiculturalism is a failed experiment
Why is every Somali person just gorgeous?? i'm so jeaslous
East Africa is the cradle of humanity.
Tanks 🙏
Maycifer awww 🙏🏻 thank u
Maycifer they have amazing skin too
You are gorgeous too
As an Italian, the Xawaash addition to the sauce sounds AMAZING
Tina Pellegrini we kept the pasta sauce and improved it .. don’t think I will say thank you to Italy
Tina Pellegrini but it’s my favourite dish
It tastes better
I'm Somali and pleased you said XAWAASH. XAWAASH has a special place in my heart
@@nimomohamed8471
Why not thank the ITALIANS who taught us this amazing food?
I love Italy and Italian culture except theft & robbery
Chris’ glare when she picked up the green bell peppers
I'm amazed they even allow green bell peppers in the building
wtf how can you not love green bell peppers
Green bell peppers are amazing. Room for improvement on the part of chefs who can't use it.
The BA test kitchen disdain for green bell peppers cracks me up, I love green bell peppers so much.
@@DuyNguyen-yx2vd Not everyone is like you so could you respect their preferences?
I love how she throws the banana in with her food. It’s so unexpected (for me who has lived in the us and never visited another country) and it’s kinda really cool to PEEK into someone else’s culture through food.
Bethany Clayton you meant to say “peek” not “peak”. Glad it’s “kinda really cool”. 🙄
Ashley Taylor thank you for randomly pointing that out. Now go on your merry way and GET A LIFE.
@@iambydefault1164 why are you such a hater?
Great comment, Bethany - food and the internet bringing people together! As someone who's been lucky enough to travel a lot, I still find that so much of my cultural learning is done online and through food.
Bethany Clayton yes!! I absolutely love how every culture has it’s own quirks when it comes to cuisine. I am Venezuelan and we eat everything with cheese and plantains
Ashley Taylor shut up
I'm ready for a new character arc in the BA test kitchen
If she was a character in a anime, who would she be?
@@DarkEpyon123 The responsible best friend who tries with mixed success to keep the MC on track. When they don't have to play the big sister though, they can get pretty goofy. They will have a side story that a first seems like fluff, but will lead to pivotal plot point.
@@surprisinglyblank2392 thankyou for selling the fantasy
I'm waiting for the ladies who do the dishes to get featured. You always see them in the background and I bet if you put them in front of the stove and asked them to make their favorite meal, they too would not disappoint. We all have our hidden cards to play, but sadly many for whatever circumstances never get the opportunity to shine.
@@anasandoval6698 Not everyone wants to be on camera though. A bunch of people in the back have been seen since the beginning (like the girl with the huge curly hair), but they don't seem to be interested in filming.
This was the most I've ever learned about Somalia in 8 minutes. Thanks all!
There is Japanese series of Somali food on TH-cam hehe
@@theancientsancients1769 i'll take a look!
You’ll be amazed once you get to know their ancient history which is not taught in western education. It’s a hidden gem.
Hawa is a great teacher and has amazing video presence, she deserves better than $400
can you explain this? I haven't kept up with the BA situation, did she only get paid 400?
a!! she got hired as a marketing ploy for diversity and got paid $400 for all her videos 🥺😭
Ayeee Shoutout BA for getting an East African chef! (Kenyan here)
She is a natural in front of a camera. I felt like I was being personally tutored on a subject I really wanted to learn. And I love how every one always defaults to Gabby.
She’s so lovely. Can’t stop smiling when I watch her
This is worth more than $400.
So True.
is it? i would be glad to be paid $25 for cooking on camera. But if the other chefs are being paid more, her pay should match theirs.
There’s nothing like being in Somalia, watching my auntie make baasto iyo suugo (pasta and sauce), served with salad and a nice ripe banana 🍌🤤
how do you know somali..☺ i mean..like the way you said baasto iyo suugo👍 i like that ❤ am somali
AMIN MAHAD ABDILAAHI ELMI somali baan ahay! Reer hargeisa haha!
I’m making this for sureeeeee , I’m Dominican and we also eat everything with banana if there are no plantains !
Recipe names i want domnican recipes banana on savory food is great ,try it on pizza better than pineapple.
@@anniebell6846 The Swiss do banana curry pizza, I assume the theory is the same. But I'm not trying it.
Kayla Salcedo Cubans do the same lol
I’m Cuban (first generation Cuban American) and we eat bananas with everything too!
