East Africa · Soup
Supu y'ihene (Spiced goat meat and offal broth)
A deeply nourishing, aromatic Burundian broth packed with tender bone-in goat meat, tripe, scotch bonnet chilies, and fresh ginger.
The story
Across Burundian market hubs from Gitega to Bujumbura, supu y'ihene is simmered in massive aluminum caldrons from the early morning hours. Loved by night workers, traders, and revellers alike, this intensely spiced soup serves as a prized revivifying breakfast and an antidote to fatigue. The culinary secret lies in parboiling the goat offal separately with charred aromatics to tame heavy funk while keeping the collagen-rich broth crystal-clear and gelatinous.
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