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Shahan ful

Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes

Shahan ful, often shortened to ful, is a breakfast dish common in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and elsewhere in the Horn of Africa, and believed to originate in Sudan. Fava beans are cooked slowly in water until soft and then crushed into a coarse paste. The paste is served with chopped green onion, tomato and hot green pepper, and often with yogurt, feta cheese, olive oil, tesmi, berbere, lemon juice, cumin and chili pepper. It is usually eaten by hand with a bread roll. It is popular during Ramadan and during the various Lents, and the source notes that it resembles ful medames, a popular dish of Egypt.

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Expresses Tradition

Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Food Traditions
Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Ethiopian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Fava Bean, Ingredients
Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)
Lemon, Ingredients
Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)
Olive Oil, Ingredients
Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)
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Originated In

Sudan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Shahan ful (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [origin-region]
Quote, Lead sentence [origin-region]
Believed to originate from Sudan
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Shahan ful (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence [origin-region]
    Believed to originate from Sudan
  • In Group: Sub-Saharan African Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes, Placement
    is a dish common in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and other parts of the Horn of Africa
  • In Cuisine: Ethiopian Cuisine, Lead sentence
    is a dish common in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and other parts of the Horn of Africa
  • Uses Ingredient: Fava Bean, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient]
    it is made by slowly cooking fava beans in water
  • Uses Ingredient: Olive Oil, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 2]
    as well as yogurt, feta cheese, olive oil, tesmi, berbere, lemon juice, cumin, and chili pepper
  • Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 2]
    as well as yogurt, feta cheese, olive oil, tesmi, berbere, lemon juice, cumin, and chili pepper
  • Expresses Tradition: Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Lead sentence [expresses-tradition]
    It is popular during the Ramadan season and during the various Lents.
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