Beef
Shakam Paa
ཤ་སྐམ་པ།
Bhutan
Air-dried beef, hard as wood before cooking, simmered or fried with dried chillies and radish until it softens just enough to chew.
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What it is
A closer look at Shakam Paa.
Air-dried beef, hard as wood before cooking, simmered or fried with dried chillies and radish until it softens just enough to chew.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
The dried beef is sold in slabs at markets. Expect real chewiness; that is what the dish is.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Shakam Paa.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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Provence, France
Alouettes sans têtes
Alouettes sans têtes are small beef rolls stuffed with bacon and herbs, then braised slowly in a savory sauce.
Caracas, Venezuela
Asado Negro
Beef round browned in burnt papelón until it goes nearly black, then braised for hours in the resulting dark, faintly sweet sauce.
Australia
Aussie Burger
Aussie burger with the lot
The loaded Australian takeaway burger: beef patty with beetroot slice, fried egg, pineapple ring, bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion stacked in a fluffy bun.
Ethiopia
Awaze Tibs
አዋዜ ጥብስ
A fiery version of tibs where beef is pan-fried and finished in a rich awaze sauce — berbere blended with oil, water and sometimes tej or wine. The ultimate dish for spice lovers.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Axoa de veau
Axoa de veau is finely chopped veal stewed with onion, peppers, and Espelette pepper in Basque country.
Montenegro
Balšića Tava
Veal cut into strips, fried, then baked under a batter of egg, kajmak and cheese until the top sets and browns.
Tainan, Taiwan
Tainan Beef Soup
台南牛肉湯
Tainan's clear-broth beef soup breakfast, built around thin slices of fresh beef and a light, aromatic stock.
Russia
Beef Stroganoff
Бефстроганов
Beef Stroganoff is a Russian dish of tender beef strips in a creamy sour-cream sauce with mustard.