Food that start with S

Sis forSaffron

Saffron is a spice made from the dried stigma of the saffron crocus. Saffron gives a strong golden yellow color to food.

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Sis forSage

Herbs & spices, Plants

Sage is a shrub originally from the Mediterranean region. It has pale greyish furry leaves, and grows all year around. Is used to flavour fatty meat dishes, and as an ingredient in sausages in some countries. It is very commonly used with onions as stuffing for chicken or pork.

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Sis forSake (Drink)

Drinks

Sake is an alcoholic Japanese drink made from fermented rice.

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Sis forSalad

Food

A salad is a dish that is mainly made up of raw vegetables, sometimes with a dressing like vinegar. Sometimes salads also have cooked meat, fruit, cooked vegetables or other things like nuts in them. Salads are usually served cold as a side dish at dinner or lunch time.

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Sis forSalt

Herbs & spices

Salt is a mineral that is essential to all animal life, but is toxic to most land plants. Salt is found in the sea, in your blood and sweat and in solid form as rock salt away from the sea.
Salt is collected to use for making food either by mining a deposit of rock salt, or by evaporating salty water until only the salt is left behind.
The photo is of the surface of a salt lake with piles of salt scraped into mounds, ready to take away.

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Sis forSandwich

Food

A sandwich is made from two pieces of bread with some kind of filling in between. The filling can be ham, chicken, tomato, lettuce, cheese, jam or anything else you think will taste good on a sandwich!

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Sis forSardine

Fish, Food

Sardines and pilchards are a group of small, oily fish. In some places, a small pilchard is called a sardine and a large sardine is called a pilchard. They can be eaten grilled, pickled or smoked. Sardines are most commonly bought in cans. They are eaten bones and all and are an excellent source of minerals.

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Sis forSauce

Food

A sauce is a liquid that is used to add flavor to food. Sauces can be served by pouring them on top of food, or by having them on the side, like the dipping sauce in the picture. Two of the most popular sauces are soy sauce and tomato sauce, or ketchup. Gravy is a sauce made to accompany meat, and chutney is a thick sauce made from spice and vegetables.
Sauces can be any thickness, from really watery to very thick and chunky.

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Sis forSausage

Food, Meat

A sausage is a long, thin meat product. They are made from a mixture of minced meat, cereals (often just breadcrumbs) and spices, in a thin casing to keep them in shape. The filling in a hotdog is a type of sausage. Sausages are usually eaten fried, grilled or BBQ'ed, with mashed potato, but there are lots of other ways to eat them.
Sausages come in lots of different flavours and sizes. How many different types of sausage have you tried?

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Sis forSausage roll

Food

A sausage roll is a convenience food made from sausage mince, wrapped in pastry, and baked. They are usually sold as a takeaway food, or smaller sausage rolls are a common children's party food.

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Sis forSaute

Food preparation

Saute means to cook food in a pan with butter or oil.

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Sis forScallion

Plants, Food

A scallion, also called a green onion or spring onion, is a type of onion that doesn't have a large bulb at the bottom and is grown for its leaves and stems. They are commonly used in stir-fries and salads.

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Sis forScallop (Food)

Molluscs, Food

Scallops are a kind of mollusc related to clams and snails. Their shell is in two halves with a hinge joining them. Scallop shells are a very pretty fan-shape.
Scallops can swim by opening and closing their shells. The muscle that holds the two halves of the shell together is the part that is commonly seen cooked for food, as you can see in the picture.

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Sis forScone

Bread

A scone may mean something different depending on which country you are in. In America, scones are called biscuits. In most countries, scones are a small, rounded bread-like product that is usually made from flour, butter and milk. Scones can be sweetened too, and have other things like sultanas or cheese added to them.
Devonshire tea is traditionally a cup of tea served with scones, jam and cream.

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Sis forScotch

Drinks

Scotch is a short name for whiskey made in Scotland. Scotch must be aged in oak barrels.

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Sis forSear

Food preparation

Sear means to cook or char the surface of food so it becomes dark and crispy. Meat and seafood are often seared to improve flavor and texture.

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Sis forSesame seeds

Herbs & spices, Nuts & seeds

Sesame seeds are the seeds of a plant from Africa and India that grows to about a metre high. The seeds can be pressed to extract the oil but are used most often sprinkled on other foods as a flavour and garnish. You often see them stuck to the top of loaves of bread.
The sesame seeds in the picture are on top of some cooked spinach.

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Sis forShallot

Plants, Food

Shallots, also called eschallots, are a type of onion, but with a sweeter and milder flavour. Like garlic, they grow in clusters that can be separated.

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Sis forSherry

Drinks

Sherry is a sweet white wine originally from Spain. Sherry is fortified with brandy and is most often drank as a dessert wine.

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Sis forShrimp

Crustaceans, Food

A shrimp, also called a prawn in many countries, is a sea creature that usually grows to a few inches long. They are a very popular food, and can be eaten boiled, fried, barbequed and many other ways, plain or with a sauce. They are quite often cooked whole and you have to remove the head, legs and other inedible parts yourself.

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