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Satay Daging refers to skewered marinated beef which is one of the foods in the Netherlands, particularly in Amsterdam where Indonesian food is available and offered in many restaurants and eateries. The Dutch have generally a good knowledge about Indonesian cuisine.

Shabbat is the weekly Sabbath or day of rest in Judaism and Messianic or Hebraic Christianity, symbolizing the seventh day in Genesis, after the six days of creation. Shabbat is a Hebrew term referring to the Sabbath, the day of rest; the seventh day of the week. Shabbat begins at sundown Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. Shabbat is also known in Yiddish as Shabbos.

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- Satsuma (Japanese) Plum : Satsuma Plum refers to a Japanese plum variety which has medium to large, round, dark red fruit with a small pit. The firm, very juicy fruit has a sweet flavor that is excellent for frest eating, cooking or baking, canning or preserves. Satsuma was introduced in 1899 by the famous plant breeder, Luther Burbank.

Soljanka also known as Solyanka or Solianka refers to a Russian thick spicy soup containing fish, meat or mushrooms. Pickled cucumbers are used in the dish and also cabbage, cream, dill and mushrooms.

Sirniki or Syrniki refers to a Russian tasty dessert - a small fried cake filled with farmers' cheese or cottage cheese (Tvorog ) and topped with jam or sour cream. Sirniki is made by combining or mixing together Tvorog, semolina flour, sugar and eggs to make a dough, shape the dough into small balls, roll in flour and then fried until golden brown. Tvorog is cottage cheese (or quark) found in Russia.

Surkal refers to the Norway dish made of cooked shredded cabbage smoothed with a cream sauce sharpened with a splash of vinegar and then sprinkled with black caraway seeds.