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Mirissمريس

Miriss is a Sudanese fermented product made from the fat sheath (omentum) of slaughtered animals and used to flavour sauces. A 2022 sequencing study of samples from Sudanese homes and open-air markets in Khartoum and Omdurman found Bacteroides and Lysinibacillus most abundant, with fly-larva-associated bacteria in some samples. No source gives its making times or conditions.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Miriss itself. Its own sources do not record how it is made, so the steps and scenes below are those of Sa-um, the closest documented meat ferment, shown as a guide to the method, not as a record of Miriss.

Short entryMeat

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
abdominal fat sheath (omentum / caul fat) of slaughtered animals

Total time across the steps of Sa-um: 2 days – 5 days

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What changes: Fresh caul fat from the butcher is minced

Step 1 of 4 · steps of Sa-um
Mince caul fat bought within 6 h of slaughter
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Miriss is a Sudanese fermented product made from the fat sheath (omentum) of slaughtered animals and used to flavour sauces. A 2022 sequencing study of samples from Sudanese homes and open-air markets in Khartoum and Omdurman found Bacteroides and Lysinibacillus most abundant, with fly-larva-associated bacteria in some samples. No source gives its making times or conditions. Bacteroides and Lysinibacillus, the most abundant bacteria does most of the fermenting.

What makes this one different

Miriss ferments animal fat rather than meat.

Related ferments

Safety

Open-air handling lets in outside microbes; fly-larva-associated bacteria were found in some samples.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [sami2022] Sami A., Elimairi I., Ross P., Elsiddig M., Elyass Y., Salih H., Stanton C. 2022, Sudanese fermented foods, The Boolean 6:89-93paper
  2. [dirar1993] Dirar H.A. 1993, Fermentation to secure food supply, ILEIA Newsletter 9(3):5-6web