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South Sudan Recipes
The world's youngest nation, of bean stews and asida. Not sure what to eat in South Sudan? Start with Kisra with Mulah, Aseeda, Kuindiong (Semolina Pudding) and Combo. Here are 6 authentic South Sudan recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
WalwalJuba, South Sudan · medium · 55 minThe Nilotic staple: sorghum or millet flour rolled by hand into couscous-like granules and boiled into a thick porridge, eaten with milk or thin yoghurt.
ComboJuba, South Sudan · easy · 40 minSouth Sudanese greens in peanut sauce: leafy greens simmered with tomato and groundnut paste into a rich, creamy relish, eaten with rice.
KajaikJuba, South Sudan · easy · 45 minFresh Nile fish simmered in a light tomato and onion stew, a staple lunch along South Sudan's rivers.
AseedaJuba, South Sudan · medium · 30 minSouth Sudan's smooth sorghum dough dome, beaten glossy over the fire and eaten by hand from a shared bowl with mullah stew.
Kuindiong (Semolina Pudding)Juba, South Sudan · easy · 30 minA creamy semolina and yogurt pudding topped with miok, a nutty butter-and-sugar crumble, a Dinka sweet.
Kisra with MulahJuba, South Sudan · medium · 80 minThin, tangy fermented sorghum flatbread torn to scoop up mulah, a rich okra and meat stew, the everyday staple pairing of South Sudan after asida.
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