Currently Restocking
Sauces & condiments
Basbaas Foods
A tangy coconut and cilantro chutney for finishing dishes or using as a dressing base.
Sauces & condiments · Brooklyn, New York
Basbaas Foods
Basbaas Foods brings Somali roots and African flavors to the pantry through sauces created by Hawa Hassan.
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The maker.
Founded by Hawa Hassan
Hawa Hassan created Basbaas to share the flavors and family recipes she remembered from Somalia. Her work as an entrepreneur and cookbook author explores how food connects people to home. She coauthored In Bibi’s Kitchen with Julia Turshen, which won the 2022 James Beard award in the International cookbook category. She hosts Food Network’s Hawa at Home and Cooking Channel’s Spice of Life.
Hawa Hassan founded Basbaas in 2015, inspired by the Somali sauces and family recipes she missed. The name comes from the Somali word for chili, while the brand’s story reaches into the kitchens, memories and people that made those flavors feel like home. After growing up apart from her mother, Hassan reunited with her years later and found a familiar connection in cooking together. Basbaas carries that connection into a pantry collection led by Tamarind Date Sauce and Coconut Cilantro Chutney. The maker currently lists those established sauces as restocking; other announced sauces are marked coming soon.
What they make.
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