Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

adventurous

550 dishes.

breakfastScrappleLoaf of pork scraps and cornmeal, sliced and fried crisp for breakfastSea eggWhite sea urchin roe steamed or fried, served in the shellSeal flipper pieNewfoundland pie of braised seal flippers under pastry, dark and very richSerobefinely chopped tripe and offal, festive delicacycocktailSevernoye siyanieVodka topped with sparkling wine, drunk in one go at celebrations.ShamishiFried pastry pockets of semolina custard, sugared and eaten hot.fermented & pickledShattaFiery red or green chilli paste fermented with salt, dill and garlic.Sheep tongue souseSheep tongue simmered in a peppery lime and onion brothSheftaliacaul-wrapped minced pork sausages grilled, stuffed in pitafermented & pickledShidolDried punti fish pounded with taro and fermented in sealed earthen potsfermented & pickledShiokaraSquid fermented in its own salted viscera, intense brine chaser for sakeShitoDark hot pepper sauce of dried fish, shrimp and spicesShkembe chorbatripe soup spiked with garlic, vinegar, chilifermented & pickledShubattangy fermented camel's milkcharcuterie & curedShutkiSun-dried salted river and sea fish, cooked into pungent curries and mashescharcuterie & curedSikam PaaDried pork belly stir-fried with dried chillies and radish, chewy and fattyfermented & pickledSinkiRadish taproots fermented in a pit for weeks, dried, then cooked into sour soupmainSipiFatty mutton flaps grilled or stewed with taro leaves and coconut cream.mainSisigSizzling chopped pork face and chicken liver with calamansi and chilicharcuterie & curedSlăninăsalted and smoked pork fat sliced raw with onion and breadcharcuterie & curedSláturBlood and liver sausage sewn into sheep stomach, boiled and often soured.mainSmalahoveSalted, smoked sheep's head steamed and eaten whole, ear and eye included.cheese & dairySmensalted butter aged for months until cheesy and pungent, stirred into couscousstreet foodSmileySheep's head singed, boiled and eaten whole from a township braai standcharcuterie & curedSmoked bongabonga shad hot-smoked whole and dried, flaked into stewscocktailSnakebiteHalf lager and half cider, often reddened with blackcurrant cordialSodabiArtisanal palm liquor born in Benin, poured at ceremoniesfermented & pickledSoibumBamboo shoots fermented for months in sealed pots until sour and softcharcuterie & curedSol over GudhjemSmoked herring on rye with raw egg yolk, radish and chives.fermented & pickledSoleni hrybyForest mushrooms salted in layers with dill and garlic, eaten with oil.fermented & pickledSolyonye gruzdisalted milk-cap mushrooms, slippery and pungent, served with sour creamfermented & pickledSom MooRaw pork cured with garlic and rice until sour, wrapped in banana leaffermented & pickledSom PaRiver fish cured with salt, rice and garlic until sour, then grilled or friedsoup & stewSopa de garroboSoup of black spiny-tailed iguana with vegetables and limeSopa de mondongoTripe soup with yuca, plantain and corn in a rich brothSoumbalaPungent black balls of fermented locust bean, crumbled into every sauce
  • Masato

    Amazonian fermented cassava drink, sour and milky, served in gourds. A wine & spirit recipe from Peru.

  • Kurt

    Raw beef cut to order at the table, dipped in mitmita and awaze. A main recipe from Ethiopia.

  • Escargots

    Giant land snails skewered and grilled with chili at roadside braziers. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 15…

  • Ogogoro

    Raw local gin distilled from fermented palm sap, drunk neat in shot glasses. Ready in 2 hr of tapping and…

  • Babenda

    Rice cooked down with fermented greens, fish powder and peanut. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 5…

  • Eru

    Shredded eru leaves with waterleaf, palm oil, smoked fish; eaten with waterfufu. Ready in 35 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Lotoko

    Raw clear spirit distilled from fermented maize or cassava in oil-drum stills. Ready in 1 hr prep and 5 days…

  • Vegemite on Toast

    Buttered toast scraped with salty yeast-extract spread, childhood breakfast icon. Ready in 3 min prep and 3 min cooking. 2…

  • Aaruul

    Rock-hard sun-dried sour milk curds, herders’ travel food. A cheese & dairy recipe from Mongolia.

  • A Ping

    Whole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft inside. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…