suya
Americannoun
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The thinly sliced meat is seasoned with suya, a traditional Hausa spice, grilled over firewood and served with a creamy bone marrow emulsion on a ceramic plate inspired by Nigeria's late renowned potter Ladi Kwali.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024
The menu included jerk pork, scotch bonnet roasted chicken and grilled suya steak, a dish from West Africa.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023
Mi hermana, que me sigue, también tiene la suya.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023
At Naija Boy Tacos in Sacramento, the Nigerian American chef Rasheed Amedu is serving curry goat on plantain cassava tortillas and seasoning chicken with the street-kebab spice called suya.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022
“You make sure Ekemeni knows I’m coming over for her suya this weekend, okay? I ain’t missing that. And tell Ogonna I said hello, too!”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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