Aaloo
Baingan (Pakistani): Potato and aubergines (eggplant)
Aaloo
Ghobi (Paskistani): Spiced potato and cauliflower
Aaloo
Gosht Kari (Pakistani): Potato with lamb
Aam (Hindu): Mango
Aam Ka Achar (Indian): Pickled mango
Aarici Halwa (Indian): A sweet made of rice and jaggery
Abaisee: (French): A sheet of thinly rolled, puff pastry
mostly used in desserts.
Abalone: A mollusk found along California, Mexico, and Japan
coast. The edible part is the foot muscle. The meat is tough and must be
tenderized before cooking.
Abats: Organ meat
Abbacchio: Young lamb used much like veal
Abena (Spanish): Oats
Abenkwan (Ghanaian): A soup made from palm nuts and eaten
with fufu.It is usually cooked with
fresh or smoked meat or fish.
Aboukir: (Swiss): Dessert made with sponge cake and chestnut
flavored alcohol based crème.
Abuage: Tofu fried packets cooked in sweet cooking sake, soy
sauce, and water.
Acapurrias (Spanish, Puerto Rico):Banana croquettes stuffed with beef or pork.
Acar
(Malaysian): Pickle with a sour sweet taste served with a rice dish.
Aceite (Spanish):
Oil
Aceituna:
(Spanish): Olive
Acetomel: A mixture of honey and vinegar, used to preserve
fruit.
Accrats (Hatian, Creol): Breaded fried cod, also called
marinades.
Achar (East Indian): Pickled and salted relish that can be
sweet or hot.
Achar (Indian): Any
kind of pickle
Achat (Asian):
Appetizer of vegetable picked in turmeric powder and spicy herbs with
sesame seeds.
Achhar (Hindu):
Pickle
Ackee (Caribbean):
Bright red in color. Fruit, when it is ripe opens up to reveal large black
seeds and a white flesh.
Adapradaman (Indian): Sweet made with jackfruit.
Addai (Indian): Rice, lentils, fried like a pancake.
Ade: Drink made by
combining citrus juice, water, and sugar (such as lemonade).
Adhirasam (Indian): A sweet made from whole wheat.
Adjika (Russian): Highly spiced tomato traditional sauce
with garlic that accompanies grilled meat or chicken.
Adobo
(New Zealand):Dish made from chicken, pork, squid (pusit)
or vegetables stewed in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaf. A
more complicated preparation is soaked in garlic and oil.
Agriduice
(Spanish): Sweet and sour
Aguacate Palta (South
America): Avocado
Agua De Azucar (Spanish): Water plus sugar
Agua De Coco (Spanish): Coconut water
Agua De Sal (Spanish): Water and salt
Ail (French): Garlic
Aji (Spanish): Pepper
Ajo (Spanish): Garlic
Akoho
sy voanio (Madagascan): Chicken prepared with fresh coconut and rice.
Akoko
Nkarakara (Ghanaian): A light chicken soup cooked with hot spices (chilies),
tomatoes and sometimes garden eggs or aubergines.
Albahaca
(Spanish): Basil
Albondigas (Spanish): Meatballs, usually in a tomato sauce
Al Cachofa
(Spanish): Artichoke
Alecha (Eritrean): Mildly seasoned chicken or beef stew.
Alfajores (Argentina): Mixture of butter, sugar, yolks,
vanilla, cornstarch, baking powder, and baked to make cookies.
Alicha Tibs (Ethiopian): A meal of beef cooked with bland
onions.
Alioli: Sauce made with garlic, egg, and olive oil.
Alligator Haebler (Continental): Appetizer made from
farm-raised whitetail alligator dredged in flour, then sautéed with capers,
lemon, sherry, and chardonnay wines.
Allu Tikka (Appetizer): Mashed Potato served with
special spices.
Almejas (Spanish):
Clams
Almendrados (Spanish): Almond
cookies
Aloo (Hindu): Potato
Alsacienne (French): Sauerkraut and pork
Alu Gobbi (Indian): Cauliflower cooked with potatoes and
spices in a sauce.
Amaebi (Japan):
Sweet shrimp left uncooked and served most commonly as a sushi.
Ammonia Coke (Southern USA):
Coca-cola with a little ammonia. It was popular in West
Virginia to cure various ailments. It can still be
found in older pharmacies with soda fountains.
Ampesi
(Ghanaian): Cooked sliced, yam/cassava/cocoyam eaten with a stew.
Anago (Japan):
Salt water eel, eaten raw mostly in Japan.
Ananas (French): Pineapple
Angel
Hair Pasta (El Salvador):
Pasta mixed with sea food.
Apio (Spanish): Celery
Aponkye
Nkarakara (Ghanaian): A light soup of goat meat cooked with hot spices
(chilies), tomatoes and sometimes garden eggs or aubergines.
Apor
Ayam (Indonesian): Chicken stew cooked in coconut milk sauce.
Appalam (Indian): Side dish eaten with rice and sambar.
Aqtuna (Spanish):
Tuna
Arem Arem (Indonesian): Snack made from steamed rice shaped
in a roll and filled with chicken and vegetables.
Arepas (Venezuela): Corn, salt, and water mixed into dough
and fried on a griddle until firm and hollow.
Arepitas (Spanish): Chips made with cooked flour and spices.
Arpa (Hungarian): Barley
Arroz Con Leche (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Dessert or a meal of rice cooked in
milk with cinnamon and sugar.
Arroz Con Pollo (Panama):Chicken and rice which is often garnished
with tomato and vegetables.
Artany
(Hungarian): Castrated male pig
Artichaut (France): Artichoke
Artischoke (Austria):
Artichoke
Artisjok (Belgium): Artichoke
Artiskok (Denmark): Artichoke
Ashure (Turkish): Pudding made of cereals, dried and fresh
fruits, nuts, sugar, and spices. Often referred to as "Noah's
pudding."
Asopao (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Soup with rice, meat,
vegetables and roots.
Asparges (Denmark):
Asparagus
Asperge (Belgium):
Asparagus
Asperge (France):
Asparagus
Awabi(Japanese):Mollusk, related to
sea snail. Has a clam like taste, and is rather expensive. Cooked
many different ways.
Aval (Indian): Flattened rice same as Poha
Aviyal (South Indian): Mixed vegetables cooked with coconut
and spice and soaked in buttermilk.
Awaze (Eritrean and Ethiopian): Red-pepper paste used to
give flavor to raw meat or certain mild sauces.
Ayam Bunbu Bali (Indonesian): Grilled or fried chicken in a
balinese sauce.
Ayam Gulung Raja Udang Kraton Solo: Tender lobster tail
wrapped in chicken breast and covered in a tamarind and truffle-laced wild
mushroom demy glaze.
Ayam Panggang Bumbu Rujak (Java): Chicken breast soaked in
an aromatic blend of spices, and then char-grilled.
Ayran (Turkish): A drink of beaten yogurt, cold water, and
salt
Baba
Ghanoush (Egyptian): Middle Eastern eggplant dish
Babi Kecap Singa Raja (Bali): Pork
tenderloin soaked in an exotic infusion of sweet soy, ginger, and orange rind.
Babka (Polish): Dough, salt, sugar, raisins that are baked
Baby Mouse Wine (China):
Wine made from rice filled with baby mice.
Bacalaítos Fritos (spanish):Deep-fried cod fish fritter
Bacalao (Greece):
Dried salted cod fish
Bacalao Con Papas (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Cod fish cooked with potatoes and
seasoning.
Badam (Hindu):
Almonds
Badusha (Indian): Sweet flour cake topped with sugar syrup
Bae Chu Boke Um (Korean) Chinese cabbage with special sauce.
Bagel Sushi Roll (Japan):
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and scallions rolled with seaweed and rice.
Baji (Indian): Potato covered with gram flour and fried.
Bak Ku
Teh (Singapore): “Pork Rib Tea Soup”; Ribs are
dipped in soy sauce with chilies and consumed with steamed rice.
Baklava (Turkey): Rich pastry with pistachio or walnuts
baked between thin layers of dough and drenched with honey or syrup and
flavored with cinnamon and lemon juice.
Balinese Sambal Ling Cod: Fresh Ling cod fillets braised
with exotic sambal sauce that blends chopped onions, and tomatoes with roasted
spices such as coriander, aniseed, fenugreek, and turmeric. Served with steamed
greens and coconut festival rice.
Banana Spring Roll (Asian): Dessert containing crispy fried
roll filled with banana, peanut butter, chocolate, and served with vanilla ice
cream.
Banane
Pese (Hatian, Creol): Twice-fried plantain slice
Banda (Nepali): Cabbage
Banh
Pa Bo (Vietnamese): Beef noodle soup. Heated beef stock to boiling and season
with fish sauce and pepper.
Banku (Ghanaian): A thick starchy meal made from corn and
cassava dough.It may be eaten with a
stew or a variety of soups.
Barany (Hungarian): Sheep
Barbunja Jahni (Albanian): Green beans jahni
Basmati Chawal
(Hindu): Long grain rice
Basquaise (France): Ham and tomatoes
Basundi (Indian): A sweet made of milk
Batagor (Indonesia):
Appetizer of ground beef with vegetables placed in Tofu and deep fried.
Batida De Fresa (Spanish): Strawberry shake
Batida De Lechosa (Spanish): Papaya shake.
Batido (de leche) (Spanish): Milkshake
BB (Bean
Bran) Rolls: Crispy tofu skin
wrapped with pork, shrimp and shiitake mushrooms with Malaysian white pepper
served over a bead of steamed Shanghai bok choy.
Beef Bourguignon (French):Beef marinated in wine, sprinkled with flour, and spices such as thyme
and slow roasted.
Beef Kofta (Egyptian): Beef and onions fried together
Beef Rendang (Indonesian): Beef and onion sautéed in spicy
paste of ginger, garlic, chili, and coriander.
Beicon (Spanish):
Bacon
Belarusian (Slovens): Recipe for pork
Bellota (Spanish):
Acorn
Berengena (Spanish): Eggplant
Berbere (Ethiopia):
Red pepper spice paste
Besi Bela Bath (Indian): Spicy dish mixed with rice
Beurre (French):
Butter
Beyaz Penir (Turkish): A medium soft brined cheese
Bhan Trang Cuon Tom (Vietnamese): Roll of shrimp cooked in
lime-juice marinade and tossed with fresh herbs.
Bhatmas
(Nepali): Soybean
Bhel Puri (Indian): Mixture of fried gram flour and many
sauces
Bhindi (Hindu): Okra/ lady fingers
Bi Bim Bop (Korean): Korean mixed vegetables, beef, and rice
Bibim Neng Myean (North Korea)
Cold noodles mixed with beef and special chili and hot sauce.
Biito
(Ghanaian): A thick vegetable soup which is cooked with a mixture of vegetables
and crushed peanuts.It may be eaten
alone or with tuo zaafi.
Bi Ji-Ji Ge (Korean): Tofu and pork with special Korean
sauce soup.
Bika (Hungarian): Steer
Bin Dae Dduk (Korean): Korean style vegetable pancakes.
Biringani
(Swahili): Eggplant
Biriyani (Indian): Chicken or lamb in orange flavored
rice, sprinkled with sugar and rode.
Biryani
(Indian): A fancy rice casserole, often containing meat, poultry, seafood or
vegetables.
Biryani (Pakistani): Dish containing meat, fish, or vegetables
and rice flavored with saffron or turmeric.
Bistec (Spanish): Fried beef with onions
Bistec Encebollado
(Spanish, Dominican Republic)
Grilled steak topped with onions and peppers.
Bobotee (African): Cooked meat mixed with bread soaked in
milk
Boire (French): To
drink
Bokeum Of Kimchee (Korean): Mixed Tofu with Korean Kim-Chee
and pork
Bok Um Gok Su (Korean): Fried noodles with Bokume sauce
Boleadoras (bolas): A lariat consisting of two or more stone
or iron balls attached to the ends of a cord for hurling to entangle an
animal’s legs.
