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334 dishes.
Shorbat freekehsmoked green wheat soup with chicken; Ramadan staplesoup & stewShorbat habwheat and lamb soup that opens the Ramadan iftarsoup & stewShurbacracked wheat or oat soup with lamb, drunk at sunset in Ramadan
Shuwabanana-leaf-wrapped spiced lamb buried over embers for days; Eid ritual
Silsislow-fried tomato, onion and berbere sauce eaten with injera or kitcha
Skoudehkariscardamom-spiced rice simmered with lamb and tomato; the national dish
Smažený kaprBreaded fried carp served with potato salad on Christmas Eve.
Sohansaffron and pistachio brittle, snapped in pieces from a copper traydessertSohan HalwaDense disc of reduced wheat sprout, ghee and nuts, cut in wedgesmainSoorStiff maize or sorghum porridge, eaten with milk, ghee or stewsoup & stewSumagiyyaGazan stew of chard, meat and tahini soured with steeped sumacmainSup TulangMutton bones in a red masala gravy, the marrow sucked out with a straw
SuqaarSmall-diced beef, camel or goat flash-fried with onion, pepper and xawaashsauce & condimentSuugo suqaarSpiced tomato sauce with diced meat, ladled over Somali spaghettibread & pastryTaftanLeavened saffron-and-milk flatbread baked in a tandoor, dotted with nigella seeds
TagaliaSauce of minced or dried meat with tomato and onion, served over dumplings
Tagineslow-braised meat, vegetables, olives or prunes cooked in a conical earthenware pot
Taminatoasted semolina bound with butter and honey, made to celebrate birthsstreet foodTamriyehFried pastry pockets of sweet semolina cream, dusted heavily with icing sugar.
Tandoori ChickenYogurt-spice marinated chicken charred in the tandoormainTanjiaMarrakshi lamb sealed in a clay urn, slow-cooked in hammam ashes
Tashreebflatbread soaked in rich lamb or chicken broth with chickpeas
TehariOld Dhaka spiced rice with small beef chunks and mustard oil
ThareedThin regag bread soaked in meat and vegetable stew until soft.
Tibsbeef or lamb sautéed with onion, rosemary and chili
TibsiBeef or lamb cubes seared with onion, chilli and clarified butter, served sizzling
TihloRoasted barley dough balls speared with wooden forks into spicy meat sauce
Tikil gomenturmeric-braised cabbage, carrots and potatoes
Timman bagilladill rice with fava beans, topped with lamb shank or egg
Tlitlirice-shaped pasta baked with chicken, chickpeas and cinnamon; a Constantine wedding dish
Tsebhi birsenRed lentil stew simmered with berbere and onion, the fasting-day mainstay
Tsebhi dorhospicy chicken stew with boiled eggs, the festive centerpiece
UttapamThick pancake of fermented rice-lentil batter topped with onion, chilli and tomatosalad & sideWali wa nazifragrant coconut rice paired with fish or bean curriesdessertWatalappanSteamed jaggery-coconut custard with cardamom and cashews
Wiener schnitzelVeal cutlet pounded thin, breaded, fried golden; lemon wedge.-
Bara
Thick black-lentil pancake fried on a griddle, often topped with egg or minced buffalo. Ready in 20 min prep and…
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Akkoub
Spiny wild thistle stalks peeled and stewed with lamb or lemon and eggs. Ready in 1 hour, mostly cleaning prep…
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Aloo Paratha
Griddled flatbread stuffed with spiced potato, served with curd and pickle. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…
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Aloo Keema
Homestyle minced meat and potato curry eaten with roti. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…
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Alicha
Mild turmeric stew of vegetables or meat, without berbere heat. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Aluwa
Diamond-cut sweet of rice flour and treacle, firm and lightly cardamom-scented. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.…