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South Sudan Essentials
A considered first route through South Sudan: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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11 foods to know.
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South Sudan
Kisra
Thin fermented sorghum flatbread serving as plate, utensil and food at South Sudanese meals.
Sudan
Sudanese Asida
Asida
Thick sorghum or millet porridge shaped by hand to scoop South Sudanese stews.
Juba, South Sudan
South Sudanese Shaiyah
Shaiyah
Goat skewers grilled over charcoal in Juba, smoky and dusted with chili.
Eritrea
Shahan Ful
ሻህን ፉል
Fava beans cooked with oil, onion and chili for South Sudanese breakfast.
Sudan
Eggplant with Yogurt
Salata aswad
Charred eggplant mashed with peanut into a smoky South Sudanese dip.
South Sudan
Wala Wala
Millet porridge mixed with milk, served sweet or savoury at South Sudanese breakfasts.
South Sudan
Combo
Spinach, peanut and tomato stew served with kisra or asida in South Sudan.
South Sudan
Bamia wa Lahm
Bamia
Okra and meat simmered in tomato sauce until silky for South Sudanese family meals.
South Sudan
South Sudanese Molokhia
Molokhia
Molokhia leaves cooked in meat broth with garlic and dill, served with kisra.
South Sudan
South Sudanese Kajaik
Kajaik
Freshwater fish stew from South Sudan's rivers and lakes, often made with dried fish.
Juba, South Sudan
South Sudanese Konyagi
Konyagi
Potent local gin distilled in small batches and served in South Sudanese towns.