That’s the ONLY way I’ll eat bananas-next to a plate of rice, beans, and chicken 😂
"I like to use green bell pepper."
Carla sitting in the corner with the evil eye
Andy left the chat
Green bell pepper is the best bell pepper.
@@NiamhEllenG i live and die by the red!
Nobody in the test kitchen likes green peppers. 😂
@@sfowler1017 Brad does
Hawa's smile is on the list for 2020's top 10 recipes.
It’s not a Somali dish without the banana 😭💗
Neither is the turkey. Shoudlve used beef for the culture
Yea there's no any need without banana 😋😋
@Yola Peters It is because they were colonised by italians so it managed to integrate into their food
You know us so well 😅
Mr. Suhaib exactly! If you’re sticking to the Somali culture, use ground beef.
BA is the only channel that i can literally read hundreds of comments and not find a single hate comment or troll, it is so refreshing i just wish the rest of the internet was like this and not filled with so much anger, hate and sadness
I totally agree! Very rare
Spot on! I literally read all the comments. I enjoy it.
Did you hear about the whole racist scandal? Well now there are hella hate comments
lol this has not aged well
aaysha65 Lol thought the same
THANK YOU BA for blessing us with another video of Hawa. Her energy is so pure, hope this is not our last time seeing her.
Love her, she’s got a great personality! Would love to see more of her dishes!
Such a great personality stifled by her superiors. So sad.
They're not her superiors.
@Elksie to WHAT 😂
@Elksie kinda disrespectful sounding but..... k.
Proud Islamphobic lol what?
Lol the troll has changed his name to "proud Islamphobic"
I love somalian cuisines and Somalia! I wish the African dishes pitch went through. I was so excited when I saw this video a few months ago. She totally deserves back pay for this video.
Hawa’s recipes are super practical, at least for my household, and I’ve been binging on this queen’s recipes. I still cannot believe they rejected her pitch for a show. AND props to the crew for helping her feel comfortable on camera
My Cuban family eats a banana with everything as well.
I love gabi's spoon earrings.
ETA: I swear to god, DO NOT COMMENT THAT I MEANT PLANTAINS. I’m literally Cuban. Platanos are NOT bananas. I am talking about eating a banana with everything.
Natalia Alfonso mine too, haha, just commented the same thing before seeing your comment!
Are those the ones gifted by hunzi's mom?
Do you eat bananas with your plantains?
Gurl you guys eat platain but a side dish
Brian Bethea yes.
A meal would be like salad with avocado, rice, beans, pork, crispy fried plantains, sweet fried plantains.... AND THEN A BANANA.
Why are people commenting on this as though a CUBAN wouldn’t know the difference between different types of plantains and a BANANA?
She's amazing! Her accent is so unique, her energy and happiness is the best. More Hawa Hassan for sure.
The only thing to add to this video and hawa and her amazing dishes is: MORE!!
and btw i made her first dish digaag quumbe (sorry i surely misspelled) and it was absolutely fantastic!
Emiliana Your spelling is absolutely spoty on. Especially with the use of the double fouls
In a world where it takes 2 seconds to look up the correct spelling of anything
@@oliverhernandez5806 in a world where it takes no time at all to spread kindness instead of bad attitude
She has the nicest skin I've ever seen.
Somalian people do have shiny smooth skin
Somalian have the nicest skin and skin color but unfortunately, most Somali women in east Africa prefer to bleach their skin.
Fatoum Mohamed Lies you tell
@@dunya4754 Nope, that is the truth most of them do. And I am not talking about those of them livinig in the west cause I don't know anything about them. I am talking about Somali girls living in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Say masha Allah to my Somalia girl.
Hawa: you don't have to eat everything with a banana but somali people do.
me: somali people know what's up
you should try banana with Somali rice , i hope hawa will make Somali rice next time or Somali canjelo or soqaar.
😅😅 i'm Somali but, i have never eaten banana with rice.
@@jilaaniyackoo5011 don't waste any more time
@@jilaaniyackoo5011 get your white washed behind outta here
@@jilaaniyackoo5011 war kacarar mesha, xuu leyahay wuxu
Love the way she pronounced garam masaala!!!
I'm a simple person: i see Hawa, i click as fast as humanly possible and like the video straight away
Same 😊
Same
I love the simplicity of this dish, she basically does a "make it how you want" and it will be great method and I love it!
BACKPAY HAWA WITH THIS VIDEO'S REVENUE
She’s the kind, delightful older sister we all need. I love her!! We need more videos with her.
