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Suya (Spiced Grilled Meat Skewers)

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The spice coating is its own separate blend, sold and guarded like a secret recipe.

Thin strips of beef or chicken skewered, grilled, and coated in yaji — a peanut-based spice blend with chili and ginger — sold by vendors often working late into the night.

Why it's made this way: The peanut-based coating both flavors and helps preserve the meat over a long night of open-air selling, a practical solution as much as a flavor choice.