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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- Smen
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