adventurous
550 dishes.
snackBuuchBetel nut split and chewed with lime, pepper leaf and often a shred of tobaccofermented & pickledBuzaCloudy sour drink fermented from millet or barley, thick and lightly alcoholic.
BwiroFermented breadfruit paste wrapped in leaves and baked, festive staplecheese & dairyCabralespungent blue cheese ripened in Asturian limestone cavesmainCallos a la madrileñatripe stewed with chorizo, morcilla and chickpeas, thick and gelatinoussnackCaracóissmall snails simmered with garlic and oregano, eaten with beer
CaracolesGiant land snails grilled or stewed with tomato and hot pepper
Cargols a la llaunasnails grilled on a tin with garlic, aioli
Carne de monteSmoked forest game stewed with palm oil and chili, sold at Malabo marketscheese & dairyCasu marzuSardinian sheep cheese deliberately colonised by live cheese-fly larvaemainCau cauTripe cubes stewed with potato, turmeric and mint, served with ricewine & spiritCaxiriFermented cassava beer of Amazonian villages, drunk at festivalsfermented & pickledCencalukTiny shrimp fermented whole in salt and rice, served with lime, chilli and shallotfermented & pickledCentury EggDuck egg cured in alkaline clay until the yolk turns dark green and creamy
Cerasee teaVery bitter tea brewed from the dried bitter melon vine
Cha SremochBeef stir-fried with red tree ants and their eggs, sour and pepperyfermented & pickledChalsparkling sour fermented camel's milk, desert thirst-quenchermainChanfainitaDiced beef lung stewed with potato and aji panca, eaten with ricewine & spiritChangaaHarsh clear spirit distilled from maize or millet mash, potent and cheapsnackChapulinesToasted grasshoppers seasoned with lime, garlic and chili, eaten by the handful
ChenillesForest caterpillars dried or fried, eaten by the handful with cassavawine & spiritChichaLightly fermented maize beer poured from clay jars in Bogota chicheriaswine & spiritChicha cochabambinaFermented maize beer drunk from a bowl at roadside chicheriaswine & spiritChicha de chontaFermented drink from boiled peach-palm fruit, drunk in the Amazonwine & spiritChicha de joraCloudy maize beer served in large glasses at rural chicheriaswine & spiritChicha de yucaCloudy fermented cassava beer served in bowls in Amazonian villages
Chicken souseLimey chicken broth with allspice, weekend breakfast
ChikwangaFermented cassava bread steamed in leaves, travel-friendlysalad & sideChikwangueTangy fermented cassava loaf steamed in leaves
ChinchulinesGrilled small intestines, braided or coiled, eaten crisp with lemoncharcuterie & curedChiscaPork offal and grain sausage in natural casing, smoked and fried in slices.mainChitterlingsPig intestines cleaned, simmered long and served with hot sauce and vinegarstreet foodChoncholíGrilled beef intestine skewers, charred crisp, eaten with potato
ChontacuroFat palm weevil grubs skewered and grilled, eaten hot off the stickcharcuterie & curedChuchukhorsemeat sausage, prized winter delicacy
ChunchulloGrilled small intestine, crisp outside, eaten with lime and aji
BwiroFermented breadfruit paste wrapped in leaves and baked, festive staplecheese & dairyCabralespungent blue cheese ripened in Asturian limestone cavesmainCallos a la madrileñatripe stewed with chorizo, morcilla and chickpeas, thick and gelatinoussnackCaracóissmall snails simmered with garlic and oregano, eaten with beerCaracolesGiant land snails grilled or stewed with tomato and hot pepperCargols a la llaunasnails grilled on a tin with garlic, aioliCarne de monteSmoked forest game stewed with palm oil and chili, sold at Malabo marketscheese & dairyCasu marzuSardinian sheep cheese deliberately colonised by live cheese-fly larvaemainCau cauTripe cubes stewed with potato, turmeric and mint, served with ricewine & spiritCaxiriFermented cassava beer of Amazonian villages, drunk at festivalsfermented & pickledCencalukTiny shrimp fermented whole in salt and rice, served with lime, chilli and shallotfermented & pickledCentury EggDuck egg cured in alkaline clay until the yolk turns dark green and creamyCerasee teaVery bitter tea brewed from the dried bitter melon vineCha SremochBeef stir-fried with red tree ants and their eggs, sour and pepperyfermented & pickledChalsparkling sour fermented camel's milk, desert thirst-quenchermainChanfainitaDiced beef lung stewed with potato and aji panca, eaten with ricewine & spiritChangaaHarsh clear spirit distilled from maize or millet mash, potent and cheapsnackChapulinesToasted grasshoppers seasoned with lime, garlic and chili, eaten by the handfulChenillesForest caterpillars dried or fried, eaten by the handful with cassavawine & spiritChichaLightly fermented maize beer poured from clay jars in Bogota chicheriaswine & spiritChicha cochabambinaFermented maize beer drunk from a bowl at roadside chicheriaswine & spiritChicha de chontaFermented drink from boiled peach-palm fruit, drunk in the Amazonwine & spiritChicha de joraCloudy maize beer served in large glasses at rural chicheriaswine & spiritChicha de yucaCloudy fermented cassava beer served in bowls in Amazonian villagesChicken souseLimey chicken broth with allspice, weekend breakfastChikwangaFermented cassava bread steamed in leaves, travel-friendlysalad & sideChikwangueTangy fermented cassava loaf steamed in leavesChinchulinesGrilled small intestines, braided or coiled, eaten crisp with lemoncharcuterie & curedChiscaPork offal and grain sausage in natural casing, smoked and fried in slices.mainChitterlingsPig intestines cleaned, simmered long and served with hot sauce and vinegarstreet foodChoncholíGrilled beef intestine skewers, charred crisp, eaten with potatoChontacuroFat palm weevil grubs skewered and grilled, eaten hot off the stickcharcuterie & curedChuchukhorsemeat sausage, prized winter delicacyChunchulloGrilled small intestine, crisp outside, eaten with lime and aji-
Masato
Amazonian fermented cassava drink, sour and milky, served in gourds. A wine & spirit recipe from Peru.
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Kurt
Raw beef cut to order at the table, dipped in mitmita and awaze. A main recipe from Ethiopia.
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Escargots
Giant land snails skewered and grilled with chili at roadside braziers. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 15…
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Aaruul
Rock-hard sun-dried sour milk curds, herders’ travel food. A cheese & dairy recipe from Mongolia.
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A Ping
Whole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft inside. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…