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Subag

Clarified butter, often camel or goat, poured over rice and used to preserve meat

Somalia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Rendering butter removes the water that spoils it in heat, letting nomadic households keep fat and preserve dried muqmad for months.

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What is Subag?

Subag is a cheese & dairy from Somalia: clarified butter, often camel or goat, poured over rice and used to preserve meat. Rendering butter removes the water that spoils it in heat, letting nomadic households keep fat and preserve dried muqmad for months.

Made with

buttermilk

Cooked

churned

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