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Sujeonggwa Korean term for dried persimmon punch with cinnamon and sugar. It is a dessert punch with dried persimmon, cinnamon, sugar and ginger. Sometimes , pine nuts is also added to the punch and usually serve cold. Dried persimmons is called Gotgam or Kkotkkam in Korea. Sujeonggwa is also spelled as Su jung gwa, Su jeong gwa, Soo jeong gwa, Sujunggwa

Suka is a Filipino word for vinegar

Sukhiyan/Sukiyan/Sughiyan is a typical traditional Kerala sweet, state of South India made from cooked mung beans, spices, usually cardamom mixed with jaggery . They are formed into pingpong size balls , dip into a batter the deep fried in coconut oil.

Moreover, it is also spelled as Suhiyan or Sugiyan (Moong beans fritters ) deep fried moong dhal/green gram or Cherupayaru

These sweet snack shaped like pingpong-sized balls are made from the mixture of cooked (roasted) whole green gram or cherupayar, jaggery, grated coconut, cardamom powder, ghee and flour.

Green Gram or Moong (Mung) Bean is known as Cheru Payaru or Cherupayaru in in Malayalam, the language of Kerala.

Below are pictures of the Sukhiyan while it is being made and after they are deep-fried

Picture below is the closer view of the Sukhiyan and a scene in Chaya Kada (teashops) in Allepey, Kerala, India

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Sukhoe is one of the food that is uniquely Korean. It is similar to hoe, but it uses parboiled ingredients. Some of the popular ingredients for sukhoe include parboiled parsley, small

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Suki is a Filipino word which means a "vendor" from whom one buys goods (food, etc.) regularly.

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Sukju-namul (Mung Bean Sprout Namul ). This is a Korean side dish from mung bean sprouts blanched in salt water and seasoned

Sukkar is an Arabic word for sugar

Sul is the Russian word for salt

Sula refers a beer made from birch sap that is drunk at harvest time in Lithuania

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Sultana refer to a golden colored, white grape raisins made from Sultana grapes and a name which is also given to white, seedless grapes of Turkish or Iranian origin.These grapes are larger than currants but smaller than regular raisins, known as Golden raisins. Sultanas are also referred to in America as Thompson Seedless which are enjoyed by many because of their extra sweet flavor.