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Swiss meringue

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Meringue which has half the sugar incorporated during whisking and the other half folded in. The result is firm and glossy.

Swiss roll

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A rolled-up sponge cake.

Swiss steak

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Flour and seasoning are crushed into round steak before it is fried with onions and then cooked very slowly until tender enough to eat with a fork.

Switzerland

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swordfish

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The swordfish has firm flesh and is highly regarded for its dark steaks which are usually grilled. It is desirable because of its good flavour when very fresh, and the fact that it has no bones. It is fished throughout the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Seas.

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Sydney rock oyster

/SID-nee ROK oys-tuhs/
[English] plural Sydney rock oysters

Sydney rock oysters are claimed to be some of the best rock oysters in the world. Rock oysters are the large, elongated oysters with a flat lid. Sydney Rock Oysters can grow to 8 cm (3") in length. The outside of their shell is smoother than European rock oysters, and grey in colour. The inside of the shell is smooth and white. They are found on the south-east coast of Australia near the mouths of rivers. Adults live attached to rocks. A rather triangular oyster with a smooth and warty, rather than a spiky shell and good flavour. Usually found at around 50 g (just under 2 oz) in weight these oysters are farmed in south eastern Queensland and New South Wales where they thrive in bays, estuaries and in mangrove areas.

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Sylhet

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