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sao

Also spelled: souse

Definition

Pig's feet cured in lime with onion, cucumber and hot pepper, served cold. An Afro-Antillean dish from Bocas del Toro and Colón, inherited from the Caribbean workers of the railroad and the Canal.

Example

In Bocas they sell sao in a cup, ice cold.En Bocas el sao se vende en vasito, bien frío.

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Where it is used
Bocas del Toro, Colón
Currency
in use today
Origin
Del inglés caribeño "souse", encurtido.

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