15 International Hot Beverages You Have to Try
| March 22, 2017
12. Shaah – Somalia
Shaah is the famous spiced tea from Somalia. It’s infused with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, but the prominent essence is cardamom. It can be drunken with milk, but after meals it’s generally black and sweet.
Somalis have the equivalent of an afternoon tea called casariya, where they gather and enjoy shaah. It’s said that shaah must always come with sheeko, which means stories – so make sure you have interesting tales to tell.
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