Stews

🇸🇧Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Tuluk

Tuluk

Solomon Islands tuluk is a banana-leaf parcel of cassava and sweet potato enclosing steamed chicken or pork, often cooked in an earth oven.

🇸🇴Somalia

Somali Goat Meat

Hilib ari

Goat meat, the most consumed meat in Somalia; prepared grilled, stewed, or folded into rice dishes; Somalis favor it for its tenderness and flavor; a common choice for celebrations; the grilled version is the one most people reach for; served with bariis iskukaris, banana, and basbaas; the meat that anchors Somali cuisine; found at every celebration and restaurant.

🇬🇲The Gambia

Soso Beans

Black-eyed beans simmered with tomato, onion, chilli, and aromatics into a simple Gambian bean dish served with rice or bread.

🇨🇭Switzerland

Sour Braised Beef

Suure Mocke

Beef marinated for days in vinegar, wine and spices, then braised until it can be pulled apart, served with spätzli and red cabbage.

🇧🇳West Sumatra, Brunei

Sour Spicy Fish

Asam Pedas

Sour and spicy fish curry with tamarind, popular in Melaka and Johor, tangy tamarind balance with spicy kick and fresh fish, a regional Malaysian specialty

🇸🇸South Sudan

South Sudanese Kajaik

Kajaik

Fish stew native to South Sudan; freshwater fish, usually dried, cooked with vegetables in a tomato-based broth; sometimes coconut water added; shellfish added when available; flavored with spices and curry; a riverine community specialty.

🇸🇸South Sudan

South Sudanese Miris

Miris

South Sudanese dish of stewed meat with onions, tomatoes, and peanut paste; similar to the Sudanese miris; peanuts thicken the sauce; served with kisra or asida; a hearty, nutty stew; influenced by Sudanese cuisine but adapted to local ingredients.

🇸🇸South Sudan

South Sudanese Peanut Stew

Peanut Stew

South Sudanese stew thickened with peanut paste (dakwa); meat or vegetables simmered in a rich, nutty sauce; peanuts are a staple crop and appear in soups, stews, and sauces; served with kisra or rice; a hearty everyday dish.

🇸🇸South Sudan

South Sudanese Stew

Marqa

General South Sudanese term for a slow-cooked stew; usually goat or beef with tomatoes, onions, and spices; rich, meaty, and hearty; the everyday main dish; served with kisra, asida, or rice; the foundation of the South Sudanese meal.

🇰🇷South Korea

Soy-Braised Beef

장조림

Beef brisket braised in soy sauce with garlic and whole peppers, then shredded, a savory, salty banchan often served with eggs.

🇰🇵North Korea

Soybean Paste Stew

된장찌개

A staple stew made with doenjang (fermented soybean paste), tofu, vegetables, and sometimes meat or seafood, served bubbling in a stone pot.

🇬🇷Thessaly, Greece

Spetsofai

Σπετσοφάι

Spicy sausage and pepper stew.

🇵🇭Bicol, Philippines

Spicy Coconut Pork

Bicol Express

A spicy pork stew cooked in coconut milk with lots of chili peppers and shrimp paste (bagoong).

🇰🇷Chuncheon, South Korea

Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken

닭갈비

Spicy gochujang-marinated chicken stir-fried with cabbage, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, and scallions on a large iron plate at the table.

🇬🇪Georgia

Spicy Veal Stew

Ჩაშუშული

Veal or beef stewed with tomato, onion, garlic, coriander and hot pepper until the sauce thickens around the meat. Ostri is a sharper restaurant-style name for the same spicy tomato-and-beef stew.

🇨🇫Central African Republic

Spinach and Groundnut Stew

Gnian

Tender leafy greens stewed with ground peanuts, onions and palm oil into a thick, nutty sauce; a home-style vegetable dish served with fufu or rice.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Stew Chicken

Chicken browned in burnt sugar and stewed with green seasoning, ketchup and pepper until the sauce turns mahogany.

🇯🇲Jamaica

Stew Peas

Red kidney beans stewed in coconut milk with salt beef, pig's tail and spinners — small hand-rolled flour dumplings — until thick.