Bolillo: Sub
sandwich bread
Bolinhos De Bacalhaie (Brazil):
Cod fish balls
Bollos De Maíz (Spanish): Corn balls with meat in the middle that is made
with corn flour.
Bonbons(French):
Sweets
Boniato: White vegetable similar to a sweet potato
or yam
Boquerónes
(Spanish, Spain):
Small white fish fillets in oil
Borek (Turkish): Flakey pastries, in various shapes, filled with
meat, cheese or potatoes, which are baked, fried, or grilled.
Borju (Hungarian): Calf.
Borsch (Russian): Soup usually containing beef
juice
Boruga (Spanish): Drink made with fermented milk, different than yogurt
Bot Daek (Thailand):
Seafood, squid, and crap with shallots, fish sauce, lime juice garlic, lemon
grass, chili paste, and lime leaves cooked in a clay pot.
Bottarga Di Toono Macinato (Italy):
A dried, finely ground tuna served over pasta
Boulgeur Pilau (Armenian): Dish made with lamb, wheat, and
onion
Bourguignonne (France): Red wine, bacon, and onions
Brecol (Spanish): Broccoli
Brie: Whole milk cheese which is mold ripened with
a whitish rind, and a soft, light yellow interior color.
Brotes de soja (Spanish): Bean sprouts
Buen Pan (Spanish): Bread fruit
Bulgar Pilaf: Casserole made with browned bulgur, onion, and
consommé.
Bul Kogi (Korean): Barbecued, thin,
tender slices of beef are marinated in a sauce made with soy sauce, sesame oil,
garlic, and other seasonings.
Bulgogi (Korean): Sliced beef mixed with soy sauce, sesame
oil, seasonings, then grilled and served with rice.
Buneulos (Columbian): Christmas pastries fried and served
with syrup or honey.
Burger: An American sandwich consisting of a bun, a cooked
beef patty, and often other ingredients such as cheese, onion slices, lettuce,
or condiments.
Butifarra SWausage (Greek): A white sausage popular in
Catalina
Cabrales (Spanish, Spain):
Mixed milk cheese, naturally blued in the limestone caves of the PicosMountains.
Cacciatore: Food
with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, herbs and spices, and sometimes wine.
Cachita (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Boiled green bananas
Cacik (Turkish): Grated cucumber with diluted yogurt,
garlic, salt, sprinkled with dill and olive oil.
Cactus Apples (Southwest US/Mexico): A red or purple fruit
found growing on beavertail cactus plants.
Cafe (French):
Coffee
Cafe au Lait
(French): Coffee with hot milk in equal proportions
Café con Leche
(Spanish, Dominican Republic):
Steamed milk
Calabazas: Pumpkin
or squash
Calamari: Squid
prepared a s food
Calda (Spanish):
Broth
Caldo
de Coco (Spanish): Soup made with coconut milk, water, seasoning, and cod fish.
California Sushi Roll (Japan):
Crab, cucumber, and avocado tightly wrapped in seaweed and covered with rice.
Callos
(Spanish, Spain):
Tripe with chickpeas
Canela (Spanish): Cinnamon
Cangrejojaiba (Spanish): Crab
Canh
Chua Dau Ca (Vietnamese): Sour, fish head soup containing scallions, and Nuoc
Mam (fish sauce).
Canjeero (Somali): Canjeeero is a flat bread made with
un-kneaded flour.
Caraco (Spanish):
Snail
Caramelo Duro Hecho
Con Azucar Y Mantequilla (Spanish): Butterscotch
Cardamom (India):
An Indian herb with capsular fruits with aromatic seeds most commonly found as
a spice or condiment.
Carne (Spanish):
Meat
Carne De calchicha
(Spanish): Sausage meat
Carotte (France):
Carrot
Casaba: A sweet
winter melon with a yellow rind
Cassava Bread
(Spanish, Dominican Republic):
Crispy, flat bread inherited from the Taínos.
Casse-Caoute
(French): Snack
Caviar: Raw fish eggs that are eaten as a delicacy
or a relish.
Cazon (Spanish): Dogfish
Cazuela (Spanish): Soup with a little meat, one potato, one
small cob of corn.
Cebollas Fritas (Spanish): Fried onions
Ceedai (Indian): Salty snack
Celeri A Cotes
(France): Celery
Cerdo (Spanish):
Pork
Chack Chouka (Tunisan): Spicy food made with eggs, green
peppers, onions, and potatoes.
Cha
gio (Vietnamese): Small spring rolls of minced lean pork, prawn, crab,
mushrooms, eggs, and vegetables wrapped in rice paper and deep fried.
Chakkapradaman (Indian): Desert made with jackfruit.
Chambre (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Stew of rice, meat and vegetables.
Champinones (Spanish): Mushrooms
Chana
Dal (Pakistan):
Split yellow lentils that are spicy
Channa Masala: Lentil sprouts served in spicy sauce.
Chao
Tom (Indonesian): Grilled shrimp paste.
Chapati/Roti
(Indian): Thin bread cooked on the griddle
Chapatti (Northern India): Flat, unleavened, disk-shaped
bread made of wheat flour, water, and salt.
Chap Chae (Korean): Vegetarian mixture of vegetables and
mung-bean noodles with soy sauce.
Char Koay Teow (Malaysia):
Fried rice noodles
Charosets: Candies made with dough, red wine, and raisins
Char Shiu (Cantonese): Pork barbecue usually with a red
outer coloring.
Char Siu Bao (Cantonese): Steamed buns and pork
Chicha (Spanish, Bolivia):
Fermented corn (usually homemade), used to be considered the sacred drink of
the Incas.
Chicharron (Spanish): Pieces of
fried pork
Cichlids: Tropical fish served as an exotic main course,
grilled or fried
Chicken Makhani (Pakistani): Chicken with butter
Chicken Malaysian: Slices of chicken stir-fried with onion
and pineapple in a special astray sauce.
Chicken
or Lamb Shawarma (Middle Eastern): Chicken
or lamb sandwiches available for purchase and consumption on the street.They are often served with a variety of
spiced sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala (Main Dish): Chicken cooked and served
in a spicy curry
Chicken Vindeloo (India):
Chicken with potatoes, and peas, and heavily spiced.
Chicken Yakisoba: Grilled Chicken covered in a teriyaki
sauce and served over Japanese noodles.
Chikkar Cholay (Pakistan):
Main course meal made from mashed or crushed chickpeas.
Chilorio (Mexican):
Pork with spicy sauce
Chimichurri (Argentina):
Sauce made from poultry or meat, olive oil, wine vinegar,
cayenne pepper, cracker peppercorn, oregano, salt and crumbled bay leaf.
Chimichurri Sauce (Argentina):
Sweet pepper, tomato, parsley, vinegar, black peppercorns, mixed and
refrigerated for 12 hrs and usually stored for weeks before use.
Goat, 7. Chicken, 8. Duck, 9. Geese, 10. Fish and shellfish, 11.
Vegetables and fruits, 12. Strange and special foods – dog, monkey brain,
turtle, snake, bear claw.
Custom and special meals:
Wedding
party, Dinner party, Thanksgiving (end of Lunar New
Year) – At
these there are 10 to 12 courses (dishes) and usually are
30 to 1,000
tables.
Chipas(Paraguay):
A popular dessert, made of manioc flour, eggs and cheese.
Chivo
(Spanish): Roasted goat
Chiwda (Hindu):
Flaked rice
Chizu Salad (Moroccan): Cold carrot salad with spices
Cholay Peshawari (North Indian): Cooked chick peas and diced
potatoes.
Chorizo (Spanish): Typical spicy sausage, heavily seasoned
with paprika and garlic.
Chou (French):
Cabbage
Chou De Bruxelles (France):
Brussels sprouts
Chou-fleur
(French): Cauliflower
Chow Kueh Teow (Malaysian):
Stir fried flat rice noodles with fresh shrimp, squid, bean sprouts, chives,
eggs, soy sauce, and chili paste.
Chowli (Hindu):
Black eyed beans
Chulo (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Fried balls prepared with cassava,
and seasoning
Chumvi (Swahili):
Sugar
Chungwa (Swahili):
Orange
Chutney (Indian): A mix of pickles and spices served with
appetizers usually liquefied.
Clafoutis Aux Abricots (France):
Apricot pudding drizzled with rum and sugar, caramelized.
Cocho (Spanish): Toasted flour mixed with hot water or milk
and eaten as a hot cereal; stews
Cocodrilo a la
Parilla (Spanish, Cuba): Grilledcrocodile
Coconut Rice, Thenga Sadam:South Indian rice mixed with grated coconut.
Col (Spanish): Cabbage
Collard Greens (Southern USA): Plant
roots similar to turnips cooked with chunks of pork belly.
Com Dep (Indonesian): Grilled green rice
Com
Huong Giang (Vietnamese): Hue rice,
serve with Nuoc Cham (lime sauce).
Comida Basura
(Spanish): Junk food
Comisa (Spanish):
Packed lunch
Commander (French):
To order
Compota de Peras (Spanish): Pear
compote
Conch: Tropical main course, type of mollusk with an edible
flesh often marinated in butter.
Confiture (French): Jam
Cong Bao Yang Rou (Chinese): Quick
fried mutton with scallions.
Cong Bau Yang Rou (Korean): Lamb and Korean leek's cooked in
the wok.
Congolais (France): Coconut biscuits
Çorbë Me Gjoks Dashi (Albanian): Mutton breast soup
Cordero (Spanish): Lamb
Costa Rican Tilapia (Costa
Rica): Fish marinated with native spices and
cooked with rice.
Costillas
(Spanish): Ribs
Couscous (North African): Made from finely ground wheat and
salted water to make a type of pasta sometimes topped with powdered sugar and
nuts to create a dessert.
Crema De Apio (Spanish): Celery cream
Crepe (France):
A very thin pancake
Csiko (Hungarian): Foal
Culantro (Panamanian): Herb related to parsley, coriander
and celery but with its own unique distinctive taste. Used as regularly as salt
and pepper.
Cumin Yang-Ko-Gi (Korean) Cumin seeds with lamb
Cuon Diep (Indonesian): Shrimp, pork, noodles, mint and
coriander wrapped in lettuce leaves.
Curd Rice (Indian): Yogurt mixed with rice and fried
mustard, coriander, and peppers.
Cynar (Italy):
Bitter liqueur made from artichokes
Dahi Puri (Indian): A dish made with fried gram flour and
buttermilk.
Daiquiri: (Spanish, Cuba):Drink made with white rum, lime juice, and
sugar.
Dakanohana (Japan):
Pickled radish, served as a sushi roll
Dal (Nepali):
Lentil
Dal Fry (Indian): Boiled Toor dal with fried onion and
tomatoes added, and eaten with rice.
Dalia (Pakistan):
Whole grain wheat and bean pudding
Dal Kofta (Indian): Toor balls steamed and dipped in
buttermilk
Dal Palak (Pakistan;
Indian): Lentils and spinach
Das Fleisch
(French): Meat
Das Gemuse
(French): Vegetables
Das Hackfleisch
(French): Pork
Das Obst (French):
Fruit
Ddeok Guk (Korean): Special Korean style rice cake soup
Der Aufschnitt
(French): Cold cuts of meat
Der Salat (French): Salad
Der Zucker
(French): Sugar
Die Getranke
(French): Drinks
Die Kola (French):
Cola
Die Milch (French):
Milk
Die Semmeln
(French): Hard rolls
Die Suppe (French):
Soup
Die Wurst (French):
Sausages
Diner (French): Dinner
Dol Ssot Bi Bimbab (Korean): Mixed vegetable, minced beef
and fried egg over rice served in stoneware.
DongGa
Shu (Korean): Fried cutter of pork and salad with rice.
Dong Tae Ji Ge (Korean): Spicy flavored cod fish soup in
Stoneware.
