June, 2022 - Taste of South Sudan

South Sudanese traditional diets feature plenty of Vegetarian meal options

by Census Lo Liyong | Jun 10, 2022 | Culture

What comes to mind when you hear the word vegetarian or vegan? Probably most may say vegetables and I agree with you because it’s not far from the answer. Vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian diets all involve eating more vegetables and less meat and poultry....

Dukhan Smoke Bath a Traditional Sudanese Bridal Beauty Treatment

by Noela Mogga | Jun 9, 2022 | Beauty, Culture

Dukhan is a significant practice among Sudan and Northern African countries in which a woman’s body is smoked with extraordinary (scented) species of wood. Dukhan is a tradition that extends all to our grandmothers and our great grandmothers. The custom is...

South Sudan Cuisine

South Sudan Cuisine is heavily influenced by East African and Arab cuisine. At the basic level meals are meat or fish stews with a vegetarian side dish eaten with Asida, a thick porridge made from sorghum or millet. Unique to South Sudan cuisine is the use of peanut butter to thicken sauces. South Sudanese cuisine is generally complex and labor and time consuming. Women spend the better part of the day cooking the day's meals. Sweet hot tea is consumed at any time of the day, for breakfast, after a meal in the afternoon, offered to guests and at every occasion.

South Sudanese traditional diets feature plenty of Vegetarian meal options

Dukhan Smoke Bath a Traditional Sudanese Bridal Beauty Treatment

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