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Chamin refers to a traditional plate of Shabat in Israel and it is based almost always on meats and vegetables, those that cook during a long time to low temperatures. Each group has its own Chamin traditions. The most common types of Chamin are:
1. Cholent - in Shabat of Eastern Europe, this stew, generally, contains pieces of meat, Popes, Onion, Barley and beans
2. Schina - Chamin of the Jews of Morocco .
3. Tebit - Chamin of chicken and rice of the Iraqian Jews.
Chakery refers to one of Gambia's dessert - a yogurt and couscous pudding mixed with creams and pineapple (and other fruits ); simply a pudding made from couscous bathed in a sweet mix preparation.
Chakery is made by preparing/cooking a sweet mix made from combining milk, cream, sugar, chopped pineapples or other fruits, yoghurt, and a pinch nutmeg. The said sweet mix is then poured into a cooked couscous. Instant couscous, available now in the markets can also be used for making this dessert.
Cassava Pone Pudding refers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines pudding dessert made from their Farine or flour made from cassava.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The Grenadines include 32 islands, the largest of which are Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, and Union. Some of the smaller islands are privately owned.