Sudan - Sudanese

Cultural presentation

Katherine SharpN7247656

Introduction

• Sudanese – From Sudan, an Arab state in the middle east.

• In Sudan : 30,894,000 (disputed)• Sudanese in Australia – more

than 20’000• Mainly settle in Victoria and New

South Wales: 60% of immigrants

Dominant factors

• Social • Cultural • Religious – Although mainly

Christian in South Sudan, pork is still rarely eaten and most would avoid pork as a meat.

• Environmental • Geographical • Seasonal • Economical

Food laws/ preparation /traditions• Laws• Preparation • Traditions - At the Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the

Great Sacrifice, it is customary to kill a sheep, and to give part of the meat to people who cannot afford it themselves. The Eid al-Fitr, or Breaking of the Ramadan Fast, is another joyous occasion, and involves a large family meal. The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad is primarily a children's holiday, celebrated with special desserts: pink sugar dolls and sticky sweets made from nuts and sesame seeds.

Types of FoodsBreads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles

porridge (Asseeda), bread called Kissra, Sorghum ,Millet, Rice, Cassava, Cerealsmaize. Corn Soya blend (CSB From Rations) , Sesame

Vegetables, legumes, fruit

Leaves: Cassava, Sweet potato, Ground nut, Molokhia. Cassava, Yams, Sweet potato, Onion, Tomatoes, Okra, TaroFruits : Mango, Watermelon, Guava

Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes

Meats (ifavailable)· Beef· Goat· Camel· Sheep· ChickenPulses· Foul beans· Groundnuts· Peas· Cow peasFish

Milk, cheese, yoghurt and alternatives

Eggs (whenchickens arekept or availablein markets)

Fats and oils Groundnuts and sesame are the main sources of local vegetable oils.

Beverages Hilumur, Aabrai Abiyad and Nashaa (made from corn flour and spices)Tabaldi, Aradaib, Karkadai and Guddaim (made with fruit) Teas, Hibiscus(Karkadeh). Helamor and White Abre – Ramadan beverages

Other Peanuts

Helamor (the dark liquid), made from sheets of herbs and spices toasted a certain way. The sheets are dissolved and then the drink is sifted to remove sediment. Sugar is added and it is chilled before serving. and White Abre yogurt or milk based drink with soggy, flaky pieces of kisra (flat bread) floating in it.

Basic meal, stews and corn/wheat flat bread.

Substitutes in AustraliaAssida – Thick porridge

Mutton stew

While these foods are made from basic wheats and corns, there are many South African supermarkets around Australia that will have the items supermarkets here will be missing, Okra for example is not always easy to find

Typical daily eating planBreakfast Cup of tea

Morning break Thick porridge like asida/gruel perhaps made with milk and honey or beans and lentils or meat if available

Lunch

Afternoon break

Dinner Meat if available, Vegetables and rice or asida/kisra

Evening snack

Beverages Tea, coffee

Other snacks Sweet drinks and tea as well as fruit are eaten throughout the day

Food consumption – in Sudan• There has been limited research in regards to food

consumption in Sudan. No national surveys have been carried out. The Ministry of Health and the WHO (1997) conducted a study of household’s food consumption across six states and found:

• · 24% of the total population ate meat daily• · 38% ate meat 2-3 times per week• · 73% consumed milk daily• · 12% consumed leafy green vegetables daily• · 12% consumed other vegetables daily• · 8% consumed fruit daily• · 86% consumed 3 meals per day• · 13% consumed 2 meals per day

Comparing to the Australian guide to healthy eating.

• The recommended consumption of foods are broken down into serves per day

• Cereals • Vegetables and legumes• Fruit• Milk, yoghurt and cheese• Lean meat, fish, poultry, nuts and legumes• Extra foods• The Sudanese that move to Australia will

have more access to carbohydrates and extra foods, its something they will have to watch because it is so readily available and is not back in Sudan

References • Dowell, William. "Rescue in Sudan." Time,

1997. • Roddis, Ingrid and Miles. Sudan, 2000.• "Sudan." CIA World Factbook 2000,

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su —E LEANOR S TANFORD

• http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Sudan.html#ixzz2btugVPHy

• http://www.wfp.org/stories/sudan-10-hunger-facts-nation-goes-vote - 10 hunger facts about Sudan

• http://www.kumushastore.com.au/ - South African supermarket, Brisbane