This document provides an overview of Sudanese culture and cuisine. It notes that Sudan is an Arab state in northeast Africa with a population of around 30 million people, with over 20,000 Sudanese immigrants living in Australia. The document discusses dominant social, cultural, religious, environmental and economic factors influencing Sudanese cuisine. It provides details on traditional foods like breads, cereals, vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy and beverages. Holiday traditions and typical daily eating plans are also summarized. The document compares Sudanese food consumption to Australian dietary guidelines.

1. Sudan - Sudanese
Cultural presentation
Katherine Sharp

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Types of foods
Breads, cereals, ric
e, pasta, noodles
porridge (Asseeda), bread called
Kissra, Sorghum ,Millet, Rice,
Cassava, Cerealsmaize. Corn
Soya blend (CSB From Rations) ,
Sesame
Vegetables, legume
s, fruit
Leaves: Cassava, Sweet
potato, Ground nut, Molokhia.
Cassava, Yams, Sweet
potato, Onion, Tomatoes, Okra,
Taro
Fruits :
Mango, Watermelon, Guava
Meat, fish, poultry,
eggs, nuts, legumes
Meats (if
available)
· Beef
· Goat
· Camel
· Sheep
· Chicken
Pulses
· Foul beans
· Groundnuts
· Peas
· Cow peas
Fish
Milk, cheese,
yoghurt and
alternatives
Eggs (when
chickens are
kept or available
in 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)
Other

7. Substitutes in Australia

8. Typical daily eating plan
Breakfast 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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/g
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• 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