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Shebeen refers to "drinking hole" in South Africa, generally in the Townships. Drinking hole means a bar, pub. In South Africa, Townships refer to low-income dormitory suburbs outside cities and towns or often built on the periphery of towns and cities, similar to ghettos, where the black South Africans were confined during the Apartheid Era. During the Apartheid Era, Township also often refers to usually underdeveloped urban living areas that were reserved for non-whites (black Africans and coloreds, and working-class Indians).

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Stywe Mieliepap refers to South African stiff maize porridge which is usually eaten with meat and/or vegetables. It is usually the working man's plate of food in South Africa.

Sharba Libiya refers to a spiced lamb and tomato soup, one of Libya's specialties.

Syrniki refers to Russian cheese pancakes or can also be called "Tvorog Burgers" since they are made of Tvorog and fried. Syrniki is often eaten with honey, sweet dressings (marmalade) or jam. Syrniki 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 Russian famous cottage cheese (or quark), usually served with honey or berry jam and made into Syrniki. Syrniki is also spelled Sirniki.

Springform Pan or Springform Mold refers to a baking pan which is charaterized by a removable bottom and hinged sides. The hinged sides make it easy to remove the cake from the pan, as they lossen their grasp when the hinge is opened. Springform Pan is generally used for cheesecakes or mousse cakes.

Silpancho refers to meat/ breaded beef cutlets served with rice and potatoes. Silpancho is one of the savory dishes from Bolivia made of fried meat, coated in breadcrumbs, and served with rice, egg and fried banana.