Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

adventurous

550 dishes.

Witchetty GrubFat wood-moth larva dug from roots, eaten raw or roasted until nutty and crispcocktailWściekły piesLayered shot of vodka, raspberry syrup and Tabascofermented & pickledXinochondrosCracked wheat soured with goat's milk, dried and cooked into porridge or stews.wine & spiritYa DongRice spirit infused with roots, bark and herbs, sold by the shot at street cartsYaguarlocroPotato soup with lamb offal, topped with fried blood and avocadofermented & pickledYeetfermented sea snail, dried hard and intensely pungent, added to rice dishescocktailYorshVodka dropped into beer and drunk fast, harshly strong.mainYukhoeRaw seasoned beef strips with pear, pine nuts and a raw egg yolkZamnèTiny wild acacia seeds boiled soft and served with fried fish or meatfermented & pickledÞorramaturMidwinter platter of soured ram testicles, blood pudding, shark and dried fish.

  • Masato

    Amazonian fermented cassava drink, sour and milky, served in gourds. A wine & spirit recipe from Peru.

  • Kurt

    Raw beef cut to order at the table, dipped in mitmita and awaze. A main recipe from Ethiopia.

  • Escargots

    Giant land snails skewered and grilled with chili at roadside braziers. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 15…

  • Ogogoro

    Raw local gin distilled from fermented palm sap, drunk neat in shot glasses. Ready in 2 hr of tapping and…

  • Babenda

    Rice cooked down with fermented greens, fish powder and peanut. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 5…

  • Eru

    Shredded eru leaves with waterleaf, palm oil, smoked fish; eaten with waterfufu. Ready in 35 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Lotoko

    Raw clear spirit distilled from fermented maize or cassava in oil-drum stills. Ready in 1 hr prep and 5 days…

  • Vegemite on Toast

    Buttered toast scraped with salty yeast-extract spread, childhood breakfast icon. Ready in 3 min prep and 3 min cooking. 2…

  • Aaruul

    Rock-hard sun-dried sour milk curds, herders’ travel food. A cheese & dairy recipe from Mongolia.

  • A Ping

    Whole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft inside. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…