Dosa (Indian):
Crispy, crepe-like southern Indian specialty filled with potatoes or
vegetables.
Dashi Dofu (Japan):
Lightly fried tofu with special Japanese sauce
Debinja (Ethiopian): Fresh eggplant cooked with tomato,
onion, and spices.
Dehuesado
(Spanish): Boned
Dejeuner
(French): Lunch
Dhood Peda (Indian): Sweets made with milk
Diples (Greek): Thin strips of dough tied, folded, or
twisted into bows or loops and deep-fried, then dipped in a honey syrup and
topped with chopped nuts.
Di Saan Xian (Korean): Selection of vegetables deep fried
and cooked in a sauce in the wok
Diszno (Hungarian): Pig
Doa Raji Mu Chim (Korean): Traditional Korean pickled wild
vegetable root
Dolma (Turkish, Kuwait):
Any filled or stuffed vegetable. The term means “to stuff”, the most popular is
rolled vine leaves stuffed with flavored rice and meat.
Dolmades (Greek): Grape vine leaves stuffed with rice or
meat
Dooro Alicha (Ethiopian): A mild (less spicy) chicken
cuisine
Dooro Wat: A spicy Ethiopian chicken cuisine
Dosai (South Indian): Fermented rice batter fried in a pan
(like pancake)
Dragon Carrots (Asia): Purple, spicy
carrot with a very intense flavor
Dranik
(Russian): Fried flat cake cuisine prepared from potato batter
Dried
Bananas (Brazil):
Dried bananas that are black, wrinkled, and sweet
Du Bu Gu Yi (Korean ): Korean style pan-fried Toiu
Dulce De Batata (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Dessert prepared with boiled and mashed
sweet potatoes, milk, cinnamon, and sugar.
Dulce De Leche (Spanish): Milk cream; milk and sugar
Dulce de Lechosa (Spanish): Dessert made with papaya, sugar, and cinnamon
Dulce Tres Leche (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Dessert prepared with butter, sugar, whole eggs, cake flour, baking powder,
vanilla extract, fresh orange juice, and salt.
Dum aloo (North Indian): A side dish made with potato and
gravy
Du-Wuen Zhang Ji GE (Korean): Soybean paste flavored soup
with vegetables and pork
Dynamite Sushi Roll (Japan):
Tuna, hamachi, salmon, wasabi, and mayo wrapped with seaweed and covered in
rice.
Easy
Chicken and Rice Wrap (El Salvador):
Bread filled with chicken and rice.
Eau minerale (French): Mineral water
Eba
(West African): A meal of dried grated and fermented cassava.Hot water is added to the grated cassava and
stirred. Eaten with stew or okra soup.
Eda Mame (Japan):
Boiled soy bean pods
Ebi (Japan):
Japanese shrimp served raw
Elmussalammiya
(Sudanese): This is a soup made with liver (cattle or sheep), flour, dates and
spices.
Embe (Swahili): Mango
Empanada (Panama): Corn tortilla filled with seasoned ground
beef folded over into a pocket and fried. Sometimes filled with sugar for a
dessert.
Empanada
(Spanish):Olive oil pastry pies with a
filling of sweet peppers and tuna
Empanadas (Chile):
Meat turnovers with spice and eggs
Empek-empek
(Indonesian):Appetizer mixture of
fish, prawn, and crab with flour and egg which is deep fried, and then served
with rice noodles.
Enchiladas: Flour tortillas stuffed with meat, cheese, and
salsa
Engrasar (Spanish):
Oil
Ensalada De Arroz (Spanish): Andalusian
rice salad
Ensalada De Boca (Spanish): Crabstick salad
Ensalada De Frutas (Spanish): Fruit salads
Ensalada De Garbanzos (Spanish): Salad made with cooked chickpea, carrots,
potatoes, and vegetable oil.
Ensalada De Mango Verde (Spanish): Salad of
green mangos
Ensalada De Pollo (Spanish): Chicken salad; which is
basically steamed chicken and lettuce.
Ensalada De Tomate (Spanish): Tomato salad
Ensalada De Tuna (Spanish): Salad made with tuna and pasta
Ensalada Mixta (Spanish): Salad made with boiled potatoes,
carrots and eggs
Ensalada Verde (Spanish): Fresh salad made with lettuce and
tomatoes
Enyucados (Costa Rica):
Cakes made with boiled yucca, pureed eggs, butter, and flour
Erucheri (Indian): Dish made of yellow pumpkin
Escargot (French): An edible snail, prepared as an appetizer
or entrée.
Es Cendol (Indonesian): Cold dessert that is made from
frozen“banh lot” with coconut milk and
coconut sugar or “Gula Jave”. Served cold with ice cubes.
Fajita (Mexican): Strips of marinated meat, poultry, or
vegetables that are grilled over an open fire and served in a tortilla, usually
with spicy condiments. Often used in the plural.
Falafel (Israeli): Patties made of chick-peas, onions, and
breadcrumbs
Falafel (Middle Eastern): Deep-fried balls made from spiced,
ground chickpeas usually put inside pita bread and served with yogurt or
tahini-based sauce.
Falernum (West Indies): Flavoring
syrup made with ginger, lime, and spices
Farakh
Hala (Sudanese):Chicken chunks gently
cooked in a spiced tomato sauce
Farsi (Nepali): Pumpkin
Fasouliya (Sudanese): This is a Sudanese dish of whole
cooked white beans in a spicy tomato sauce.
Fassikh (Sudanese):Dish made from a kind of leavened fish and cooked with spices, onions
and tomato sauce.
Fattoush (Lebonan): Toasted bread salad
Fejni (Hungarian): To milk
Felafel
(Egyptian): A cuisine of fried chickpea patties
Fenikia or Melomakarouna (Greece):
Oblong, honey-dipped cookies covered with chopped nuts.
Fenny (Indian): Alcoholic beverage made with cashew fruit.
Finnish Beer: Lager type
Flambe (French): Dessert sauce made with cooked peaches,
brandy, butter, and sugar, which is served over ice cream.
Flan
(Spanish):Pudding or custard
Fois Gras D’oie: Goose liver served in a sweetened truffle.
Foul (Eritrean): This is a dish of mixed fresh fava beans
and chopped vegetables.This is
relished breakfast dish.
Fresa (Spanish):
Strawberry
Fried Bhindi (Pakistani): Fried, slimy, green okra
Frijoles Refritos
(Spanish): Refried beans
Frikadeller (Danish): Meatballs fried in lard
Frites And Mayo (Holland):
French fries and mayonnaise
Fritter (Argentina):
Fried pastries with sugar
Fromage (French):
Cheese
Fruta (Spanish):
Fruit
Fufu (Bocas Del Toro): Fish fried in coconut milk,
served with vegetables, and plantains as well as yuca. Also served with hot
sauce.
Fufu
(West African): A pounded yam/cassava/plantain meal eaten with light soup or
soup made with peanut butter or palm nuts.
Gado
Gado (Indonesian): Mixed vegetable and tofu salad with a richly spiced, sweet
peanut dressing.
Gai See
Mee (Singapore):
Noodles with chicken and mushrooms.
Ga Ji Bok Gum (Korean) Long slices of aubergine seasoned and
cooked in the wok.
Ga Ji Gao Gi Jun (Korean) :Fried and battered eggplant with
minced beef.
Galatoboureko (Greece): A custard-filled dessert made with
phyla and topped with light honey/sugar syrup.
Galleta (Spanish):
Cookie
Galletas Saladas (Spanish): Salty cookies
Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican); White, very dry, fried rice and
beans, butter, onions and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Gambas Al Ajillo:
Shrimp sautéed in garlic, oil, and chili peppers
Gambas Pil Pil (Spanish, Spain):
Prawns in a hot, garlic oil
Gan Bian Bian Duo
(Chinese): Minced pork fried with French beans
Gan Bian Niu Rou Si
(Chinese): Deep fried shredded beef with pepper
Gan pung gi (Korean): Korean style spicy chicken wing
Garam Masala (Indian): Mixture of spices
Garbanzo Beans (Mediterranean):
Also known as chickpeas, popular in many dishes, also found on salad bars
Gari (Brazil
and West Africa): Grated cassava root. Somewhat like
poi.
Gari
Soakens: Dried grated cassava meal mixed with water, milk, and sugar
Ga Xao Xa Ot (Vietnamese): Chicken in lemon grass and chili
Gazpacho
(Spanish): Cold tomato soup
Gehu
(Hindu): Wheat
Gelatina
(Spanish): Gelatin
Ggori Gom Tang (Korean): Special flavored oxtaill soup
in stoneware.
Ghee
(Indian): Clarified butter
Ghimichurri Sauce (Argentina):
Sweet pepper, tomato, parsley, vinegar, black peppercorns, mixed and
refrigerated for 12 hrs and usually stored for weeks before use.
Giardiniera (Italy):
Relish of cauliflower, peppers, celery, and carrots preserved in a zesty brine
Gingko Seeds (Japan
and China): The
seeds of the gingko tree, native to China,
are a delicacy
Gjeldeti Me Gështenja (Albanian): Baked turkey with chestnut
dressing
Goat Cheese: Cheese
made from goats’ milk
Gob Chang Zhen Gol (Korean): Marinated pork intestine Korean
soup
Godin Tibs (Ethiopian): Fresh lamb ribs sautéed in seasoned
butter and garnished with green pepper, onions, and tomato.
Goloso (Spanish):
Sweet toothed
Gomen (Ethiopian): Dish containing collard greens, sautéed
with onions and peppers.
Gong Bao Ji Ding
(Chinese): Stir fried diced chicken with peanuts and served with red
chilli sauce.
Goon Man Doo (Korean) : Sautéed Korean dumplings
Gored Gored (Ethiopian): Chunks of raw fresh beef seasoned with
special butter and pepper.
Gosht-e-akbari
(Indian): Rice and spiced mutton curry.
Gratin
De Fruits Rouges (France): Berries gratin with Morella cherries and raspberries
with a touch of vanilla.
Green
Tea (Japan, China,
Taiwan): Rich
in epigallocatechingallate and believed to prevent occurrence of proglandin
gland cancer.
Griot (Hatian, Creol): Fried pork;glazed and braised
pork; boiled then fried pork or cabri – goat.
Grisin (Spanish):
Bread stick
Grits (Southern USA): Cereal made of
hominy, which is blanched white corn meal.
Guacho (Panama): A thick soup made with pork or seafood,
beans, and rice. A very starchy mouth feel. Filling and hearty.
Guandules Verdes Guisados (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Stew of green pigeon with spices.
Guarpo De Cana (Spanish): Sugarcanejuice.
Guava Paste Litos (Cuban): Danish like pastry filled with a
guava cream
Gulai
Buncis (Indonesian): Curry of string beans with coconut milk flavor which
usually served with rice.
Gulerod (Denmark):
Carrot
Guo Ta Shi Zi (Korean):Tomato with albumen and fried in the
wok.
Gup Chup: Hollow flour rounds served filled with spicy
liquid and a watery masala.
Gurmanska
Pljeskawica (Serbian): Ground beef and pork patties.
Gushtaba (India): Spicy meat balls in yogurt
Gyoza (Japan):
Ground pork and vegetable wrapped in wonton skin and pan fried.
Gyro (Greek): Sandwich made usually
of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato in pita bread.
Hummos
(Middle Eastern): This is a dish of pureed chickpeas with sesame oil and lemon
juice.
Hummous (Kuwait):Ground chickpea mix
Hummus (Lebanese): A smooth thick mixture of mashed
chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for
pita.
Hummus (Israeli): Blended chickpeas, cumin, tahini paste,
cloves, oil, chilled and eaten with pita bread.
Hunkar Begendi (Turkish): Literally, this translates as 'the
Sultan's Delight'.It is a dish of
Turkish eggplant cream. It is served with beef cooked in tomato sauce.
