adventurous
550 dishes.
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-
Asun
Smoked goat chopped and tossed with fiery peppers and onions. Ready in 25 min prep and 45 min cooking. 6…
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Ayam Buah Keluak
Chicken stewed with black nuts whose fermented kernels are scooped out and eaten. Ready in 1 hr prep and 1…
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Axone
Naga fermented soybean cake, pungent and sticky, cooked with pork or chilli. A fermented & pickled recipe from India.
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Aulacode
Cane rat smoked and stewed in sauce, the most prized bush meat. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr…
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Avakaya
Andhra mango pickle heavy with mustard powder, chilli and sesame oil. A fermented & pickled recipe from India.
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Aukstā gaļa
Jellied pork set in its own broth, sliced and eaten with mustard. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Latvia.
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Baijiu
Potent clear liquor distilled from sorghum, toasted at banquets. A wine & spirit recipe from China.
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Bagoong
Fermented fish or shrimp paste, salty and sharp, eaten with mango and pinakbet. 20 min to prepare. About 1 litre.…
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Bajilla bil dihin
Boiled broad beans in their skins served over bread with hot fat and egg. Ready in 10 minutes prep and…
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Balaw-balaw
Fermented rice and small shrimp turned pink and sour, sauteed before eating. A fermented & pickled recipe from Philippines.