Grilled Meats

🇯🇴Jordan

Sajiyeh

صاجية

Cubed lamb or chicken seared on a domed saj griddle with onion, tomato, bell pepper and chilli, served in the pan with bread.

🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

Sajji

سجی

Whole lamb or chicken rubbed only with salt, skewered on a wooden stake and roasted slowly beside an open fire, served with rice stuffed inside.

🇦🇷Patagonia, Argentina

Salmón Patagónico

Patagonian salmon farmed in the cold southern waters, grilled or baked with a crisp skin. A staple of Tierra del Fuego and Santa Cruz cuisine, often served with berry sauces.

🇺🇸California, United States

Santa Maria-Style Barbecue

A Central Coast California barbecue of tri-tip roasted over red oak, served with pinquito beans and salsa.

🇧🇳Brunei

Satay

Marinated meat skewers grilled over charcoal, served with peanut sauce and cucumber

🇲🇾Selangor, Malaysia

Sate Kajang

Sate Kajang uses large marinated meat pieces grilled over charcoal and served with a separate thick peanut sauce.

🇮🇩Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia

Sate kere

A Solo street snack of grilled offal and tofu skewers in a thin peanut sauce.

🇮🇩East Java, Indonesia

Sate Ponorogo

A Ponorogo specialty of chicken satay marinated in soy and spices, grilled and served with a thin sauce.

🇩🇪Saarland, Germany

Schwenkbraten

Barbecue specialty from Saarland with marinated pork steaks grilled on a swinging schwenker grill over wood fire.

🇦🇫Afghanistan

Seekh Kebab

सीख कबाब

Minced meat molded onto skewers and grilled in a tandoor. It is a popular appetizer across North India.

🇱🇦Laos

Seen Dat

ຊີ້ນດາດ

Table barbecue on a domed metal griddle: meat grills on the dome while broth and vegetables simmer in the moat around it.

🇳🇵Nepal

Sekuwa

सेकुवा

A Nepali grilled marinated meat skewer, a street and festive classic

🇸🇩Sudan

Shaiyah

Cubes of lamb or beef fried hard in a heavy pan with onion, chilli and cumin and tipped straight onto paper on the table.

🇮🇳India

Shami Kebab

शामी कबाब

A North Indian kebab of minced meat and chana dal, shaped into patties and pan-fried. It has a smooth texture.

🇦🇲Armenia

Shashlik

Шашлық

Shashlik is marinated meat grilled on skewers with onion and rendered fat, a shared Eurasian form rather than a single national dish.

🇮🇱Israel

Shipudim

שיפודים

Skewers of chicken, lamb, beef, liver or heart grilled over charcoal and served with laffa, tahini and a table full of small salads.

🇿🇦South Africa

Shisa Nyama

A South African township braai tradition of grilling meat over open coals, served with pap, chakalaka, and salads. A social and communal event, a national and township classic, a festive and meat-centric ritual, a braai variant.

🇲🇳Mongolia

Shorlog

Шорлог

Mutton or beef cubes threaded on skewers with fat between them and grilled over coals, salted and peppered heavily.

🇴🇲Oman

Shuwa

شواء

Shuwa is marinated lamb or goat slow-cooked underground for 24–48 hours, wrapped in leaves and sacks, and served with saffron rice.

🇱🇾Libya

Shwaya

Lamb or mutton cut into cubes and ribs and grilled over open coals, salted and dusted with bzar and nothing else.

🇨🇳Chengdu, China

Skewer Hotpot

串串香

Hotpot sold by the skewer: everything from beef slices to quail eggs comes pre-threaded on bamboo, cooked in a shared spiced broth and billed by the stick count.

🇸🇴Somalia

Somali Kebab

Kabaab

Kebabs, a snack eaten in western Somalia; listed in Wikipedia's Somali cuisine; meat skewers grilled over charcoal with xawaash spices; influenced by Arab and Indian trade connections; served with flatbread and basbaas; a popular street food; the kebab of Somali streets; found at grill stalls and restaurants.

🇸🇴Somalia

Somali Steak

Busteeki

Somali steak, widely eaten in Mogadishu; beef steak marinated with xawaash spices and grilled or pan-fried; a legacy of Italian colonial influence; served with rice, pasta, or flatbread; often accompanied by banana and basbaas; a popular dish in urban restaurants; the steak that went Somali; found at restaurants across Mogadishu.

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Sosaties

A Cape Malay kebab of marinated lamb (or chicken) with onions and dried apricots, grilled over coals. A braai and festive staple, sweet-savory and aromatic, a national and Cape Malay classic, a braai icon, a skewered treat.

🇸🇸Juba, South Sudan

South Sudanese Shaiyah

Shaiyah

South Sudanese grilled goat meat skewers; goat meat cut into chunks, marinated with salt and chili, and grilled over charcoal; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try; sold at roadside stalls and restaurants; the street food of choice in Juba; smoky and tender.

🇨🇾Cyprus

Souvla

Σούβλα

Large chunks of pork, lamb or chicken threaded on a long skewer and turned slowly over charcoal for an hour or more.

🇬🇷Greece

Souvlaki

Σουβλάκι

Greece's national street food: small skewers of grilled pork (or chicken) seasoned with oregano and lemon. Served on a skewer with bread or wrapped in pita with tzatziki, onions, and fries.

🇨🇲Cameroon

Soya

Thin strips of beef or offal threaded on sticks, grilled over coals and dusted heavily with a peanut and chilli spice powder.

🇰🇷South Korea

Spicy Pork Bulgogi

돼지불고기

Pork marinated in a spicy gochujang and gochugaru-based sauce, grilled at the table or pan-fried, often served with rice and vegetables.

🇨🇱Chile

Spit Roast

Asado al palo

Whole lamb or pork roasted on a spit over open fire for several hours, a festive Chilean celebration dish.

🇷🇸Serbia

Spit-Roast Pork or Lamb

Печење

A whole pig or lamb turned on a spit over embers for hours until the skin is glassy and the meat pulls apart.

🇭🇷Croatia

Spit-Roasted Lamb

Janjetina

Whole young lamb slow-roasted on a rotating spit over wood coals, the ultimate celebration food of Croatian cuisine.

🇺🇸United States

St. Louis-Style Ribs

Pork spare ribs trimmed square, cooked over smoke or grill, and glazed — the St. Louis cut.

🇳🇪Niger

Suya

Thin strips of beef threaded on sticks, coated in yaji — a groundnut, chilli and spice rub — and grilled over open coals, then dusted with more yaji.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tabak maaz

तबक माज़

Lamb ribs are simmered with milk and Kashmiri spices, then fried until the surface turns crisp.

🇮🇩West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Taliwang Chicken

Ayam Taliwang

Lombok grilled chicken with spicy sambal, served with plecing kangkung, fiery and aromatic.