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Myanmar

Shwe Yin Aye

ရွှေရင်အေး

Coconut milk over shaved ice with agar jelly strips, tapioca pearls, sago, sticky rice and a slice of bread floating on top.

Nepal

Shyakpa

शाक्पा

A Tibetan-Nepali stew of meat, vegetables and potatoes, warming and simple.

Kazakhstan

Shyrchay

Шыршай

Shyrchay is Kazakh salty milk tea made with butter, flour, and fried tail fat, served hot as a rich winter drink.

Kyushu, Japan

Shōchū

焼酎

A distilled spirit from barley, sweet potato, or rice, typically 25% ABV, drunk neat, on ice, or with water.

Japan

Shōyu

醤油

Shōyu is Japanese soy sauce brewed from soybeans, wheat, salt, and kōji, used as a seasoning and dipping condiment.

Eswatini

Sibebe Premium Lager

Eswatini's national lager brewed in Matsapha, named after the iconic Sibebe Rock.

Armenia

Sibekh

Սիբեխ

Wild herb picked in the mountains in spring, pickled in brine and eaten as a sharp, salty side with cheese and bread.

Transylvania, Romania

Sibiu Salami

Salam de Sibiu

A dry-cured pork salami with a thick white noble mould coat, matured for months in cellars in the Carpathian foothills.

Sichuan, China

Sichuan Hotpot

四川火锅

A cauldron of beef tallow, dried chilli and Sichuan pepper kept boiling at the table, into which you dip tripe, duck intestine, luncheon meat, tofu skin and greens.

Sichuan, China

Sichuan Peppercorn

花椒

The dried husk of the prickly ash berry, which produces a citrus aroma and a tingling numbness rather than heat; the ma in mala.

Sichuan, China

Sichuan Pickled Vegetables

泡菜

Vegetables — radish, long beans, cabbage, ginger, chillies — brined in a salt-and-baijiu mother liquid in a water-sealed clay jar, sour rather than sweet.

United States

Sicilian Pizza

A thick, square, spongy pizza with a crisp bottom, baked in an oiled pan.

Western Norway, Norway

Sider (Cider)

Sider

Norwegian cider is a crisp, fruit-driven apple drink, often still or gently sparkling and served chilled.

Madeira, Portugal

Sidra da Madeira

Sidra da Madeira is a crisp island cider fermented from Madeiran apples, served cold with a tart, orchard-fruit finish.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Siegerländer Krüstchen

Siegerländer Krüstchen is a breaded pork cutlet on rye toast, covered with gravy and a fried egg.

Silesia, Poland

Siemieniotka

A Silesian flaxseed soup, made from ground flaxseeds, milk, and potatoes, a regional specialty. A rustic, earthy, creamy soup, a Silesian tradition, served warm with bread.

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Pepper Soup

Pepper Soup

A fiery Sierra Leonean broth of fish or meat, ginger, chilli and fragrant spices.

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean Jollof Rice

Jollof Rice

Sierra Leonean one-pot rice cooked in a tomato, pepper and onion base with meat or fish.

Loreto, Peru

Siete Raíces

A Loreto Amazonian macerated spirit made from multiple roots, barks and medicinal botanicals.

Ethiopia

Siga Shorba

ሥጋ ሾርባ

An Ethiopian-style beef soup, lightly spiced and warming — comfort in a bowl, often served when someone's feeling under the weather. Simpler and brothier than a wot.

Turkey

Sigara böreği

Cigarette' böreks: thin pastry rolled around cheese and fried.

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Sigá

Stew of palm oil, okra, and meat or fish, served with white rice; the okra gives a slippery, mucilaginous texture while the palm oil provides a rich orange colour; a daily dish in Guinea-Bissau's palm-growing southern and coastal regions.

Bhutan

Sikam Paa

སིག་ཀམ་པ།

Pork dried in strips over the winter and then fried with chilli and radish, chewy and intensely porky.

Yucatán Peninsula, Belize

Sikil pak

A Maya dip of ground toasted pumpkin seeds, tomato, and habanero.

Peru

Sikisapa

Flying ants collected during the Alto Mayo season and toasted as a crunchy Amazonian snack.

Finland

Silakkapihvit

Baltic herring patties or pan-fried herring.

Lyon, France

Silk Worker's Brain

Cervelle de canut

Lyonnaise herbed fresh cheese spread, traditionally eaten with bread.

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Silpancho

A Cochabamba dish: thin, breaded and fried beef cutlet over rice and boiled potatoes, topped with a fried egg and tomato-onion-parsley salad.

Eritrea

Silsi

Eritrean tomato-based stew cooked with oil, onions, garlic, and berbere; a fiery, tangy sauce that can feature meat or stand alone as a vegetarian dish; brighter and more tomato-forward than zigni; served with injera.

Bavaria, Germany

Silvaner Wine

Silvaner

German white wine variety particularly important in Franconia, with earthy, nutty characteristics and good food pairing ability.

Vanuatu

Simboro

Grated root vegetables (banana, cassava, yam, or taro) or island cabbage leaves rolled into a log shape, wrapped in banana leaves, and simmered in coconut cream; a lighter alternative to laplap, popular in the Shepherd Islands; widely available at market food stalls.

Bulgaria

Simit

Геврек

A ring-shaped bread coated in toasted sesame seeds, baked until golden-brown and slightly crunchy on the outside while soft inside. Sold from red municipal carts and street vendors across Turkey, it is the most ubiquitous street food in the country, often eaten with tea for breakfast or as a snack.

North Macedonia

Simit Pogača

Симит погача

Round yeasted bread enriched with milk and oil, baked to a soft crumb and torn rather than sliced.

Uganda

Simsim Candy

Simsim

Sesame seeds toasted and set in boiled sugar or honey, cut into small hard bars and sold in twists of plastic.

Sindh, Pakistan

Sindhi Biryani

سنڌي بریاني

Rice layered with mutton or chicken cooked in yoghurt, tomato, dried plum and a heavy hand of green chilli and mint, so the rice runs sour and hot.

India

Sindhi Karhi

سنڌي ڪڙهي

Gram-flour and tamarind gravy roasted until nutty, then simmered with drumstick, potato, okra and carrot and served with plain rice.