Hu Pi Jian Jiao (Chinese): Deep- fried chili peppers
Hwei Deop Bop (Korean): Assorted fresh slices of raw fish
with vegetables on a bed of rice (served with red pepper paste).
Idiappam (Indian): Steamed rice noodles served with coconut
milk
Ikan Bumbu Bali (Indonesian): Grilled mackerel served with a
hot and spicy Balinese sauce.
Ikan Pangang (Indonesian): Fish cooked whole with sauce and tangy
marinade
Ikura Oroshi(Japan):
Grated radish topped with salmon roe
Imam Baldi (Turkish): Stuffed eggplant believed to come from
Asia Minor.
Indonesian Peanut Rock Shrimp: Rock shrimp, dry marinated
with crushed and roasted peanuts, lemon zest, turmeric, coriander, and garlic
before being stir fried with fresh Japanese leeks, and bean sprouts.
Injera (Ethiopian): Thin spongy flat bread used to scoop up
and wrap food. Made of flour, water, salt, and yeast.
Italian Chicken Pasta: Marinated chicken, rainbow rotini
pasta, diced tomato, cucumber, onion, black olive, and mozzarella cheese tossed
in zesty Italian dressing.
Jackfruit (Vietnam):
A fruit that has yellowish lobes sticking out and a soft textured
fruit on the inside. It is recomended that you dip your fingers in
oil because the skin of the Jackfruit is very sticky.
Jaeyuk Bokeum (Korean): Spicy stir fried pork with onion and
green onion.
Jalebi (Indian): Crispy coils of fried batter in syrup
Jalousie: A
cake-like pastry filled with almond paste and topped with different jams.
Jamaican Jerk (Caribbean):
Seasoning used on grilled meats, recipes vary but generally include chile
peppers, garlic, onions, and various spices.
Jamon (Spanish):
Ham
Jamon York
(Spanish): Cooked ham
Jangiri (Indian): Sweet dipped in jaggery
Japanese Egg Roll (Japan):
Shrimp, shiitake and enoki wrapped in dough and lightly fried.
Japanese Food: Life span is the longest in the world and is
often contributed to light food in a good environment and practice good
hygiene. They consume more fish, beer and miso (fermented soy beans).
Famous
foods:
1.
Raw fish (Sashimi, 2. Shushi (Rolled cooked rice wrapped in seaweed),
3. Miso soup
Jardalu (Hindu):
Apricots
Jardinibre
(French): Dish served with vegetables arranged around a main dish.
Jau (Nepali):
Oats
Jian Jiao Tu Dou Si
(Chinese): Stir-fried potato shreds with green chilies
Jing Jinang Rou Si (Korean): Beef/pork and Korean leeks
wrapped in a pancake with Korean sauce.
Jjajanbbong (Korean) Spicy noodle soup with seafood
(mussel, squid, oyster) and vegetables.
Jjajang Myum (Korean): Noodle with black bean paste
Joliff
Rice (African): A tomato sauce, beef, and rice dish
Jolof
(West African): A meal of rice cooked in a soup of tomatoes, fish (usually
tuna) or meat with some accompanying spices.
Judias Verdes Con Salsa De Tomate
(Spanish): Greenbeans in tomato sauce.
Jugo De
Albaricoque(Spanish): Apricot juice
Jugo De Nar Anja
(Spanish, Dominican Republic):
Fresh orange juice
Jugo de Tamarindo (Spanish): Tamarindjuice
Julakake (Danish): Dessert bread made with raisins
Jumiles (Mexican): Live insects dipped in red sauce
Kabuli
Chana Dal (Pakistani): Spiced garbanzo beans served with white rice or nan.
Kadaife (Greece):
Shredded dough filled with chopped nuts and cinnamon and topped with a
honey/sugar syrup.
Kadayif (Turkish): Finely shredded pastry used to make a
dessert. It looks like shredded wheat cereal.
Kaek (Middle Eastern): Cuisine of bread which resembles
pizza.The cuisine has meat spread over
it like a pizza.
Kaeng
Khiao Wan Nuea (Thai): Green curry, made from beef,
coconut milk, fish sauce, and sugar.
Kajaik (Sudanese): Stew of dried fish and accompanying
spices and seasoning.
Ka Ji Bokum (Korean) Fried aubergine with garlic sauce
Ka Ji Mu Chim(Korean) : Korean style pickled dry
aubergine
Kajoo Katli (Indian): Sweet made with almonds or cashews
Kakdi (Hindu):
Cucumber
Kakduki (Korean): Traditional Korean spicy pickled radish
Kakisu (Japan):
Oyster with vinegar sauce
Kalaj(Middel
Eastern): This is an oven-baked halloumi cheese on a pastry.
Kala Jamoon (Indian sweet): Plain flour rounded and fried
and then dipped in a thick sugar solution.
Kalakukko (fish pie): Fish and fat pork inside a rye dough
shell
Kalbi (Korean): Short ribs of beef
or pork, fish, vegetables and bean curd which is simmered in beef broth over a
charcoal brazier at the table.
Kalbi-Jim (Korean): Beef ribs cooked in peanut oil and
served with glazed sesame seeds.
Kale Soup (Portugese): Onine, pepperoni, salt mixed and
cooked.
Kalio
Ayam (Indonesian): Chicken curry with coconut milk
Kallamarë Të Mbushur (Albanian): Stuffed squids
Kamaboko (Japan):
Fish protein (surimi) often served as imitation seafood or meat
Kamja Jun (Korean): Korean style sauteed potatoe pancakes
Kan
(Hungarian): Male
Kanikama (Japan):
Japanese crab served raw.
Kanji (Indian): Boiled rice bran.
Kankro
(Nepali): Cucumbers
Kappa (Japan):
Japanese cucumber used in sushi dishes.
Karafu (Swahili):
Cloves
Karela Chips: Bitter gourd diced and fried and then covered in
brown sugar.
Karhi (Pakistani): Yogurt dumpling served with white rice.
Kari Ayam (Malaysian): Chicken curry, served best with rice or roti canai.
Karidopeta (Greece):
Single-layer, dark, moist nut cake (made with coarsely chopped walnuts or almonds)
and topped with a light honey/sugar syrup.
Karivadu (South Indian): Heat dried fish marinated with
spices and fried in oil.
Karoti (Swahili):
Carrots
Karotte (Austria):
Carrot
Karumbu (Indian): Sugarcane
Kashmiri Namkeen Chai (Indian): Tea made in Kashmir
with spices and salt.
Katsu Jyu (Japan):
Pork cutlet, egg and vegetables over rice.
Kaya (Singaporean): Coconut egg jam, it can be spread onto any
bread, usually for
breakfast.
Kecske (Hungarian): Goat
Keema Mattar (Pakistani): Peas and ground beef.
Kela (Hindu):
Banana
Ke le (Chinese):
Coca-Cola
Kenkey
(West African): A high energy food made from corn dough.It is cooked as a ball wrapped in corn husks
or some other convenient material.
Kerala Banana Chips: Diced, banana, fried chips in oil
with salt.
Kerasalaatti (Finland):
Head of lettuce
Kesar Pista (Indian):Milk shake with pista.
Ketoprak (Indonesian): Boiled tofu and bihun served with
peanut sauce.
Khao
Neo (Laos):
Stickyrice is eaten together with all
sorts of foods like Europeans eat bread.
Kheer (Indian): Sweets which contain rice, raisins, and
almonds cooked in sweetened milk.
Khouzi (Kuwait):Baked lamb stuffed with rice.
Kibben (Lebanon): An emulsified paste of fresh lamb and
bulgur wheat.
Ki Herelni (Hungarian): To castrate
Kikujaga: A Japanese dish made with meat, potatoes,
sugar, and soy sauce.
Kim Chee Boke-Um (Korean) :Tofu with Korean Kim-Chee and
pork.
Kim Chee Bokeum Bab (Korean): Fried Kim Chee and egg fried
rice with beef and vegetable.
Kim Chee Gook (Korean): Korean Kim Chee and tofu soup with
soybean paste.
Kim Chee Ji Ge (Korean): Kim chee and tofu soup in stone
ware.
Kim-Chee Jim (Korean): Korean style Kim-Chee pancakes.
Kimchi (Korean): Fermented
vegetables highly seasoned with red pepper and garlic.
Kiri Bat(h) (India):
Sweetened milk rice
Kiribath (Sri Lankan): Rice cooked in a thick
coconut milk.
Kismisaag
(Hindu): Lettuce
Kisra
(Sudanese): Bread that is essentially a pancake that resembles an omelet.
Kiszka (Poland):
A polish sausage dish served with crispy noodles or rice.
Kitcha Fitfit (Eritrean): Stuffing used as a breakfast dish
of crumbled chapatti bread cooked in well-seasoned Tesmi (butter).
Kitfo (Ethiopian): Minced beef seasoned with herbed butter
and hot pepper, served with special seasoned cheese.
Kitinguu Sau Mu
(Swahili): Garlic
Kitul Peni (India):
Coconut honey
Ki-Ye Hwe (Korean): Fresh crab with spicy sauce
Ki Ye Yi Muchem (Korean): Crab stick with sliced cucumber.
Kiyogo (Swahili):
Mushroom
Klpon(Indonesian): Ball shape pastry made from rice flour
filled with melted palm sugar covered in grated coconut.
Koay Teow T'ng (Malaysia): Rice noodle soup served with sliced chilies.
Koba (Madagascan): Mixture of rice, banana,
and peanut.
Koca (Hungarian): Sow.
Koftay (Pakistani): Meatballs in gravy.
Kofte (Turkish): Minced meat with spices, onions and other ingredients
which is cooked by grilling, frying, boiling or baking.
Kohlsprossen (Austria):
Brussels sprouts
Kokonte
(West African): A starchy meal made of cassava flour and eaten with okra soup
or peanut butter soup.
Kolache (Polish): Milk, dough, lemon, eggs, shortening mixed
and baked.
Konbu (Japan):
Kelp or seaweed
Konjac Flour (Japan):
Japanese food, polysaccharide, derived from the Konjac plant, that is hard to
digest.
Kooko:
A light meal made with corn dough or some other cereals.It is usually eaten as breakfast, and by
people medically advised to eat light food.
Koose
(West African): A cake made of bean flour mixed with water and beaten to
rice.The cakes are cooked through deep
or shallow frying.
Kopfsalat (Austria):
Head of lettuce
Korma (Indian): Braised meats in a thick,
mild creamy sauce.
Koulourakia (Greece):
Crisp, golden-colored, subtly sweet cookies shaped by hand; sometimes covered
with sesame seeds.
Kourabiedes (Greece):
Butter cookies topped with powdered sugar.
Kozi Briyani (Indian): Chicken mixed with rice and cooked
with spices.
Kropsla (Belgium):
Head of lettuce
Kue Cubit (Indonesian): Small pancakes topped with chocolate
jimmies and sweetened condensed milk.
Kueh Putu (Indonesian): Dessert, made from milled rice
steamed with Javanese sugar and coconut bamboo tube.
Kue
Pisang (Indonesian): A cake of coconut milk and banana
Kuih Bingka (Malaysian): Baked tapioca cake. Cool completely before serving.
Kukurec (Albanian): Spit roasted lamb entrails
Kulcha (Indian): Tender, pita-like bread
cooked in the tandoor.
Kulesh (Ukrainian) Dense soup made from pork, fat,
and sauerkraut.
Kulfi (Indian): Homemade-style ice cream with pistachio,
saffron, and nuts.
Kulikuli
(West African): A snack food made from peanut butter.Oil is extracted from the peanut butter and the left over is
fried into kulikuli in the peanut oil.
Kulwassa
(Eritrean): Spicy fish made with chunks of salmon.
Kung Pao Deluxe (Chinese): Shrimp, beef and chicken sautéed with
peanuts and dried chili peppers.
Kurilo
(Nepali): Asparagus
Kvass (Russian): Beer-like beverage made by fermenting old
bread in water.
