Grilled Meats
Suya
Niger
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.
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What it is
A closer look at 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.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Bought after dark from a mai suya working a wood grill, wrapped in newspaper with raw onion, tomato and cabbage. The second dusting of yaji happens after grilling.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Suya.
Cameroon
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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