How to pronounce Sayadieh

Sayadieh is written صيادية where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /sˤajjaːˈdijje/. In plain English letters that is sigh-yah-DEE-yeh, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Sayadieh?

Sayadieh is a rice dish of Lebanon. Where it comes from: South Lebanon (Sidon). People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are fish and rice. It tastes savory.

Where Sayadieh comes from

Sayadieh is one of 13 signature dishes of Lebanon on this map.

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Food of Lebanon

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