Laban: Sour milk
drink sometimes used in recipes as a substitute for milk.
La Bandera (Spanish, Dominican Republic): The most popular
meal in the Dominican Republic:cooked
white rice, beans cooked separately, and meat. It happen to have the colors of
the Dominican flag.
La Biere (French):
Beer
Lacreme Brulee
(French): Custard
La Cuisine
(French): Cooking
Laddu: Gram
La Dinde(French): Turkey
Lait (French): Milk
Laitue Pommee (France):
Head of lettuce
Lakror Me Spinaq (Albanian): Spinach corn meal pie
Lane Cake: White or
yellow cake layered with dried fruits, coconut, nuts, and white frosting.
La Sale A Manger
(French): Dining room
La Soupe (French): Soup
Lassi (Indian): A refreshing, creamy yogurt drink that can be sweet or salty.
Latva-artisokka (Finland):
Artichoke
La Vanille (French): Vanilla
Leban (Kuwait):Diluted yogurt.
Leblebi (Turkish): Roasted and dried chickpeas used as an
appetizer much like salted nuts; yellow salted, unsalted, white or mastic
leblebi is common.
Leche (Spanish): Milk
Le Chocolat Chaud
(French): Hot chocolate
Lechon (Spanish):
Suckling pig
Le Citron Presse (French): Lemonade
Le Dejeuner (French): Lunch
Le Dessert (French): Dessert
Le Digestif (French): After dinner drink
Le Diner (French): Dinner
Lega Tibs
(Ethiopian): Chunk of beef sautéed in seasoned butter and garnished with onions
and peppers.
Le Gouter (French): Snack
Lehtiselleri
(Finland): Celery
Le Lapin (French): Rabbit
Lemper (Java): Sweet rice snack with shredded chicken
filling and wrapped with banana leaves and secured by a bamboo skewer, it is
then steamed.
Le Petit-dejeuner (French): Breakfast
Le Poisson (French): Fish
Lepur Comlek (Albanian): Rabbit baked with pearl onions
Le Repas (French): Meal
Le Restaurant (French): Restaurant
Les Anchois
(French): Anchovies
Les Hors d’Oeuvre
(French): Appetizers
Le The (French): Tea
Lidako (Japan):
Small octopus, can be served raw, grilled, or steamed
Lima (Spanish): Lime
Limau (Swahili): Lemon
Limon (Spanish): Lemon
Limonada (Spanish): Lemonade
Liptauer (Austria):
Paprika cheese spread.
Lista De La Compra
(Spanish): Shopping list.
Little Italy (Italian): Ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese,
Italian salsa, black olives, onions, lettuce and tomato on choice of fresh
bread.
Lo (Hungarian): Horse.
Locrio (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Rice cooked with either pork or
chicken plus seasoning.
Locrio De Arenque (Spanish, Dominican Republic):
Rice cooked with dried fish and seasoning
Locro (Ecuador
): Soup with corn, squash, onion, garlic and spice.
Locro (Paraguay):
A maize stew; a hot maize pudding with meat chunks.
Lokum (Turkish): Turkish delight made of sugar, cornstarch,
gelatin, grape juice, and flavoring agents.
Lo Que Se Pone Encima De Una Hase
(Spanish): Topping
Loukoumades (Greek): Made-to-order deep-fried honey balls
topped with honey; served warm.
Lu cha (Chinese):
Green tea.
Lumpia (Chinese):
Dessert of ground pork and chicken with prawn and vegetables wrapped together
in rice paper.
Lumpia Goreng (Indonesia): Chinese-styled fried spring
rolls.
Maasa
(West African): A local cake made from millet or corn flour.The flour is usually fermented and deep
fried.Eaten alone or mashed in milk.
Mabi (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Very soft fruit juice
Macaroon: Small
cookie with an almond flavor, also a coconut macaroon that substitutes coconut
for almonds.
Magdalena
(Spanish): Cupcake
Magro (Spanish, Spain):
Pork pieces in tomato sauce.
Maguno (Japan):
Japanese tuna eaten raw as sushi.
Maharagwe (Swahili): Kidney beans
Mahi Mahi: Also
known as a dolphin fish, fat fish ranges from 3-45 lbs, served as steaks or
fillets, usually grilled or broiled.
Mahonesa (Spanish): Mayonnaise
Mahshy
(Egyptian): A meal of stuffed eggplant served with white rice.
Mais Mouline:
(Hatian, Creol):Corn meal
Mais Sucre (France):
Sweet corn
Makai Ka Aata (Hindu): Corn flour
Makham (Hindu): Butter
Malac (Hungarian): Piglet
Malai Kofta: Lentils cooked with butter and sour cream.
Mamajuana (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Alcohol mixed with
cinnamon and other spices inside a bottle and which is aged.
Mammi: Cooked and
baked, rye flour and malt, sweet dish.
Manchego (Spanish): Sheep’s cheese
Mandarin Orange Beef (Asian): Stir-fried beef, scallions,
dry chilies, and orange peel in a garlic sauce.
Mandarin Spareribs (Chinese): Pieces of pork chop cooked
with shredded celery and carrots in a spicy sauce.
Manger (French): To
eat
Mangu (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Mashed cooked plantains with
seasoning.
Manouri (Greek): A soft, unsalted cheese made from sheep's
or goat's milk whey; served with fruit.
Mantecados (Moroccan): Cinnamon cookies
Mantequilla
(Spanish): Butter
Mantequilla De Mani (Spanish): Peanut butter
Manti (Turkish): Small pastries filled with minced meat,
similar to ravioli, but very small.
Manzana (Spanish):
Apple
MaPa
Du Bu (Korean): Tofu and mince beef in hot chili sauce
Marha (Hungarian): Beef
Marich
(Nepali): Black pepper
Mariscos (Spanish): Seafood
Marraquetas (Spanish, Chile):
French bread
Martabak
(Indonesian): A dessert made from ground chicken with vegetables wrapped in
fried egg.
Mas
(Nepali): Black lentils
Masa (Spanish): Dough
Masago (Japan):
Smelt roe served and eaten raw.
Masa Horneada A Base De Lache (Spanish): Yorkshire pudding
Masala (Indian): Spice blend
Masala Chai: Tea served with ginger and spices.
Masala Gosht (Indian): A cuisine of spiced fried meat.
Masamorra (Spanish): Pumpkin mashed
Maschi (Sudanese): Tomato stuffed with chopped beef and
appropriately seasoned.
Masoor Dal (Pakistani): Split oranges and lentils
Matambre (Argentine): Cuisine of rolled-meat
Mattar Pulao (Indian): A dish of green pea pulao
Matunda
(Swahili): Passion fruit
Mawa (Hindu):
Whole dried milk
Meatpie:
(West African): Meal of meat, spices and sometimes eggs sandwiched in kneaded
bread flour and fried or baked.
Meen (Indian): Fish
Meen
Moilee (Indian):A dish of fish curry
cooked in coconut milk.
Mee Siam:
Stir fried rice and vermicelli with tofu, shrimp, and bean sprout in a
spicy Thai chili sauce and sprinkled with ground peanuts.
Mëlci Te Furrës (Albanian): Baked liver
Mercimek Corbasi (Yurkish): Soup made of red lentils
Me Un Duk Ko Gi (Korean): Special hot chicken
Mexican Coco Tort (Mexican): Dessert made with a
chocolate and coffee mixture and containing a crunchy chocolate crust.
Mexican Haas Avocado (Mexico):
Avocado pitted and peeled, mashed and used in a Guacamole.
Mexican Sushi Roll (Japan):
Tempura shrimp and avocados wrapped in seaweed and rolled in rice
Miel (Spanish): Money
MienGa
(Vietnamese): Noodle soup combining chicken, coriander, scallions and fish
sauce.
Migas (Spanish): Fried
breadcrumbs with a little chorizo and bacon.
Migas De Pan (Spanish): Breadcrumbs
Mish Comlek Me Qepë (Albanian): Meat and pearl onions baked
or pressure cooked.
Miso Soup (Japanese): Vegetable soup
with added tofu, mushrooms, and onions.
Mi Yok Gook (Korean): Seaweed and tofu soup with soybean
sauce.
Mizithra (Greek): Soft and hard varieties made from sheep's
or goat's milk whey.
Mofongo (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Mix of fried plantain
with fried pork meat.
Molagootal (South Indian): Gravy made with baked lentils,
baked vegetables mixed with spice and eaten with rice.
Mollejas (Spanish):
Sweetbreads
Molondron (Spanish): Okra
Momil Jaengban Guksoo (Korean): Wheat noodle with red pepper
paste.
Mondongo (Spanish, Panama,
Dominican Republic):Tripe prepared with vegetables, peas, and
often garnished with tomatoes. Served over rice, topped with hot sauce.
Mongolian Beef: Tender beef sautéed with scallion and a
Mongolian sauce and served with white rice.
Mongolian Garlic Steak: Quickly seared beef with onions and
scallions.
Mongolian Pork: Sliced pork stir fried with scallions and
shallots.
Morcilla(Spanish): Black blood
sausage
Mor Kozhambu (Indian): Gravy made of spices, coconut, buttermilk,
and mixed with rice.
Moro (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Rice with beans and
seasoning.
Moro De Habichuelas Negras (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Rice cooled with black beans and
spices.
Morri Sonando (Spanish): Juice made with milk, orange juice and sugar.
Mortadella (Italian): Smoked sausage made of ground
pork and beef and cubes of pork fat, flavored with wine and spices.
Mostaza (Spanish): Mustard
Moukhbaza
(Sudanese): This is eastern Sudanese dish.It is made of banana paste.
Mountain
Potatoe (Japan):
A root that is eaten raw and grated, often with raw tuna and a raw quail egg.
Moussaka (Greece):
A layered casserole usually made with eggplant and chopped meat, and topped
with a custard sauce.
Moutabal (Middle Eastern): This is a dish of grilled
aubergines with sprinkles of sesame oil and lemon juice.
Moutarde (French):
Mustard.
Murukku (Indian): Salted dish eaten as a snack.
Muruku (Indian): Snack made of flour, salt, and fried in
oil.
Musaka Patëllxhani (Albanian): Eggplant musaka.
Muslo De Pollo (Spanish): Drumstick
Muttar Paneer (Main Dish): Peas and cheese served in spicy
sauce.
Mutton
Stew (Indian): This is a stew of mutton cooked in coconut milk.
Mu Xi Rou (Chinese): Stir fried pork with
egg and tree ear.
Mysore Pak (Indian): Sweets made of butter and flour.
Nak Ji Bokeum (Korean): Fried Squid with dry peppers and
fried rice.
Nasi Kuning (Indonesian): This is a yellow savory cooked
dish with onions, turmeric, cinnamon, coriander, and cumin which is well
spiced.
Nasi Lemak (Malaysia):
Coconut rice flavored with cloves and screw-pine leaves. Served with cucumber slices, chili, anchovy, curry chicken, hard
boiled eggs and roasted peanuts.
Nasi Liwet (Java): Solnese style dish, of coconut rice with
green papaya and stringy chicken and served on coconut leaves eaten with a
spoon.
Nasi Uduk (Jakarta): Coconut, boiled rice (boiled with
coconut milk), Indian bay leaf, salt, and lemon grass leaves, then wrapped in coconut
leaves. It is served with cassava chip and deep fried chicken.
Natto (Japan): Fermented (Bacillus subtilis) soybeans that are covered with a sticky surface
that has an ammonium odor, rich in vegetable protein, usually eaten over rice,
usually served for breakfast.
Ndizi (African): Steamed bananas or plantains
Negihama Sushi Roll (Japan):
Yellow tail fish and scallions, uncooked and rolled in rice and wrapped in
seaweed.
Neung Myean (North Korean): Cold Korean noodles in broth and
cold soup.
Niku (Japan):
Choice strip loin, uncooked and can be heavily spiced.
Nikujaga (Japanese): Meat and potato stew.
