{"id":2079,"date":"2019-03-24T00:35:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T21:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2019-06-19T01:55:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T22:55:41","slug":"yemeni-spice-shop-brings-piece-of-home-to-dearborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/yemeni-spice-shop-brings-piece-of-home-to-dearborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemeni spice shop brings piece of home to Dearborn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemeni spice shop brings piece of home to Dearborn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxk4pBE9bSU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">YAN &#8211; Derborn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2082\" src=\"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/222-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/222-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/222-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/222.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2080\" src=\"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/21-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/21-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/21-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/21-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/21.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2081\" src=\"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/22-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/22-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/22-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/22-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/22.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It\u2019s a smell of home. Alsaeedah Grocery And Spices transports the scent and taste of Yemen to Dearborn.<br \/>\nThe spice shop on Schaefer Avenue is another sign of the growing Yemeni food scene in the city, where Yemeni Americans are making their presence known in the business world.<br \/>\nSamir al-Humairi and his partner Fisal opened up the store about a year ago, and since then, they have been developing a large customer base.<br \/>\nThe shop\u2019s name, which means \u201chappy\u201d in Arabic, refers to a nickname for Humairi\u2019s homeland, which is known as \u201cHappy Yemen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authenticity <\/strong><br \/>\nHumairi worked in spices in Saudi Arabia and back in Yemen before immigrating to New York in 2005. He, then, moved to North Carolina, but selling spices was on his mind in every American city where he resided.<br \/>\nWhen he arrived to Dearborn, he knew the city is ideal for his project &#8211; a place with a large Yemeni population and no stores that specialize in Yemeni spices.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a business that I spent my life working in and new well; it is also a business that I know Dearborn needed,\u201d Humairi told the Yemeni American News.<br \/>\nHe said almost instantly, customers started frequented his shop, driven by nostalgia for the homeland.<br \/>\nBesides spices, the store sells Yemeni honey and traditional Yemeni clothes and artifacts.<br \/>\nAuthenticity is a key to the business, Humairi said. He knew that people try to get their spices and honey from Yemen, so he wanted to provide that service to them right at their doorstep without changing the product. For example, he buys the honey from beekeepers from rural Yemen.<br \/>\nThe store also carries medicinal herbs used in traditional Yemeni home remedies. It also has various kinds of coffee beans and pottery.<br \/>\n\u201cEverything that has to do with Yemen, you\u2019ll find it here,\u201d Humairi said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diverse customers<\/strong><br \/>\nOver a relatively short period of time, the shop has acquired customers of all backgrounds, not only Yemeni Americans.<br \/>\nBut Humairi is not surprised. \u201cIt\u2019s true that most of our customers are Yemeni, but we get people from all over the city,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHumairi explained that people who live around Yemenis are especially drawn to the shop after smelling the spices and eating the food of their neighbors.<br \/>\nYemeni spices are known for their subtle yet flavorful taste.<br \/>\n\u201cHere, you\u2019ll find Yemen in its traditional simplicity and playful spirit,\u201d he said. \u201cWe chat with customers and even negotiate prices. A customer would instantly know that this is a Yemeni shop. When you come in, you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019ve travelled to Yemen. I urge customers to come in and give us a chance.\u201d<br \/>\nHumairi and others like him represent the Yemeni immigrant\u2019s drive and dream of establishing something abroad without losing their identity.<br \/>\nA Yemeni immigrant\u2019s simple dream has been realized with this shop. He was able to import a beautiful piece of his homeland and share it with the Arab American community and the wider society.<br \/>\nAlsaeedah Grocery And Spices is located at 5914 Schaefer Rd in Dearborn.<br \/>\nWelcome to Yemeni America.<\/p>\n<div class='clear '><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YAN &#8211; Derborn It\u2019s a smell of home. Alsaeedah Grocery And Spices transports the scent and taste of Yemen to Dearborn. The spice shop on Schaefer Avenue is another sign of the growing Yemeni food scene in the city, where Yemeni Americans are making their presence known in the business world. 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