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Sel RotiRing-shaped sweet fried rice bread made for festivals
Semita de piñaLayered shortbread pastry filled with pineapple jam, cut in squares
Seven Colour TeaLayered tea of different densities poured into a glass in visible bandsdrinkShaah cadaysmilky spiced tea with cardamom and cloves
Shaah hawaashsweet tea brewed with cardamom, cinnamon and ginger
Shaistrong sweet tea, often with mint, closing every mealsnackShami KebabShallow-fried patties of minced meat and chana dal
Sharotswalnut strings dipped repeatedly in thickened grape or mulberry syrup
ShawarmaStacked marinated meat shaved from a vertical spit into thin bread with garlic sauce.
ShendetlieHoney and walnut cake soaked in syrup, cut into diamonds.
ShitoDark hot pepper sauce of dried fish, shrimp and spicescharcuterie & curedShutkiSun-dried salted river and sea fish, cooked into pungent curries and mashes
Skoudehkariscardamom-spiced rice simmered with lamb and tomato; the national dish
SoboloHibiscus drink brewed with ginger and pineapple
SodabiArtisanal palm liquor born in Benin, poured at ceremonies
SomóThick cold drink of boiled cracked maize with cinnamon and cloves
Sop BuntutClear oxtail soup with vegetables, also fried or grilleddessertSopa borrachaSponge cake drenched in rum and sugar syrup with prunes and raisins
SorrelRuby hibiscus drink steeped with ginger, cloves and orange peel
Sorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilled
Sos pwaBeans cooked soft and puréed into a thin sauce poured over rice or cornmeal
Soup joumouPumpkin soup eaten January 1 to celebrate independence
SpeculoosCaramelised spice biscuits for Saint Nicholas and coffee.
Stewed crabooSmall yellow nance fruit stewed in sugar until soft and pungent
Stifadobeef stewed with pearl onions, wine, cinnamon
SubanikThree-meat stew in chile recado steamed inside maxan leaves
SucumbéHot milk beaten with egg, cinnamon and singani, drunk at ChristmascocktailŠumadijski čajhot rakija sweetened with honey and caramel, drunk in winter
Sumo de gengibreChilled ginger juice sweetened and sharpened with lime or pineapple
SuyaThin beef skewers coated in spiced peanut powder and grilled over wood
SvařákMulled red wine with cloves, cinnamon and lemon at market standssauce & condimentTabilground coriander, caraway, garlic and chili, the base Tunisian seasoning
Tacos al pastorChile-marinated pork shaved from a spit, with pineapple and cilantro
TangawisiPungent ginger juice, prized as medicinalmainTanjiaMarrakshi lamb sealed in a clay urn, slow-cooked in hammam ashes-
Fly
Lightly fermented sweet potato or cassava drink spiced with ginger and cloves. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min…
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Flæskesteg
Roast pork with crackling and red cabbage; Christmas centrepiece. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr 30 min cooking.…
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Frango à cafreal
Chicken marinated in green chili, garlic and coriander, then grilled hard. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 35 minutes cooking.…
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Fouga deyay
Chicken buried under spiced rice with dried lime and raisins. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 1 hour 15 minutes…
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Forralt bor
Red wine heated with cloves, cinnamon and orange, sold in mugs. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…
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Folere
Hibiscus juice, Cameroon’s take on bissap. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About 2 litres. A drink…
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Gahwa
Cardamom-saffron coffee with dates, diwaniya essential. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 6 small cups. A…
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Gallo en chicha
Rooster braised in fermented corn drink with panela. Ready in 30 min prep and 3 hours cooking. 8 servings. A…
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Gemberbier
Home-brewed fermented ginger drink, drunk cold at Christmas. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About 3 litres.…
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Gemere
Homemade ginger beer served at celebrations. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About 4 litres. A drink…