Myriad hands from two communities gather to create delicious Somali Sambusas and Nepali Momo. Great food isn’t just about eating—it’s about coming together to create something special. In this episode ...

Say "sambusa" in a crowd of Somalis and mouths will start to water. Sambusa is a spicy meat mixture wrapped in pastry, deep fried and eaten as finger food, one after another. Many cultures have ...

The word for "mother "in Somali is "hoyo." In 2018, we introduced you to a company by that name. Mariam Mohamed, who came from Somalia for college, noticed how hard it was for Somali women to get jobs ...

WHEN HONEY MOHAMMED was 4 years old, she thought her mom, Marian Ahmed, was like Beyoncé. “You’d see her for five minutes, and then she’s off again. Who is this woman? What is her superpower? Where is ...

The Latest Microgrants help Somali sambusa maker, other food startups scale up The Market Entry Fund helps entrepreneurs get a leg up in the packaged food industry. This year’s grant recipients ...

If your kid comes home raving about the sambusa they scarfed down at school lunch, there’s a good chance they have Mariam Mohamed and her sisters to thank. The deep-fried triangle of savory goodness ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Community can be built in so many different ways. At Hoyo, it's folded into every sambusa. "It's just a small community that's growing," said Mohamed Mohamed, production manager ...