Smokie

:For the British musical group see Smokie (band), for the smoked fish see Arbroath Smokie

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A West African smokie is a delicacy made by blowtorching the carcass of an old sheep or goat without removing its fleece.

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It is also known as a 'smiley' in South Africa, where only the head of a sheep or goat is torched. It is so called because as the animal's lips burn its teeth are exposed.

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In North America a smokie is a smoked pork sausage, and is sold under this name by a variety of food companies.

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Smokie (band): Already at the St. Bedes Grammar School in 1965, Chris Norman, Terry Uttley and Alan Silson formed a band named 'Essence', which toured through small clubs in their hometown Bradford and the surrounding communities. Ron Kelly (age 13) was their drummer at that time, a guy who was four years younger ...

Arbroath Smokie: Arbroath Smokies are a type of lightly smoked small haddock – a speciality of the town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland....

West Africa: West Africa is the region of western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, C?te d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. In addition, the region is sometimes consider...