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

Stewed Chicken Backs

Chicken backs stewed with local herbs, spices, and vegetables; a traditional Saint Lucian dish; a resourceful use of cheaper cuts of meat; served with rice, provisions, or macaroni pie; a hearty, flavourful main dish; the stewed chicken backs of Saint Lucia; a Creole comfort food; a home-style classic.

🇰🇾Cayman Islands

Stewed Conch

Stew conch

Conch browned in a dark roux of flour, tomato paste and onion and simmered until the sauce goes almost black.

🇨🇻Cape Verde

Stewed Limpets

Lapas

Limpets stewed with garlic, onion, and peppers, served in their shells with the cooking broth.

🇲🇴Macao

Stewed Oxtail with Red Wine

Rabo de Boi

Stewed oxtail in red wine; oxtail steamed and stewed until tender; red wine gives a rich, deep flavor; a Portuguese-influenced Macanese dish; works as an energy supplement during holidays; the oxtail stew that is a Macau restaurant classic.

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

Stewed Pork and Ground Provisions

Stewed Pork and Provisions

Pork stewed with local herbs, spices, and vegetables; served with ground provisions (yam, sweet potato, dasheen, and eddoe); a traditional Saint Lucian main dish; a hearty, comforting meal; the stewed pork and provisions of Saint Lucia; a robust, savoury dish; a Creole classic.

🇬🇷Greece

Stifado

Στιφάδο

Greek stew of meat (rabbit, beef, or octopus) with baby onions, tomatoes, wine, and spices, slow-cooked until tender. A rustic, aromatic winter dish, served with bread or pasta.

🇵🇭Philippines

Stuffed Beef Roll

Morcon

A beef roulade stuffed with ham, sausage, eggs, and vegetables, braised in a savory tomato sauce.

🇨🇭Nidwalden, Switzerland

Stunggis

Stunggis is a Swiss farmhouse stew of cabbage, potatoes and smoked pork simmered until the vegetables soften into the broth.

🇦🇹Styria, Austria

Styrian Pot Roast

Steirisches Wurzelfleisch

Pork pot roast from Styria, served with grated apple, horseradish, and caraway potatoes, tender pork with fresh horseradish-apple mixture, a regional favorite.

🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna

Su Ika

A Futunan stew of raw fish, young taro leaves and coconut milk slow-cooked in the umu; the fish is wrapped in banana leaves with the leaves and cream until the flesh is just set and the greens are tender.

🇬🇹Guatemala

Subanik

A Kaqchikel ceremonial dish of three meats in a spicy recado, wrapped in maxan leaves and steamed, a highland and festive classic

🇵🇫French Polynesia

Suckling Pig in Coconut Milk

Pua'a Fānā

Tahitian suckling pig is seasoned pork cooked in an ahima'a earth oven, often wrapped in leaves and served with coconut-rich feast foods.

🇨🇴Piura, Colombia

Sudado de Pescado

A Colombian coastal and Pacific stew of fish, coconut milk, tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro, slow-cooked until tender. Served with rice and plantain.

🇨🇴Colombia

Sudado de Pollo

A Colombian chicken stew of chicken, potatoes, carrots, and hogao, slow-cooked until tender. A rustic, everyday family meal, served with rice and plantain.

🇨🇴Colombia

Sudado de Res

A Colombian beef stew of beef, potatoes, carrots, and hogao, slow-cooked until tender. A rustic, everyday family meal, served with rice and plantain.

🇮🇹Naples, Italy

Sugo alla Genovese

Neapolitan slow-cooked onion and beef ragù, despite the name (no relation to Genoa). Served with ziti or paccheri, a Sunday primo of Naples.

🇹🇭Thailand

Suki

สุกี้

Thai suki, the sauce-defined hotpot with its own nationwide restaurant chains, is a named Thai institution distinct from the mu kratha.

🇵🇸Gaza Strip, Palestine

Sumaghiyyeh

سماقية

Beef and chickpea stew flavoured with sumac, tahini, and red peppers, a Gazan specialty with a deep red colour and tangy-savoury flavour.