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Estonia

Semolina Foam

Mannavaht

Foamy semolina mousse with tart berries like lingonberries or cranberries, whipped until light and frothy.

Netherlands

Semolina Pudding

Griesmeelpudding

Pudding made from semolina, milk, and sugar, a traditional Dutch dessert often served with fruit coulis.

Austria

Semolina Soup

Grießnockerlsuppe

Beef broth with light semolina dumplings (Grießnockerl) as the main ingredient, a classic Austrian soup, delicate and comforting.

Nigeria

Semovita

Semo

Semolina flour cooked into a smooth pale swallow, the mass-market alternative to pounded yam sold in bags everywhere.

Ethiopia

Senafich

ሰናፍጭ

Ethiopia's homemade mustard sauce — ground mustard seeds whisked with garlic, ginger, vinegar and turmeric for a sharp, sinus-clearing condiment served with kitfo, tibs and azifa.

United States

Senate Bean Soup

The U.S. Senate's daily navy-bean soup, thick with ham and onion — on the menu since 1903.

Japan

Senbei

煎餅

Crispy Japanese rice crackers, grilled or baked, flavored with soy, salt, or seaweed.

Japan

Sencha

煎茶

Japan's most common green tea, steamed and rolled leaves brewed in a kyūsu teapot.

South Korea

Seonji Guk

선지국

A beef blood-cake soup, hearty and iron-rich, served at Korean soup houses.

Brazil

Sequilhos

Small Brazilian cassava-starch cookies that crumble softly and melt quickly on the tongue.

Podlasie, Poland

Ser Koryciński Swojski

Koryciński

Ser Koryciński Swojski is a cheese from Sokółka County, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Serbia

Serbian Bean Stew

Пасуљ

Dried white beans cooked slowly with smoked ribs, bacon or sausage, onion and paprika until thick.

Serbia

Serbian Lager

Јелен пиво

A pale lager brewed in the Danube town of Apatin, the standard half-litre bottle in kafanas across the country.

Serbia

Serbian Salad

Српска салата

Tomato, cucumber, onion and hot peppers in rough chunks with oil, vinegar and salt, served with grilled meat.

Southern Belize, Belize

Sere

Sere de pescado

A Garifuna Belizean fish stew simmered with coconut, root vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

Puerto Rico

Serenata

Serenata de bacalao

Salt cod served cold and raw-cured with boiled cassava, green banana, avocado, tomato and onion under olive oil and vinegar.

Alentejo, Portugal

Sericaia

An airy, cinnamon-dusted egg pudding from Alentejo, often served with Elvas plum.

Poland

Sernik

Polish cheesecake of twaróg (quark), eggs, sugar, and vanilla, baked on a shortcrust base. A national dessert, dense and creamy, served with raisins or fruit, a café and home staple.

Poland

Sernik z Rosą

'Wet cheesecake': a Polish cheesecake with a sponge-cake top that becomes moist ('with dew') during baking. A bakery specialty, dense and creamy, a beloved variant.

Botswana

Serobe

Traditional Botswana offal dish — intestines and internal organs of goat, sheep, or cow cooked until soft, with trotters included for sheep or goat; the intestines are thoroughly washed and cut into small pieces with scissors before cooking.

Seville, Spain

Serranito Sandwich

Serranito

A classic Seville sandwich with fried pork tenderloin, Serrano ham, fried green pepper strips, and tomato on a soft roll, invented in the 1970s.

Indonesia

Serundeng

Serundeng, coconut toasted with spices until dry and sprinkled over rice and meat, is a named Indonesian accompaniment bought by the packet.

Kelantan, Malaysia

Serunding Daging

Spiced beef floss cooked until dry and fibrous, served as condiment or snack, dry fibrous texture with golden brown color and aromatic spice blend.

Damascus, Lebanon

Sesame and Pistachio Biscuits

برازق

Thin crisp biscuits coated with sesame seeds on one side and pressed with pistachio on the other.

Guangdong, China

Sesame Balls

煎堆

Hollow glutinous rice dough balls rolled in sesame seeds and deep-fried until they puff, filled with sweet lotus or red bean paste.

Sri Lanka

Sesame Balls

තල ගුලි

Roasted sesame seeds pounded with palm treacle or jaggery into a stiff paste and rolled into balls wrapped in paper twists.

Laos

Sesame Beef Jerky

ຊີ້ນສະຫວັນ

Thinner strips of dried beef coated in sesame seed and sugar, sweeter than plain jerky and more brittle.

United States

Sesame Chicken

A Chinese-American dish of crispy fried chicken tossed in a sweet-tangy sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Beijing, China

Sesame Flatbread

烧饼

A layered wheat flatbread coated in sesame seeds and baked against the wall of a drum oven, sometimes split and stuffed with braised meat.

Niger

Sesame Leaf Soup

Miyan Karkashi

A silky, mucilaginous Nigerien draw soup made from sesame leaves (karkashi), simmered with dried fish, potash, and ground crayfish; slightly green and sticky, served with tuwo dawa or masara.

Taiwan

Sesame Oil Chicken

麻油雞

Chicken simmered with a great deal of black sesame oil, ginger fried until curled, and rice wine cooked down until the alcohol is nearly gone.

Botswana

Seswaa

Botswana's national dish — beef or goat meat boiled in a three-legged iron pot with only salt, water, and cooking oil, simmered until tender, then pounded and shredded; served at funerals, weddings, and independence celebrations.

Karnataka, India

Set Dosa

ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ

A soft, spongy, small dosa from Karnataka served in sets of two or three. It is thicker than regular dosa and served with saagu and chutney.

Setomaa, Estonia

Seto Curd Cheese

Sõir

Soft caraway-flavored cheese from Setomaa made with whole milk, cottage cheese, butter, eggs and caraway, EU protected.

Botswana

Setswana Beer

Bojalwa ja Setswana

Traditional Botswana sorghum beer — brewed from fermented sorghum seeds, the beer of Botswana; the Bakalanga tribe uses lebelebele (millet) instead; a traditionally produced alcoholic drink central to Batswana culture.

India

Sev

सेव

Thin, crispy fried chickpea flour noodles used as a topping for chaat and snacks. A versatile Indian snack ingredient.