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Sudanese cuisine is greatly affected by the historical cross-cultural influences of Arab, Nubian, Egyptian, Turkish, and Levantine cuisine in Sudan. Many Sudanese foods have been around for thousands of years. The most common meats eaten are lamb and beef, in accordance with the Muslim halal laws. Most meals are communal and often shared with family, neighbors, and guests, as part of Sudanese hospitality.

Breads such as aisha (or aish baladi) and kisra (or kasra)—a thin pancake-like bread similar to a

Turkish cuisine has also influenced Sudanese cuisine, giving it a distinct flavor. Turkish foods found in Sudanese cuisine include kebabs, kofta, and shawarma, as well as sweets such as baklava. Levantine and Egyptian sweets also entered Sudanese cuisine and are known as oriental (or Levantine) sweets.

Meals include elmaraara and umfitit, which are dishes made from sheep's offal (including the lungs, liver, and stomach), onions, peanut butter, and salt. They are eaten raw.^[2] A peanut salad called salatat dakwa is also eaten.^[3]

A popular Sudanese mullah (savory stew) is mullah ahmar,

The most popular drink is tap or bottled water, traditionally offered free of charge for anyone in large clay pots in the streets. Strong coffee, sometimes served in Sudanese coffee pots called jabana, and black tea, often with milk, are also popular. These are sold in the streets by "tea ladies". Especially on hot days, traditional cold hibiscus tea, called karkadeh, is made in homes.^[2]

Historically, Sudan was one of the few predominantly Muslim countries that allowed traditional and Western alcoholic drinks. Men drank millet wine, sharbot (an alcoholic drink from fermented dates), and araqi. In the 20th century, some Sudanese were influenced by Europeans and began drinking whiskey and beer.

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  A woman preparing kisra
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  Algazaltain black tea
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  Cold karkadeh (hibiscus tea) drink
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  A young woman cooking in South Sudan

• List of African cuisines

• Susannah Wright. Sudan (Ebiz Guides). Madrid: MTH Multimedia S.L., 2005.
  ISBN 978-84-933978-4-5
  ; pp. 203–205.

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