Nimbu Ka Achar (Indian): Pickled lemon
Niños Envueltos (Spanish): Rice balls with meat in the middle.
Niter Kibben (Ethiopian): Spiced butter oil. Clarified
butter to which nutmeg, cinnamon, and cardamom seeds are added with turmeric
for color, and then browned, strained and used as seasonings and cooking oil.
Nkatenkwan
(Ghanaian): A soup made from peanut butter and eaten with fufu or TZ. It is
usually cooked with meat or fish.The
meat of fish may be fresh or smoked.
Nok Do Na Mul Muchim (Korean): Pickled bean sprouts in
sauce.
Nokji Bokeum (Korean): Spicy stir fried octopus with green
pepper.
Nokji Somyun (Korean) Spicy seasoned octopus with boiled
noodles.
Nokkal (Indian): Cashew nut dipped in sugar syrup and fried.
Nosteny (Hungarian): Female
Nuoc Mam: Clear salty golden sauce made from fish or shrimp.
Nyama
Ne Nyemba (Zimbabwean): This is a dish of steak and bean stew.
Obe
Eja Tutu (Nigerian):A fish soup cooked
with pepper, tomatoes and other spices.
O Cha
(Japan, China,
Taiwan): Green
tea which contains epigallocatechingallate and believed to prevent occurrence
of proglandin gland cancer.
Oeuf (French): Egg
Ohinko (Japan):
Combination of pickled vegetables.
Oh-Jing-Uh-Bokeum (Korean): Stir fried squid with green
pepper.
Oh Jing-Uh Hwe (Korean): Fresh squid with spicy sauce.
Oignon (French): Onion
Ojingeo Bokeum (Korean): Spicy stir fried squid with green
pepper.
Okkarai (Indian): A rice sweet
Okonomiyaki:
Mixture between Japanese style pancake and pizza, including seafood and
seaweed.
Okor (Hungarian): Bull
Okra (Africa, Southern USA):
A slime covered vegtable that is in the shape of pods, it can be eaten raw,
baked, or deep fried.
Old Clothes (Cuban): Dish with overcooked meat and
vegetables.
Omutuo
(Ghanaian): Rice cooked and rolled into balls.It is eaten with peanut butter soup or a soup made of palm nuts.
Onion Bhaji (Apetizer): Fried onion covered in flour served
with chutney.
Ongol Ongol (Indonesian): Dessert made from sago, sugar and
topped with grated coconut.
Opor Bebek (Indonesian): Half of a semi boneless roasted
maple leaf duck served with a macadamia candle nut and coconut milk sauce.
Oriental Chicken Salad: Grilled chicken, spring mix lettuce,
water chestnut, sweet mandarin oranges, and crunchy, chow mein noodles which
are tossed in sesame and peanut dressing.
Orze
Madses (Egyptian): Salty rice
Orze
Moumer (Egyptian): A sweet rice cuisine
Oshinko
(Japan):
Pickled radish used for flavoring sushi.
Ostrich Oleg: Pan roasted, farm raised ostrich, medallions
finished with a sauce of black walnuts, wild mushrooms, and coconut milk.
Otak Otak (Indonesia, Singapore): Appetizer of spicy fish cakes with parsley wrap or banana leaf mixed with spices such as salt and sugar and then roasted under a flame.
Otka
(Somali): This is a dish of dried camel meat fried in butter with accompanying
spices.
Oturma (Turkish): Similar to stuffed vegetables, only fried,
and filled with browned spices and then simmered.
Ox-Shu Shu Bokum (Korean): Pine cone nuts with sweet corn.
Oxtail Soup (Hungary):
Oxtails and vegetables
Oyi Bu Set Muchim (Korean): Cucumber with mushroom
Oyi Kim Chi (Korean): Korean style pickled cucumbers Kim
Chi.
Paella Valenciana (Spanish): Meat and beans replace with rice and
seasoning.
Paillard:Veal or beef thinly sliced and sautéed or
grilled.
Pain Patate (Haitan, Creol): Cake made with sweet potatoes,
coconut, and raisins.
Pa Jun (Korean): Korean style seafood flavored pancakes with
spring onion.
Pakora (Indian):
Fritter dipped in a spicy chickpea batter; can be made with vegetables, cheese,
chicken or seafood.
Pakora: Potato covered with flour and fried
Palak
Paneer (Pakistani): Homemade cheese and spinach.
Palitos De Queso
(Spanish): Cheese straws
Pallak
Murggh (Pakistani): Chicken with spinach
Palungo (Nepali): Spinach
Pampushki: Small fluffy rolls from yeast dough. They
are served with soups and main dishes.
Pancetta (Italian): Bacon cured in salt and spices
and then air-dried.
Panchrangi
Pulao (Indian): A northern Indian dish of mixed vegetable pulao.
Pan De Ajo (Spanish): Garlic bread
Pan De Maiz (Spanish): Corn bread
Pan Duro (Spanish):
Stale bread
Paneer (Hindu): Cottage cheese
Paneer (Indian): Cheese
Panetonne: Bread with raisins, cherries, and citrus.
Pan Integral (Spanish): Brown bread
Panko (Japanese): Bread crumbs used for coating
fried foods.
Papadum (Italian): An appetizer which consists of a crispy
bean wafer.
Papai (Swahili):
Papaya
Pappadam (Indian): Side dish, same as appalam but contains
baking soda.
Pappadum (Indian): Spicy lentil wafers
Parachichi
(Swahili): Avacado
Paradieser (Austria):
Tomato
Parata (Indian): Bread made from whole wheat flour and
fried.
Paratha (Indian):
Flaky bread fried on the griddle.
Parupu Poli (Indian): Sweets made with gram flour.
Parupu Usli (Indian): Mixture of ground lentils.
Pasta (Italian): Unleavened dough made from wheat flour,
water, and sometimes eggs that is molded into a variety of shapes and boiled.
Pasta Flora (Greece): A lattice-topped tart filled with
apricot puree.
Pastel (Spanish): Cake
Pastel De Manazana (Spanish): Apple pie
Pasteles En Hoja (Spanish): The leaves of the plantain plant are used to
wrap foods to be boiled or baked.
Pastelillos (Spanish, Puerto
Rico): Deep-fried cheese and meat turn-overs.
Pastiço Me Djathë (Albanian): Baked makaroni with white
cheese in milk.
Pastiço Me Kimë (Albanian): Baked makaroni with ground veal
in milk.
Pastirma (Turkish): Heavily spiced sun dried beef.
Pastis (France):
Anise based liquor.
Pastitsio: (Greek): A layered casserole of macaroni and chopped
meat topped with a custard sauce.
Patacones (Panamanian): Green plantains that are mashed and
fried. This is often served as an appetizer or a side dish.
Patata Frita
(Spanish): Chip
Patatas Fritas (Spanish): French fries
Patatje
Oorlog (Holland): Fried potato
chips with mayonaise, tomato ketchup, raw onions, and Indonesian peanut-sauce.
Pate: Meat paste used mainly as a snack before a
meal.
Patëllxhane Te Mbushura Me Gjize (Albanian): Eggplant
stuffed with cottage cheese.
Patë Me Portokaj (Albanian): Goose and oranges
Payaj Hariyo (Nepali): Scallion
Pelmeni (Slovens): "An Ear of
Dough". The dish that helped to tame Siberia
Penang Laksa (Malaysian): Sour spicy
noodles with fish
Penang Lobak: Crispy
fried spiced pork roll, fried tofu, and fried shrimp pancake served with two
sauces, hoisin plum and chili.
Pepitas De Pollo
(Spanish): Chicken nuggets
Perro Caliente
(Spanish): Hot dog
Pescado Con Coco (Spanish): Fish cooked with coconut
Pescado Frito (Spanish): Fried fish
PETA: (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) – goal
is to convert all to a vegetarian diet.
Petai Beans (Malaysia):Cooked
petai beans that grow on trees.
Petits Pois
(French): Peas
Phad Thai (Thai): Shrimp noodle salad made from chickens and shrimp.
Pharsi Dhan Sak (Indian): Lamb or
chicken cooked with curried lentils.
Pibimpap: (Korean): Cooked
rice mixed with bits of meat, seasoned vegetables, and eggs.
Pierogi (Polish): Flour, butter, sour cream, water, egg
yolks, and eggs mixed and baked.
Pi Jiu (Chinese):
Beer
Pili Pili Hoho
(Swahili): Bell pepper
Pili Pili Manga
(Swahili): Black pepper
Pimientos De Piquillo Rellenos (Spanish): Red peppers stuffed with many
things such as mushrooms, salt cod, crab, spinach or eggs.
Pineapple Tang Shu Yuk (Korean): Pork and pineapple with
sweet and sour sauce.
Piri-Peri (Portugese): Chili peppers, salt, olive oil, and cider
vinegar mixed and shaken.
Pisto Manchego (Spanish): Roast vegetables resembling ratatouille,
often served with eggs.
Pita Bread (Pita Pockets): Wheat bread baked in thin flat cakes
which puff in the middle to form a pocket which can be stuffed with other food.
Pitho
(Nepali): All purpose flour
Pito
(Ghanaian): A home made beer made from fermented (3 days) cereals, usually
sorghum.
Plantains (Central American): They are served
like a yam or sweet potato with a main course. They can also be dried, baked,
deep-fried like potato chips and often used as a salad or snack food or as a staple side dish.
Platanos Maduros Fritos (Spanish): Slices of fried yellow plantains
Plato Principal (Spanich): Main
course
Plat Principal (French): Main
course
Podhina (Indian): Coriander
Poha (Indian): Flattened rice
Poi
(Hawaiian): Taro root, fermented for 3 days to give acidic taste, mixed with water
and made into a paste which is eaten with fingers.
Poire Belle-Helene (France):
French dessert with pears on ice-cream balls and covered with black chocolate.
Poisson (French): Fish
Poke
Salad (USA):
Salad made from poke weed leaves.
Polenta (Italy):
Italian course consisting of cornmeal, bacon, potatoes, and cheese, cooked on
stovetop for two hours.
Pollo Frito (Spanish): Fried chicken
Polynesian Kababs (Polynesia): Skewer
sirloin steak with peppers, onions and tomatoes, and flavor with curry, garlic
and chili sauce and grill.
Pomme De Terre (French): Potato
Pommes Au Four (France):
Oven baked apple dessert covered with cinnamon and sugar.
Pongal (Indian): Steamed rice mixed with steamed green gram
Poori (Indian):
Airy, deep-fried bread. Bread made from whole wheat, deep-fried, and
puffy
Poori Set (Indian): Oil fried wheat with potato
Pori (Indian):
Puffed rice
Pork Fu (China):
Shredded meat flavored with five different spices, often served as an
appetizer.
Porkkana (Finland):
Carrot
Pork Sung (China):
Finely shredded meat flavored with many spices and served as a side dish.
Porotos Granados (Chile):
Cooked cranberry beans, onion and butternut squash, which is served with salad.
Potage (French):
Rice
Poutine (Canada): French
fries covered with gravy and melted cheese.
Pozansky Torte (European): Cake filled with layers of mocha,
Russell cream, chocolate, plum jam, caramelized and drizzled with chocolate and
complete with a chocolate leaf on top.
Prawn Capsicum Balls (Indian):This is a dish of capsicum with prawn stuffing.
Prawn Karahi (Indian):Fried shrimp with spices
Prik
Naam Plaa (Thai): Sweet and sour fish sauce made from garlic, clove, fish
sauce, cayenne pepper, and lime juice.
Profiteroles Au Chocolat (France):
Chocolate profiteroles served with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with a dark
chocolate.
Prosciuto (Italian): Ham, which is salt-cured,
aged, and usually sliced paper-thin.
Pruno (USA):
Pruno is alcohol that's made illegally in prisons.
