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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A dish of meat cooked or marinated in vinegar and often also honey, eaten since at least the sixth century and historically popular among Arabs and Persians..
He then called out, Boy, bring to us the sikbaj, the like of which is not found among the dishes of Kings!— and, addressing my brother, he said, Eat, O my guest; for thou art hungry, vehemently so, and in absolute want of food.
Even the Kurds with their addiction to grilled meat were forced to admit that the sikbaj they ate that night had been prepared in heaven. A drumroll awoke us next morning.
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Sikbaj means A dish of meat cooked or marinated in vinegar and often also honey, eaten since at least the sixth century and historically popular among Arabs and Persians..
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He then called out, Boy, bring to us the sikbaj, the like of which is not found among the dishes of Kings!— and, addressing my brother, he said, Eat, O my guest; for thou art hungry, vehemently so, and in absolute want of food.
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