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Shigeru Kayano
Shigeru Kayano (萱野茂, 1926–2006) was a self-taught Ainu researcher, woodcarver, and writer from Nibutani, Hokkaido, who recorded the Ainu language and became the first Ainu member of Japan's National Diet in 1994.
Shikinen sengū
Shikinen sengū (式年遷宮) is the ceremony held every 20 years at Ise Jingū in Japan, rebuilding the shrine buildings on an adjacent site and transferring the deities.
Shilling
Shilling: historic British coin and unit of account worth 12 pence, 20 to the pound; first struck as the testoon about 1504, re-valued at 5p in 1971, demonetised 1990; also the currency of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia.
Shilling (British coin)
The British shilling, nicknamed "bob", was a sterling coin worth 12 pre-decimal pence, one twentieth of a pound. Introduced under Henry VII as the testoon, it circulated until demonetisation on 31 December 1990.
Shimaoka Tatsuzō
Shimaoka Tatsuzō (島岡達三, 1919–2007) was a Japanese potter in Mashiko who created the Jōmon zōgan cord-marked inlay technique and was named a Living National Treasure in 1996.
Shin Ramyun
Shin Ramyun (신라면) is Nongshim's spicy instant noodle, launched in Korea in October 1986. Distinguished by its hot beef-broth-style soup, it reached No. 1 domestic market share in 1991, sells in over 100 countries, and has variants including Shin Ramyun Black, Gold, and Rose.
Shinto wedding (神前結婚)
Shinto wedding (神前結婚, shinzen-shiki): a Japanese marriage rite before the kami, centered on the san-san-kudo sake exchange. Created in the Meiji era after the 1900 imperial wedding, first held publicly at Tokyo Daijingū in 1901.
Shipping (fandom)
Shipping (fandom): fan support for a romantic pairing ('ship') between fictional characters or real people, from 'relationshippers' coined in 1990s X-Files fandom; hosted on AO3 and Tumblr, measured by Fandometrics, and divided by anti/pro-shipper conflicts.
Shirataki noodles
Shirataki (しらたき, 白滝), also called ito-konnyaku in Kansai, are thin Japanese noodles of konjac glucomannan and water: about 97% water, roughly 10 calories per 112 g serving, all carbohydrate as fiber, used in sukiyaki and oden and marketed abroad as a low-calorie, gluten-free pasta substitute.
Shiraz wine
Shiraz wine, the Australian name for Syrah, is a medium to full-bodied red from the same grape variety; styles range from lean Northern Rhône Syrah to ripe Barossa Shiraz, with rotundone giving pepper aroma and Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace as icons.
Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人)
Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人, "white lover") is a white chocolate langue de chat sandwich cookie made by Ishiya Seika in Sapporo since December 1976; Hokkaido's iconic souvenir, with a Black milk-chocolate version, Shiroi Koibito Park factory theme park, and a 2007 expiration-date scandal.
Shirt
A shirt is an upper-body garment typically featuring a collar, a buttoned front, and long or short sleeves, covering tailored dress shirts, knit T-shirts, and polos.
Shisha
Shisha, also called hookah, narghile, or maassel, is flavored sweetened tobacco smoked through a charcoal-heated waterpipe; the water does not filter toxicants, and one session delivers roughly 100-200 times a cigarette's smoke volume.
Shōchū (焼酎)
Shōchū (焼酎) is a Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage made from ingredients like sweet potato, barley, and rice, traditionally distilled only once and typically 20 to 30% ABV.
Shoney's
Shoney's, also Shoney's Big Boy, is a Nashville-headquartered American family-dining restaurant chain founded in 1947 in Charleston, West Virginia, famous for its Fresh Food Bar breakfast buffet and hot fudge cake; it grew past 1,300 locations before bankruptcy and now operates fewer than 60 restaurants in about 16 states.
Shoofly pie
Shoofly pie, a Pennsylvania Dutch molasses pie with crumb topping, believed developed from an 1876 centennial cake; wet-bottom and dry-bottom styles; name origin undocumented.
Shooter (drink)
A shooter, also called a cocktail shooter, is a small mixed alcoholic drink of several ingredients, downed in one or two gulps, that emerged in the 1970s.
Shopkins
Shopkins, a Moose Toys collectible toy line launched in 2014, features miniature grocery-themed characters with faces and names; a 12-pack was the bestselling U.S. toy of 2015.
Shopska salad (Шопска салата)
Shopska salad (Шопска салата), Bulgarian chopped salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and onion under grated sirene cheese; invented by Balkantourist chefs in the 1950s, cheese added in the 1970s; named for the Shopluk region, not an old folk recipe.
Short ribs
Short ribs: beef from the rib end of the rib and plate plus chuck (IMPS 123A/123B/130), sold English-cut or flanken; braised, smoked, or grilled as Korean galbi, asado de tira, and Texas plate ribs.
Short row (knitting)
Short rows (partial knitting, Verkürzte Reihen) are knitting rows worked only partway before turning, used for sock heels, bust darts, and curved shaping; methods include wrap & turn, German double-stitch, Japanese, and shadow wrap.
Shortbread
Shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit of butter, sugar, and wheat or oat flour with a crumbly "short" texture; no eggs or leavening, classic 1:2:3 sugar-butter-flour ratio, about 500 kcal per 100 g.
Shortcake
Shortcake: a sweet, fat-shortened crumbly biscuit or cake, split and filled with fruit and cream; American strawberry shortcake dates to 1847, with British shortbread and Japanese sponge-cake variants.
Shortcrust pastry
Shortcrust pastry (short pastry): a basic crumbly pastry of half fat to flour by weight with a little cold water, rubbed in to limit gluten. Used for pies, tarts, quiches, and Cornish pasties; blind baked for wet fillings.
Shortening
Shortening: a word with several senses. In cooking, butter or fat that makes dough crumbly (noun by 1796); in husbandry, scrotal shortening (cryptorchid) and tail docking; in meat science, cold shortening; in linguistics, abbreviation.
Shorts
Shorts, also called short trousers or short pants, are garments that cover the pelvis and upper legs, sometimes to the knee, and are typically worn in warm weather.
Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss
Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, American fashion designer and founder of the Shoshanna brand (1998), known for pioneering swimwear sold as separates with lingerie-inspired sizing; Manhattan-raised UCLA graduate, Elizabeth Arden Style Director, philanthropist.
Shot glass
A shot glass is a small drinking glass for a single measure of liquor, typically 1-2 oz (30-60 ml). Historically also called jigger; term attested by 1955; US standard 1.5 oz, official only in Utah.
Shōwa nostalgia
Shōwa nostalgia, or Shōwa retro, is a Japanese social phenomenon regarding the Shōwa era. It is expressed through the consumption of goods, media, and tourism, focusing on the Shōwa 30s.
ShowBiz Pizza Place
ShowBiz Pizza Place, an American animatronic pizza and arcade chain founded March 3, 1980 in Kansas City by Robert Brock and Aaron Fechter, home of the Rock-afire Explosion band, rival of Chuck E. Cheese until the 1985 merger rebranded all stores.