Pudina (Hindu): Mint
Pulao (Indian): An aromatic
Pulav (North Indian): Mixture of vegetables and rice
Pule Me Arra (Albanian): Chicken with walnuts
Puli Kozumbu (Indian): Tamarind dish mixed with rice
Pure (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Mashed potatoes with butter
Pure Spinaqi Me Tranguj Turshi (Albanian): Spinach pure with
pickled cucumbers.
Raclette (Swiss): Cheese made from cow’s milk similar to
Gruyere in flavor and texture.
Radis (French):
Radish
Raita (Indian): Side dish containing plain yogurt mixed with
spices and vegetables.
Rajma (Pakistani): Kidney (red) beans
Rama Chicken (Thai): Entrees of peanut sauce and green
vegetables over chicken and is considered an exclusive dish in the old Thai
menu.
Ramps (Southern USA): A wild onion
that can be eaten raw or cooked.
Rasam (Indian): A
thin, spicy broth
Rasam (South Indian): Gravy mixed with rice
Ravani (Greece):
Golden yellow cake made with farina or semolina and topped with a light
sugar/honey or orange-flavored syrup.
Rawon (Indonesian): Diced beef brisket in a black sauce soup
with spices and kaffir's lime leaves.
Recaito (Spanish): Coriander
Recetario (Spanish): Recipe book
Refresco (Spanish): Soft drink
Repollo (Spanish): Cabbage
Reuben (Eastern European): Corned beef and sauerkraut under
a blanket of melted Swiss cheese on grilled rye bread.
Rice
Water (West African): Rice cooked until it is very soft and also with some
water left in it.Milk and sugar are
added.
Rinon (Spanish): Kidney
Ristou (French): Dish made with cooked vegetables and basil.
Riz (Hungarian): Rice
Riz Djon-djon (Hatian Creol):Rice cooked in with black mushrooms.
Riz Et Pois (Haitan,
Creol): Rice and beans.
Rizogalo (Greek): Creamy rice pudding with a sprinkling of
cinnamon.
Rogan Josh (Indian): Lamb cooked in a thick curry sauce
served with rice and pickles.
Rojak
(Singaporean): Salad made from tamarind paste, dried shrimp paste, and soy
sauce.
Ropa Vieja - Literally Cuban for "old clothes" because
it is made of shredded pork, and it looks like old clothes. It contains
shredded pork, tomato sauce, peppers and onions, as well as, garlic wine, and
bay leaves. It is slow cooked and simmered.
Roppa
Vieja (Cuban): A cuisine of shredded meat with wine and hot onions.
Rosbi (Spanish): Roast beef.
Rosenkal (Denmark):
Brussels sprouts
Rosquilla (Spanish): Doughnuts
Roti
and Seeni Sambol (Sri Lankan): An aliment of home and hand-made unleavened
bread.
Roti Canai (Malaysia):
Served curry with dhal
Roti Prata (Singaporean):
Flat bread seared on cast iron and served with a bowl of curry vegetables.
Rou Mo Fen Si (Chinese): Stir-fried
minced pork with noodle made with green peas.
Rujak Kangkung: Madura snack, ground peanuts, prawn paste, salty
fish paste, birdseye chilies, tamarind, and water ground in a mortar and
pestle. Add cucumber, water convolvulus, and tofu to the sauce and mix well.
Serve on the mortar to give a traditional look.
Saag (Indian): Spinach,
but can also refer to other greens.
Saba (Japan):
Japanese dish served raw as a sushi, a mackerel animal.
Sabu Dana Kichidi (Indian): Tapioca dish
Saccharide (Japan):
Cannot be digested by humans
Sachertarte (Austria):
A chocolate glazed cake containing jam
Saewoo Bokeum (Korean): Stir fried shrimp with seasonal
vegetables.
Saewoo Ti Gim (Korean): Fried king prawn and shrimp tempura.
Saffron (Portugal):
Spice that comes from the pistol of a flower with intense flavoring and often
used to add color to foods.
Sago
Pudding (Singapore):
Side dish made from sago, coconut milk, and tropical fruits.
Saijan Ki Phalli
(Hindu): Drumsticks
Sake (Japan):
Can be either a fresh salmon or a smoked salmon, and most commonly eaten raw.
Sakei (Japan):
Extremely potent Japanese rice wine liquor.
Sakhar
(Nepali): Brown sugar
Sakura Sushi Roll (Japan):
Spicy salmon, uncooked. denbu, and cucumber wrapped in rice.
Salade
Russe (Hatian, Creol): Russian salad
Salchicha
(Spanish): Sausage
Salcocho (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Soup made from multiple vegetables,
roots, and meats.
Sallatë Pure Patëllxhani (Albanian): Baked eggplant salad
Sallatë Radhiqe (Albanian): Chickory salad
Salmon (Spanish):
Salmon
Salmon Cutlet (India):
Salmon, potatoes, and peas, deep-fried
Salmonete
(Spanish): Red mullet
Salmon Skin Sushi Roll (Japan):
Yamagobo and salmon skin rolled in seaweed.
Salsa:
A spicy sauce of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables; especially tomatoes,
onions, and chili peppers. Salsa is used as a condiment.
Salsa
Para Acompanar Los Diferentes Bocaditos Que Se Sirvaen
Con El Aperitivo (Spanish): Dip
Salsa Tartara
(Spanish): Tartar sauce
Saltah
(Yemeni): This is a special stew eaten as a main dish.
Salt Fish: Raw fish cured with salt and pepper.
Salzburg
Souffle: Sweetened beaten eggs
Sambal Balado (Indonesian): Crispy crunchy beef round steak
or boneless chuck fried with onions and garlic, then serve with chili paste.
Sambal Terasi (Java): Condiment, salt, shrimp paste, bird’s
eye chilies and Holland red pepper
ground together with a mortar and a pestle.
Sambar (Indian): An
extremely spicy broth popular in southern India.
Gravy made with lentils and
spices mixed with rice.
Sambhar (South Indian): Lentils and mixed vegetables.The dish has a tangy taste.
Sambusas
(Eritrean): Appetizer that is essentially a deep-fried egg roll with vegetable,
beef or chicken stuffing.Stuffing may
be a mixture of meat and vegetables.
Samosa (Middle East, South East Asia): Triangular pastries
appetizer made of white flour stuffed with mild vegetables and fried. (Indian): Flaky, pyramid-shaped pastry
stuffed with potatoes or ground meat; a traditional Indian snack.
Sandwichera (Spanish):
Sandwich toaster
Sangkhaya Fakthong (Thai):Side
dish of custard pumpkin with eggs and sugar.
Sanma Kabayaki (Japan):
Long-beaked fish grilled and packed in soy sauce.
San Xian Guo Ba
(Chinese): Rice crisps with seafood
Saos (Panamanian, Jamaican): Marinated pigs and cows feet in
lime. Accented with onions and pepper.
Sate (Indonesian): Appetizer made with chicken marinated in
authentic spices, skewered, char grilled, and served with peanut sauce.
Sauce Pois (Haitian, Creole): Bean sauce
Sauerbraten (German): Beef marinated with buttermilk and
cooked in red wine, vinegar, and spices.
Scones: Pastries made with flour, baking powder, andraisins or chocolate.
Scotch Bonnet Peppers (Jamaican): Spicy pepper often used in
sauces served over Jamaican dishes.
Seeni
Sambol (Sri Lankan): This is a sweet and spicy onion chutney dish.
Sel (French): Salt
Semiya Payasam (Indian): Dessert made with sweetened milk.
Seto Kedu (Indonesian): A healthy and tasty soup made of
chicken, vegetables and tempe.
Sevai (Indian): Steamed rice flour made into noodles
Sev Puri (Indian): Salted fried gram flour mixed with spice
Shabu
Shabu (Japanese): Meat fondue, which allows
each diner to cook their own meat by swirling meat in hot boiling water.
Shahi Tukuda (Indian): Bread fried in butter and dipped in
sweetened milk.
Shakarkand (Hindu):
Sweet potato
Sha Si Mi (Korean): Fresh salmon with wasabi sauce
Shayaa
(Sudanese): This a cuisine of fatty lamb chunks, fried in oil, garlic, onions
and other seasonings.
Shera (Indian): Ground rice mixed with sugar syrup and
butter.
Shibatsuke (Japan):
Pickled cucumber wrapped in sushi rolls.
Shirasu Oroshi (Japan):
Grated Japanese radish with garnish.
Shiro (Eritrean): Spiced and milled chick peas cooked with
onions.
Shi Kum Chi Muchim (Korean): Korean style pickled spinach
leaves.
Shish Kobob: Skewered cubes of spiced meat, alternated with
vegetables or fruit which are cooked on a skewer.
Shoko
(Ghanaian):Beef and spinach stew
cooked with other ingredients (tomatoes, fresh chilies, onions, green pepper,
vegetable oil, etc).
Shoyu
(Japan): Soy
sauce
Shrimp Masala (Indian): Shrimp cooked with potatoes, ginger,
garlic, onions, tomatoes, spices, and green peppers.
Shrove Tuesday Buns: A white bun filled with marzipan, jam,
or cream.
Shui Zhu Yang Rou
(Chinese): Quick-boiled beef slices flavored with pepper oil.
Si Chuab Du Bu (Korean): Tofu and minced beef with special
Si Chuan sauce.
Sidra (Spanish):
Cider
Siga Wat (Ethiopian): This is a cuisine of beef.It may be prepared as a mild meal or a spicy
meal.
Silpancho (Spanish, Bolivia):Meat and fried eggs served with rice and
potatoes.
Simi (Nepali):
Green beans
Simple Borsch
(Slovens): a simple recipe for traditional Russian/Belarusian soup.
Singapore
Laksa (Singapore):
Cooked rice noodles, with bean curd, fish balls, and coconut milk.
Singapore Rice Noodle: Spicy, thin rice noodle with chicken,
shrimp, B-B-Q pork, bean sprouts, green peppers and carrots, and stir-fried
with curry. Can be requested as a vegetarian dish with or without eggs.
Singapore Satay: Boneless chicken or rump steak with spicy sauce.
Singapore Sling: Alcoholic
beverage mixture of cherry brandy, gin, and fruit juices (orange, lime or
lemon, pineapple).
Sin Ra Mean (South Korean): Korean style noodle with very
spicy soup.
Skukaris
(Somali): This is a cuisine of lamb and rice.
Slurpies (USA):
They're a convenience-store delicacy of ice, and colored with food colorings,
and artificial flavors.
Smorgasbord: A self service banquet in which the individual
chooses and measures his own food from a vast selection (no two identical).
Soba (Japanese):
Noodle made with buckwheat flour
So Bak Yeb Hwe (Korean): Cooked Ox tripe with special sauce.
Soba
Noodle (Japanese): Noodles made of buckwheat flour and wheat flour. Cold soba
noodles are eaten with a soya based dipping sauce.
Sofrito
(Spanish):Combination of ingredients
used as a seasoning to give a distinctive, characteristic taste to many native
dishes.
So Go Ki Chorim (Korean) :Marinated cooked beef .
Sokerimaissi (Finland):
Sweet corn.
Soko Gi Bokeum (Korean): Rice with fried beef and potatoes
Solomillo
(Spanish): Sirloin steak
Sondosh (Indian/ Bengali): Sweets
Song Ren Yu Mi
(Chinese): Stir fried corn with pine nuts
Soor
(Somali): This is a porridge dish made from sorghum.
Sooyo Sopy (Paraguay):
A thick soup made of ground meat and served with rice or noodles
Sopa Castellano
(Spanish): Garlic soup
Sopa De Arroz Con Pollo (Spanish):Soup of rice, chicken with lemon juice and
potatoes and other vegetables.
Sopa De Palmito (Brazil):
Cream of palm heart soup
Sopa De Quinua (Spanish, Bolivia): Quinua soup
Sopa De Repollo (Spanish): Cabbage soup
SopaDe Vaca (Spanish): Beef soup
Sop
Buntut (Indonesian): Rich and copiously spiced oxtail soup.
