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سمنة (طبق)
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سمنة (طبق)

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Also known as sman, semn, semneh, sminn

Smen (from also called sman, semn, semneh, or sminn) is a salted, fermented butter native to North African cuisine (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia), as well as a traditional Yemeni dish. In countries like Jordan and Lebanon, samneh is a type of butter similar to clarified butter, while north African smen is a type of fermented butter similar to ghee.

Key facts

Food.image
Smen msemmen.jpg
Food.name
Samneh/smen
Food.name_lang
ar
Food.caption
Maghrebi smen (left) with msemmen (right)
Food.type
Butter
Food.region
Arab world
Food.associated_cuisine
Arab cuisine
Food.main_ingredient
Butter
Food.variations
Fermented, smoked
Food.similar_dish
Ghee

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
butter
Country
Yemen
Country of origin
Morocco
Material used
butter
Image
Smen msemmen.jpg
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Commons category
Smen
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