“For the Culture” 💪🏽✊🏽
YES✊
Get over yourself porky
@@GoatDust who hurt you?
You represented us in a very manner full way. Thank you Hawa 🇸🇴❤️🇸🇴❤️🇸🇴
Gorgeous, well mannered, knows how to cook and just exudes happiness. I mean could she be more perfect? I'm just excited to have new people in the BA test kitchen.
I love being taught about Somalian culture by Hawa. So intrigued by the spice combo. Can’t wait to make a vegan version
Holly, I made the Xawassh tonight, and will make the Vegan version of her spaghetti tomorrow ! Did you ever do it ?
Holly Erin *Somali
She's so earnest and sincere.
I love her recipes!! I'm making this tonight! Hawa is a literal ray of sunshine
She’s so sweet I love her. The soothing wholesome energy that anchors down this chaotic (and fantastic) kitchen
Someone in BA actually uses green bell peppers? :o
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN
Gaby: “ Not these fancy people here. They don’t like green pepper.”
Priya and Brad like it, iirc! Not surprised tbh. They're the least snooty BA members 🤣
I wonder what their problem is with green bell peppers? They provide a nice bit of taste without being too overpowered for some dishes where a spicier people would overwhelm the dish.
I find green bell peppers to have an overwhelming "unripe pepper" taste. Apparently others don't perceive it the same way.
OF COURSE they do this to the one Black chef that they had.
There is such a huge Somali population where I live and it's honestly so lovely to hear about the culture a little more. Please bring her back!! Definitely going to try this out!
Over a roasted sweet potato sounds delicious.
Cube them, roast in an oven w/ olive oil, salt & pepper, cube some mango, sprinkle some xawaash, top w/ feta crumbles. If you're super adventurous, add some poppy seed dressing. You're welcome.
It sounds like torture 🤮
yeees!
@@halloumi420 It combines sweetness, saltiness with a hit on spices, I don't see the issue.
@@Daikamaitachi I just hate sweet potatoes 😂
i’m just happy to see more POC in the test kitchen 🥺
I've always thought they had a diverse bunch of people. America is still over 60% European people, btw. It would be odd if a slight majority wasn't white people.
Susan Darby this may be true, however, this is one of the first times I have seen someone who looks like me in the rest kitchen. Especially in America, African Americans were employed in “undesirable” positions such as line cook and chef because these are ere the only jobs available for them. Fast forward a several decades and you are hard pressed to find a person of color - let alone Black person to be in a upscale or high class kitchen. People of color worked so hard to keep those jobs in the past and now they are working even hard to be let into some these areas.
Whew, say it again because.....
something I love about Bon Appetit is that they introduce me to new food. I've never had Somalian food, but it's clear that I'm missing out. It's one of the few videos that I think I'm going to go out of my way to make this recipe--ESPECIALLY with banana (I love sweet and salty, i feel it on a molecular level.) Please have her in more videos, she's an absolute angel and an informative cook!
PAY HAWA WHAT SHE DESERVES. WE DEMAND REPARATIONS!!!!!!!!!
Why? Somalis were never enslaved ever.
@@waryaawariiri1812??? Maxaa ka wadaa
@@OpulentMindCrafts 'Reparation' waxaa isticmaalo madoowga ka soo faractamay addoonsigii la addoonsan jiray. Waxee leeyihiin waa in dhaqaalo la siiyaa dadkaas lagu shaqeysan jiray faracooda. Waa mid aan ku raacsanahay laakiin Xaawo howshaas shuqul kuma laha.
@@waryaawariiri1812 I get what you mean
@@waryaawariiri1812 Addoon iyo waxaa sheegeysid waxba iskama kalin. Gabadha ayaadoo views badan video-ga kaheshay ayaa $400 la’siiyay marka hadii lacagta ubadi ladhaho ma’adoonima? Saaneyba addoon uku tahay oo $400 kaliyah lasiinooya
Why every somalia person just gorgeouse ??and so cool
Hi somalians
Isaaq Newton She’s actually not attractive
@@ViolentPeace7 to you..
y'all act like random women would even give you a chance.
Hi❤️
*Somali person
**Somali
i love her. bring her back. an incredible wholesome human
BA you broke my heart
Yay!! It’s Hawa!!! Her smile makes my day and I want to make all of her recipes.