Sopón De
Barbanzos Con Patas de Cerdo (Spanish): Chick peas soup with pig's feet.
Soto Ayam (Indonesian): Chicken meat boiled in salt until
tender with Indian bay leaves and galangal in water. Served with, vermicelli,
egg, roasted peanut, and cassava chips.
Soto
Bandung (Indonesian): Balanced diet (soup) of beef, soybeans, and vegetables.
Soufflé: A light fluffy baked dish made with egg
yolks and beaten egg whites, combined with various other ingredients and served
as a main dish or sweetened
as a dessert.
Southern Mushroom Burger (American): A quarter pound
hamburger covered with mushrooms and Swiss cheese and served on a sesame seed
bun with lettuce, tomato, and pickle chips.
Spargel (Austria):
Asparagus
Speck (Austria):
Cold smoked fairly lean cured ham.
Spicy Salmon Sushi Roll: Salmon seasoned with curry,
scallions, and cucumbers uncooked and rolled in rice and wrapped in seaweed.
Spicy Tuna Sushi Roll (Japan):
Spicy tuna uncooked and mixed with scallions and cucumbers, covered with rice
and rolled with seaweed.
Spotted Dog (English): Pudding served with custard, made with
flour, suet, raisins and boiled.
Spruce Beer (Canada):
This is made from the boiled boughs of black spruce. The beer is made with
yeast, molasses and raisins and takes less than three days to brew.
Stromboli (Italy):
Wrapped bread stuffed with marinara sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, cooked and
sprinkled with garlic and butter.
Stuffed Cabbage (Poland):
Cabbage stuffed with ground beef and slowly cooked then covered in hot marinara
sauce.
Stuffed Chayotes (Costa Rica):
Stuffed chayote shell filled with bread and cheese.
Stuffed Peppers: Green bell peppers stuffed with ground beef
and onions and covered in marinara sauce, oven cooked.
Stuffed Tomatoes (Egyptian): Tomatoes stuffed with cracked
wheat, parsley, and mint.
Suan Cai Fen Si
(Chinese): Pickled Chinese cabbage with noodles made from green pea.
Suan La Tang
(Chinese): Hot and sour soup
Subag (Somali): This is a butter made from shaken milk.
Subz Bhaja (Bengali): Four covered fried vegetables style
dish.
Suero De La Leche
(Spanish): Buttermilk
Suikermais (Belgium):
Sweet corn
Sujunggawa (Korean): Persimmon punch made of
ginger, cinnamon, and sugar.
Sukhari (Slovens): Dried crusts
Sukiyaki
(Japanese): Steak cooked with soy sauce, onion, tofu, mushrooms, spinach, ginger,
garlic, white pepper, and potato noodles.
Sukkermajs (Denmark):
Sweet corn
Sumergir (Spanish):
Dip
Su Mi Geng
(Chinese): Corn and egg soup
Su Mono (Japan)
:Seafood and cucumber with vinegar dressing.
Sundal (Indian): Soaked lentil glazed with coconut.
Supë Magjericë (Albanian): Entrails soup
Sushi (Japanese): Cold cooked rice dressed with vinegar that
is shaped into bite-sized pieces and topped with raw or cooked fish, or formed into
a roll with fish, egg, or vegetables and wrapped in seaweed.
Tavë Kosi (Albanian): Broiled lamb and yogurt baked together
(traditional).
Tavë Levraku Me Djathë (Albanian): Baked bass with white
cheese.
Tavë Me Bamje (Albanian): Baked okra
Tavë Me Barbun (Albanian): Poachet red mullet (fish)
Tavë Me Presh (Albanian): Baked leeks
Tawayeh
(Middle Eastern):Tender lamb cooked
with a variety of spices such as onions, garlic, hot peppers, and tomato.
Te De
Manzanilla(Spanish): Chamomile tea
Tehen (Hungarian): Cow
Tej (Hungarian): Milk
Tekka Jyu (Japan):
Minced tuna over rice
Tempura
(Japanese): Side dish of seafood with vegetables dipped in tempura batter and then
deep fried.
Ten Zaru (Japan):
Buck Wheat noodle and shrimp and vegetable tempura with cold dripping sauce.
Tequila Jello (USA):
Tequila jello shots
Ternera De Animal
Muy Joven Y De Carne Palida (Spanish): Veal
Ternera picada
(Spanish): Minced beef
Thai Food – Basic ingredients are rice and noodles. Sharp or
hot taste of food from lemon grass and chilies. Coconut milk adds sweetness.
Fish is often served.
Thai Seafood Feast: Medley of shrimp, scallops and calamari,
bell peppers, mushrooms, onions in a sizzling Thai sauce.
Thattai (Indian): Salty snack made of flour
Thëllëzë Me Ullinj (Albanian): Grouse and olives (rare food)
Thenga Saadam (Indian): Coconut rice
Three Fried Beans (Southern USA): A
ball of refried beans, battered, and then fried again.
Thyme (Eurasian): Eurasian shrub that has leaves often used
as a spice.
Tierno (Spanish):
Tender
Timtmo (Eritrean): Split lentil cooked with hot pepper,
onion, tomato, and garlic.
Ting (Jamaican): A drink
similar to soda, made with grapefruit juice.
Tiramisu (Italian): Dessert cake made with coffee
or rum, layered with cheese filling and topped with chocolate.
Tiropita (Greek): File stuffed with Greek cheese.
Tobiko (Japan):
Flying fish roe, eaten in sushi restaurants and served raw and chilled.
Tocino (Spanidh):
Pork fat
Tofu: A protein rich food made from an extract of
soybeans used in salads and various cooked foods.
Tojas (Hungarian): Eggs
Tomaat (Belgium):
Tomato
Tomaatti (Finland):
Tomato
Tomat (Denmark):
Tomato
Tomate (France):
Tomato
Tomato
Chili Rasam (Indian): Hot and spicy soup.Tomato is a key ingredient.
Tomato Fitfit (Eritrean, Ethiopian); Tomato, green pepper,
onions, beets, dry wine, mixed with injera.
Tomyam Clams Clay
Pot (Thailand): Slow cooked clam in a sweet, sour and spicy lemon
grass broth.
Tong Yum
Kung (Thai): Hot and sour shrimp soup, with garlic, lime leaves, shallots, and
mushrooms.
Tonkatsu
(Japanese): Breaded pork on skewers with sauce (made from tomato sauce, soy
sauce, and white wine.
Topfen (Austria): A creamy, slightly acidic, white cottage
cheese, used as a substitute for ricotta cheese.
Tortas (Mexican):
Lunchmeat sandwich.
Tortilla (Spanish): Omelet
Tortilla De Patatas
(Spanish): Spanish omelet
Tostada (Spanish, Dominican
Republic): Toasted bread with ham and cheese
Tostones (Spanish, Dominican Republic): Diced,
plantain, fried chips in oil with salt.
Totaa (Swahili):
Apples
Trahana Me Kos (Albanian): Trahana and yogurt
Triple Delight (Chinese): Jumbo shrimp, beef and tangy
chicken sautéed in Szechwan sauce served with white
rice.
Troftë Tave Me Arra (Albanian): Baked trout with walnuts
Tsatziki: (Greek): Cucumber yogurt dips
Tsebhi
Shero (Eritrean): Cooked dry Eritrean peas
Tsukemono
(Japan): Pickle
Tubani
(West African): A meal made of bean flour mixed with water and beaten to rise
and then steamed.It is eaten with
stew.
Tucha (Spanish): Trout
Tumis
Kacang Bumbu Pedas (Indonesian): Chinese-style stir-fried string beans served
with a spicy sauce.
Tuo
Zaafi (TZ, West Africa):A slightly tick and starchy meal made from cereals, usually corn
is eaten with a variety of soups.
Turmeric Root (UnitedState): An herb that comes from a
root, a perennial herb, often found in the northeastern part of the U.S.,
has round oversized leaves.
Vacherin: A dessert made from a combination of meringue
rings placed in a container with fruit or crème chantilly.
Vadai (Indian): Rice flour mixture with lentils and fried in
oil.
Vadapav (Indian): Stuffed potato which is fried and placed
between sandwich buns.
Vangi Bath (Indian): Mixed with rice
Varenyky (Ukrainian): Dough pockets filled with potato,
cheese, or sauerkraut and then boiled.
Variety Meats:
Animal innards and extremities that are sometimes used in recipes. Includes
brains, heart, kidneys, feet, tongue, etc.
Vazhai Thandu (Indian): Banana tree stem
Vegetable
Uppuma (Indian): This is a south Indian breakfast dish of semolina and
vegetables.
Vengaiam Sambar (Indian): Onion in lentil syrup
Veshkë Kau E Mbushur (Albanian): Stuffed veal spleen
Veshkë Kau Me Angjinare (Albanian): Baked veal kidney with
artichokes.
Vietnamese Food: Rice or noodles basic ingredients. Can be
spicy. Often like American salads with lettuces, herbs, and raw vegetables
(beans, sprouts, carrots, and cucumbers). Fish is often utilized.
Vin (French): Wine
Vinagre (Spanish):
Vinegar
Vindaloo (Indian):
An extremely spicy curry dish that's a regional specialty of Goa. Pork
cooked with Indian spices (ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, garlic, chili powder).
Waache
(West Africa): A meal of rice and beans cooked together.It is usually eaten with a hot or spicy
stew.
Wagyu: Japanese cattle fed (sometimes with beer) to a high degree
of fatness to produce highly marbled Kobe
beef.
Wakanohana Sushi Roll (Japan):
Pickled eggplant and denbu rolled with rice and seaweed.
Wonton (Chinese): Noodle-dough dumpling filled typically
with spiced minced pork or other ground meat, usually boiled in soup or fried
and eaten as a side dish.
Wonton Mee
(Singapore): Cuisine of special egg noodles served with wonton (minced
pork and shrimp) in homemade sauce or chicken broth.
Wor Sui Gai (Chinese): Two breaded boneless chicken breasts,
deep fat fried and topped with crushed almonds and scallions in brown gravy.
Wortel (Belgium):
Carrot
Wuyuk Mean (Korean)Korean style cold noodles in hot and
spicy soup with cucumber.
Yakayake: A steamed meal made from fermented and drained
grated cassava.
Yakhni Biryani (Indian): Northern Indian dish of mutton
biryani with garam masala.
Yakik Alicha (Ethiopian): This is a split pea meal and
served with soft (less spicy) sauce.
Yakitori
(Japanese): Grilled chicken skewers with teriyaki sauce. All different part of the
chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc, can be used.
Yamakake (Japan):
Grated mountain tam topped with diced tuna.
Yang Cong Jian Dan
(Chinese): Onion omelet
Yang Cong Niu Rou
Si (Chinese): Shredded beef fried with onions in soy sauce
Yaourt (French):
Yogurt
Yasa (West Africa): A well relished
vinegar chicken cuisine.
Yema De Huevo
(Spanish): Egg yolk
Yemas (Spanish): Egg yolk and sugar
Ye-misir
Wat (Ethiopian):This is a dish of red
lentils in a slightly hot and moderately sweet sauce.
Yogurt:
A tart dairy product available in both refrigerated and frozen form. Custard like food with a tart flavor, prepared from milk cultured by
bacteria, sweetened or flavored with a fruit.
Yokegari
(Ghanaian): A meal of cooked beans mixed with gari (grated and fermented
cassava meal).Palm oil is usually
added to the mixture.
Yok Ge Jang (Korean): Sliced beef soup with tofu and
vegetables
Yuk Ge Zhang (Korean) : Korean style beef stew in a hot
stoneware.
Yukhwe (Korean): Seasoned raw beef topped with egg yoke.
Yuk Sha Mean (Korean): Noodle soup with pork and spring
onion.
Yu Xiang Qie Zi Bao (Chinese): Eggplant stewed in
yuxiang sauce and served in casserole
Yu Xiang Rou Si (Chinese): Hot and sweet
slices of pork
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