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Simnel cake
Simnel cake: a British light fruit cake with marzipan layers and eleven marzipan balls, traditionally eaten at Easter and on Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent.
Simon Porte Jacquemus
Simon Porte Jacquemus, French designer born in Salon-de-Provence, founded the Jacquemus label in Paris in 2009 at 19, naming it for his late mother's maiden name; 2023 sales near $280 million with L'Oréal holding 10% since 2025.
Simon Rimmer
Simon Rimmer (born 1963, Wallasey) is an English chef and TV presenter, self-taught, founder of Manchester vegetarian restaurant Greens (1990/1992), co-host of Channel 4's Sunday Brunch with Tim Lovejoy since 2012, ex-Something for the Weekend, Strictly 2017, Gold Radio host.
Sindhi embroidery (سنڌي ٿرت)
Sindhi embroidery (سنڌي ٿرت), known in Sindhi as ڀرت, is the hand-embroidery tradition of Sindh, Pakistan, characterized by mirror work (shisha), fine interlacing and satin stitching, and vibrant colors.
Sindoor
Sindoor (सिंदूर), also sindur or kumkum, is a vermilion (mercuric sulphide) powder Hindu married women apply in the hair parting; also used in worship, weddings, forensics, and linked to lead-adulteration risks.
Singapore sling
Singapore sling: gin-based cocktail with cherry brandy, Benedictine, citrus, bitters and soda; credited to Ngiam Tong Boon at Raffles Hotel's Long Bar (1915), though newspaper records predate that claim; Singapore's national drink and IBA official cocktail since 1987.
Singaporean cuisine
Singaporean cuisine: multicultural food culture blending Malay, Chinese, Indian, Peranakan, and Western influences, centered on hawker centres, iconic dishes like chicken rice and chilli crab, and UNESCO-listed hawker culture (2020).
Singer Model 27 and 127
Manufactured by the Singer Manufacturing Company, the Model 27 and Model 127 are full-size domestic lockstitch sewing machines; production of these machines spanned over half a century.
Single malt Scotch
Single malt Scotch whisky is Scotch distilled at one distillery from water and malted barley only, in copper pot stills, matured in Scotland at least three years, bottled at 40% ABV minimum.
Single malt whisky
Single malt whisky is whisky distilled in pot stills at one distillery from water and malted barley alone; legally defined for Scotch, matured three years in oak casks up to 700 litres, and now produced worldwide.
Single Quiver
Single Quiver is a Basque Country surf, skate, and paddle surf retailer (singlequiver.com), founded in Leioa, with physical stores in Barakaldo and El Puerto de Santa María, selling surfboards, wetsuits, Carver and YOW surfskates, and SUP gear.
Sinicization
Sinicization (Hanhua 汉化, Zhongguohua 中国化) is the assimilation of non-Chinese peoples into Chinese language and culture, and the contested historiographical theory built on it, covering conquest dynasties, the New Qing History debate, and the CCP's post-2015 Sinicization of religion policy.
Sinigang
Sinigang is the Filipino sour soup or stew, built on pork, beef, fish, shrimp, or chicken with vegetables and a fruit souring agent, usually tamarind; also called sour broth, it is culturally Tagalog and ranked TasteAtlas' best soup in 2021.
SirDavis
SirDavis is an American whisky brand founded by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in partnership with Moët Hennessy and launched in 2024, named for her great-grandfather Davis Hogue, a Prohibition-era moonshiner; she became sole owner in 2026.
Sisig
Sisig (sizzling sisig): Filipino Kapampangan dish of chopped pork face, ears, and liver with onions, chili, and calamansi, served on a hot plate; reinvented in 1970s Angeles City by Aling Lucing Cunanan, now a pulutan and heritage dish.
Sisu
Sisu is a Finnish cultural concept denoting determination in the face of adversity. It is associated with the Winter War (1939–1940) and is measured by the Sisu Scale.
Sitracima
Sitracima (Sindicato de Trabajadores de Cimatextiles) was Guatemala's first maquila-sector union, organized in 2001 by women at the Cimatextiles factory, affiliated to FESTRAS, which signed a 2003 collective agreement with SITRACHOI before the factory closed in 2007.
Sixpence (British coin)
British sixpence (tanner): pre-decimal coin of six old pence, half a shilling, 1/40 of a pound. First struck 1551 under Edward VI, cupro-nickel after 1947, last circulated 1967, demonetised 30 June 1980; revived by the Royal Mint in 2016.
Size zero
Size zero (US size 0, UK size 4) is the smallest conventional numbered women's clothing size, introduced by Nicole Miller in the 1990s, extended to 00 and 000, and emblematic of vanity sizing and thinness debates.
Sizing
Sizing, also called warp sizing (浆纱), is the textile process of coating warp yarns with size such as starch or PVA to improve weavability, followed by desizing before dyeing.
Sizzler
Sizzler: American casual family steakhouse chain founded January 27, 1958 in Culver City, California by Del and Helen Johnson; known for inexpensive steaks, seafood, and the all-you-can-eat salad bar; peaked at 646 units in 1989, filed bankruptcy in 2020, now 74 U.S. units with Thailand and Japan franchises.
Skansen
Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum, founded by Artur Hazelius on Djurgården, Stockholm, opening 11 October 1891; a living museum of Swedish buildings, animals, and traditions, run by the independent Skansen Foundation.
Skechers
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. is an American footwear company founded by Robert Greenberg in Manhattan Beach, California, in 1992, first selling logger boots. Known for comfort technology lines such as Slip-ins and Arch Fit, it reached $9 billion in 2024 revenue and was taken private by 3G Capital in September 2025.
Skimmed milk
Skimmed milk (skim milk, nonfat milk): cow's milk with milkfat reduced below 0.5% by centrifugal cream separation, retaining protein and calcium with fewer calories (84 vs 152 per serving) and reduced fat-soluble vitamins; often vitamin A fortified.
Skirt
Skirt: a waist-hung, unbifurcated garment covering some or all of the legs (Old Norse skyrta). Covers anatomy, silhouettes (A-line, pencil, pleated), history from the shendyt and kaunakes, hemline theory, and cross-cultural and gender norms.
Skirt steak
Skirt steak, also called arrachera or fajita meat (Japanese harami, ハラミ), is a thin, coarse-grained beef cut from the plate. Two muscles share the name: outside skirt (IMPS 121C, the diaphragm, thicker and pricier) and inside skirt (121D, chewier). Cooked hot and fast, sliced against the grain.
Skittles (confectionery)
Skittles is a Mars Wrigley fruit candy with a hard shell and chewy center, launched in the UK in 1974 and in the US in 1979; titanium dioxide was removed in 2025 and FD&C-free versions launched in 2026.
Skoal (tobacco)
Skoal is an American moist smokeless tobacco (dip) brand introduced in 1934 by United States Tobacco Company as a wintergreen product, now made by USSTC under Altria, sold in long cut, fine cut, Bandits pouches, and flavored varieties.
Sky lantern
Sky lantern (Kongming lantern, 孔明灯, tian deng, khom loi): a small paper hot-air balloon lifted by an open flame, used historically for military signaling and now released at festivals such as Yi Peng and the Lantern Festival, with drift over 20 km and bans or permits in Singapore, Beijing, Oregon, and Switzerland.
Skyline Chili
Skyline Chili is a Cincinnati restaurant chain founded in 1949 by Nicholas Lambrinides, serving Greek-inspired Cincinnati-style chili over spaghetti (3-Way) and Cheese Coneys, with over 130 locations, grocery products, and Midwest and Southeast franchise expansion.