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Samanu (Persian: سمنو) Samanak (Persian: سمنک) Sumalak/Sumalyak (Tajik: сумалак; Uzbek: sumalak [sʉmælǽk]) or Sümölök (Kyrgyz: сүмөлөк [symœlœ́k]) is a sweet paste made entirely from germinated wheat (young wheatgrass) which is prepared for Nowruz (Persian new year celebrations) in a large pot (like a kazan) in Iran and some other countries.