When you said we were going to eat a banana with this, too, I almost cried. I am so happy to have Hawa and this delicious Somali food in my life. Everything about it makes me feel happy. Can't wait to make this for my family (blended Haitian and USA). Thank you, Hawa! xox
I don't know why Somali people are so beautiful and unique ,I just love them... I really do
Thank you so much❤️😊
Thank you my dear 🥺🌸💗
thank you sm!
thank you bro❤
why thank you
I’m italian and we call pasta sauce sugo as well. Also, this girl is amazing! I want to see more of her!
now we own gelato pasta and sugo
@@hereforjokes2838 relax walalo😂
samantha simon in my defence, I’m a Canadianized Italian, and have lived in Canada my whole life pretty much. I haven’t even been to Italy in over 10 years. So Italian history isn’t my strength
Somalia was colonized by Italy
@@hereforjokes2838 Calm down mate, not all Italians supported that.P.s this is cooking show chill
Where has this beautiful spirit, Hawa, been? Her recipe looks amazing! Finally, somebody who enjoys green peppers. Thank you. I hope we see more of her recipes.
East-African Queeeeen back at it again!!!!
Man I love how she’s staying true to her origins, RESPECT
I GASPED when she just grabbed the pot off the stove with her bare hands 😂
That is how we literally do. We can tell how long a person has been into cooking by how tolerant they are to the heat. The hands get used to it after awhile
😄😄😁😁😁
Funny thing is, my whole family can do that but me. I have a nickname now because I cannot tolerate too much heat. It’s “soft hands” or “gacmoo jicjila” in Somali.
@@thatonesomali3217 😂😂😂😂😂✊🏾🇸🇴 I sympathize.
Just in case you're wondering why Hawa said Somalis "obviously" eat spaghetti, it is because Italy once ruled most of the area that makes up Somalia today.
*colonized
@@awesomeperson538 I struggled a bit with whether or not to use "colonized", but opted against it since Italy acquired the land through treaty with the existing ruler. But you're absolutely right, it was an Italian colony and Somalia suffered greatly at the hands of Europeans as every other colony eventually did.
Christopher Jensen semantics. every somali will tell you italy colonized somalia the same way european countries colonized and split up of most of africa. the existence of a treaty doesn’t negate the fact that they colonized somalia.
Christopher Jensen colonized sweetie
@@user-rx1mg2vc1c thank you. As an East African I don't understand why some would use flowery language for the realities our people went through in the past.
Hawa's back and we get more delicious Somali food, 2020 is going well friends
i like how she gives the cultural background of the dishes she makes thats always fascinating to me
I agree. I love how she explains the melding of cultures and the history behind each dish.
I’ve never seen her!! I like her. She’s a beautiful spirit. Also we love African representation 👏🏿
She should have been paid more for this.
$400 on top of your regular salary to do something you were doing anyway seems pretty fair to me.
@@velcrots Claire was paid 10.000$ per VIDEO
@@R3troguy Yeah, but that's Claire's job description, to make videos for BA on the show "Gourmet Makes". Her and Brad's shows are what built the attention to BA on youtube. Most people in the kitchen are being paid to create recipes for BA, not be "internet personalities". So $400 per video, on top of your salary to create recipes, while getting to test your show idea really isn't bad, honestly.
She's back! Loved her the first time 💯😎❤️
Oh wow I’m Cuban and we also love to eat everything with a banana 🍌
People make fun of us for eating banana with everything.. Welcome to the club my Cubans
ina barre
Cubans is not Colombian warya. Ceeb
@@MohamedAhmed-cz8mo lol fixed
I legit eat like 4 a day
@@dman4897 and Hooyo is asking who ate all the bananas you are here on youtube confessing it.🤣
Yay, Hawa is back! She's utterly charming and the recipe looks awesome, can't wait to make this.
Along with everything else, how rude that no one else wanted to try it!! People are adventurously there, Chris would have tasted it, no? Looked really rude that no one was waiting or eager to try
Agreed!
I noticed that, too. She had to call Gaby over, another woman of color, because you could tell no one else was going to volunteer. I wonder if she was new to BA at this time, otherwise everyone else is shady 😌
SURA notice how gabby also just didnt know how to act.... i know relationships vary and crap but she was behaving like it was their first encounter
The camera people usually do not try the food on camera, she called for gabby and she came right away
@@jalitzanieves9222 i agree, she seemed weird about trying it
in Yemen we use
the same Spices and we call it (hwaij)same as you
You're btec versions of us