Bariis Iskukaris
The signature Somali spiced rice — basmati cooked with caramelised onions, xawaash, raisins and slow-braised goat or chicken.
Ingredients on the marketplace:
🇸🇴 Somalia · East African Marketplace
Marikiti is the online marketplace for Somali and East African goods in Canada and the USA. Shop xawaash, basbaas, anjero mix, Somali tea, canjeero and the brands you grew up with — consolidated at our Kenya hub and shipped by sea to your door.
Somali cuisine is one of the most distinctive in East Africa — built on bariis iskukaris (spiced rice), the soft fermented pancakes called anjero or canjeero, slow-cooked goat suqaar and the warming spice blend xawaash that flavours nearly every savoury dish. Somali shaah — black tea brewed long with cardamom, cloves and ginger — is the country's social glue, drunk from Mogadishu to Minneapolis to Toronto. The Somali diaspora across North America is one of the largest in the world, with deep communities in the Twin Cities, Columbus, Toronto and Ottawa. Brands like Sahan, Banadir and Xawaash are household names, and Tilda basmati and Laziza spice packs are pantry essentials. Marikiti consolidates these goods at our Kenya hub — geographically closest to Somali producers — and sea-freights them to North America on a steady 53-day cycle, keeping per-kg rates lower than any air-freight alternative.
Authentic staples from Mogadishu and across Somalia, sourced through trusted East African vendors.
Somali brands shoppers ask for: Sahan · Banadir · Xawaash · Hilib · Geel · Laziza · Tilda
The signature Somali spiced rice — basmati cooked with caramelised onions, xawaash, raisins and slow-braised goat or chicken.
Ingredients on the marketplace:
Soft fermented pancakes served with diced beef suqaar, sesame oil and a side of sweet Somali shaah.
Ingredients on the marketplace:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is home to the largest Somali diaspora in the United States, concentrated in Cedar-Riverside and the broader Twin Cities. Marikiti delivers across MN, with bulk-pack pricing on xawaash, bariis and dates during Ramadan.
Toronto's Somali community is largest in Rexdale, Etobicoke and the western GTA. Marikiti's Guelph, Ontario hub keeps onward delivery to Toronto fast and predictable — typically within 3–4 days of Canadian arrival.
Columbus, Ohio hosts the second-largest Somali community in the US. Marikiti delivers across central Ohio and serves group-buy orders for the broader Midwest.
Other Canada cities we deliver to: Toronto · Calgary · Edmonton · Vancouver · Ottawa · Montreal
Somali wholesalers and producers — from Mogadishu spice blenders to dates importers — can list on Marikiti and reach the Somali diaspora across Minneapolis, Toronto, Columbus, Ottawa and beyond. Drop goods at our Nairobi consolidation hub; we handle export paperwork, customs, sea-freight and onward North American delivery.
Marikiti is an online marketplace for Somali and East African goods delivered across Canada. Vendors list authentic products from Somalia and the wider East African region, we consolidate orders at our Kenya hub, and ship by sea-freight (about 53 days) to Guelph, Ontario — then onward to Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and beyond.
Popular Somali categories include xawaash spice blend, basbaas (chili sauce), anjero / canjeero flour, Somali tea (shaah), cardamom (heyl), sesame oil, bariis (basmati rice), digir (beans), ghee (subag), dates, plus coffee, tea, spices, snacks, beauty products and home goods. Look for trusted brands such as Sahan, Banadir, Xawaash, Hilib, Geel, Laziza, Tilda.
You shop the marketplace, vendors drop your goods at our Kenya consolidation hub, we sea-freight everything together (the cheapest per-kg route from East Africa), then we deliver to your address in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver or any other Canada city. Group buys unlock even lower rates.
Marikiti welcomes vendors from across East Africa — Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Rwanda and beyond. If you're a Somali producer or wholesaler interested in selling to the diaspora, visit our For Vendors page to register.
Yes — both pre-ground Xawaash brand blends and whole-spice bundles (cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper) are stocked for households that prefer to grind their own.
Yes. Marikiti runs a Ramadan group buy each year with bulk pricing on Medjool, Mabroom and Sukkari dates, plus Sahan and Banadir staples.
We don't ship raw meat. Shelf-stable spice mixes for suqaar and slow-braising kits are widely available — the meat is sourced locally from your halal butcher.
Yes. Both cities are served through our US partner facility with onward trucking. Most US deliveries arrive within 4–7 days of US clearance.
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