North Sudanese Lamb

Lovely friend and neighbor Kim dropped by some amazing food that was made by a woman she works with, a refugee from Northern Sudan.

Kim has given me some amazing food from the different populations she serves with her work at Heartland. Last time she brought me the cooking of a Karen man from Burma... curried goat and deep-fried(?) hard-boiled eggs. Very very very tasty.

Today is Northern Sudanese Lamb. I love dishes like this. Clearly made with love and straight from the heart, this was simultaneously mysterious and comfort food. The thick sauce was full of spinach and a variety of spices that continue to elude me as I keep tasting it. It is exotic but mostly, you can taste tradition. You get the distinct sense that the air smells very different where this came from, the quality of light is different...

Home cooking from far-flung locales is about the best food in the world. Thanks, Kim!