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Nsaamè refers to Mali's rice dish with meat and vegetables. Nsaamè is usually prepared to celebrate life-cycle rituals, such as, naming ceremonies, weddings) and other ceremonial and festive events.
Nsaamè is also known as Riz au Gras.
Nincak Endog refers to an egg breaking ceremony in Sudan wedding that requires the couple to stand facing each other in front of their house. The bridegroom stands outside the entrance and the bride stands inside. The ceremony is conducted by the Sudanese equivalent of an American 'maid of honor', who remains an advisor throughout the marriage. In Nincak Endog, seven (7) broomsticks are burnt and thrown away, dramatizing the discarding of bad habits which endanger married life.
The groom is pronounced master of his house when the egg is broken. His bride cleans the his foot with water from a Kendi, an earthen water jug which represents peace. Then she breaks the Kendi and crosses over a log into the house, demonstrating willing obedience to her future husband. She is fed a dish of turmeric sticky rice with yellow spiced chicken to symbolize the last time the parents of the bride will feed their daughter.
Northern Flitting Dumpling refers to one of English desserts made of dates, walnuts, and syrup mixed with other ingredients and made into a pudding that is easily sliced and carried along when you're "flitting" from place to place.
Nilat-Ang Baka means boiled Baka (beef) with Vegetables which is a typical Cebuano dish. In Tagalos dialect this dish is called Nilagang Baka. Nilat-Ang Baka is made by slowly cooking the beef with correct spices and then the vegetables are added towards the end. It is said that short ribs is the best part to use when cooking Nilat-Ang Baka.
Cebu is a famous city in the South or the Visayas Region of the Philippines.
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