Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

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325 dishes.

ChanguaBogotá milk-and-egg soup with scallions, cilantro and stale breaddessertCheSweet layered puddings of beans, jellies and coconut milkmainChicken InasalChicken marinated in calamansi, lemongrass and annatto oil, grilled over coalsChilateUnsweetened maize and ginger drink with cacao, served hot with sweetsChitoi PithaPlain steamed rice cakes from a loose fermented batter, eaten with fiery bhortamainChivo en cocoGoat stewed in coconut milk with papelon, from the arid northwestdessertChocao panameñoRipe plantain cooked in coconut milk with ginger into a loose porridgedessertChocolate chip cookieChewy butter cookie studded with chocolate chipsdessertChristmas puddingDense steamed dried-fruit pudding, doused in brandy and set alight.dessertCocadaGrated coconut cooked with sugar and panela into chewy moundsCoconut tartPastry turnover filled with sweet spiced grated coconutCoconut turnoverSweet dough turnover filled with grated coconut cooked in sugar and spiceColada moradaSpiced purple-corn and berry drink for Day of the DeadConkiesSteamed cornmeal-coconut-pumpkin parcels in banana leaf, Independence treatCook-up riceOne-pot rice, black-eyed peas and meats in coconut milkCrème brûléeChilled vanilla custard beneath crackling burnt-caramel crust.Cuajada con melaoFresh curd cheese under warm panela syrup, eaten with a spoondrinkDawetIced coconut-milk drink with syrup, Javanese market refresherdessertDodolSticky dark toffee of coconut milk, palm sugar and rice flour, stirred for hoursstreet foodDoublesTwo barra flatbreads with curried chickpeas and chutneysdessertDouhuaSilken tofu pudding in ginger or brown-sugar syrup with peanuts or tapiocaDrømmekageVanilla sponge under a baked coconut and brown sugar toppingDucanaGrated sweet potato-coconut dumpling steamed in banana leafdessertDulce de lechosaGreen papaya slices candied in spiced syrup, Christmas sweetdessertDutch apple pieTall cinnamon apple pie with lattice, whipped cream.bread & pastryEccles cakeFlaky butter pastry round packed with spiced currants, sugar-crusted on topwine & spiritEl Dorado RumDark Demerara rum, aged in the tropics and sipped neatEmpanadas de chiverrePastry turnovers filled with stringy candied fig-leaf gourd jamdessertEs CendolGreen rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and icedessertFa’ausiGrated taro or bread squares drowned in thick caramelised coconut saucedessertFaikakaiDough dumplings drenched in sweet coconut-caramel syrupwine & spiritFalernumSweet lime, clove, almond and ginger liqueur, splashed into rum drinkswine & spiritFaroLambic sweetened with candy sugar, low in alcohol and lightly sourFish AmokFish in coconut-kroeung custard steamed in a banana-leaf cupFlyLightly fermented sweet potato or cassava drink spiced with ginger and clovesdessertFoni BoakibaaBaked sweet cake of rice, coconut and palm sugar, cut into squares

  • Asinan

    Vegetables or fruit steeped in sweet-sour vinegar brine with peanuts and crackers. Ready in 25 min prep and 10 min…

  • Ayam Betutu

    Whole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hours. Ready in 1 hr prep and 3…

  • Ayam Buah Keluak

    Chicken stewed with black nuts whose fermented kernels are scooped out and eaten. Ready in 1 hr prep and 1…

  • Ayam Percik

    Kelantan grilled chicken basted in coconut-chili gravy. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A main…

  • Ayote en dulce

    Squash simmered in panela syrup with cinnamon, eaten with the syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30…

  • Ayote en miel

    Squash candied in raw cane-sugar syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking. Serves 8. A…

  • Bajan black cake

    Very dark fruit cake made with fruit soaked for months in rum and falernum. Ready in 1 hour prep and…

  • Bai Sach Chrouk

    Charcoal-grilled pork over broken rice with pickles. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast…

  • Bagoong

    Fermented fish or shrimp paste, salty and sharp, eaten with mango and pinakbet. 20 min to prepare. About 1 litre.…

  • Banana bread

    Moist loaf from the island’s banana crop. Ready in 20 min prep and 55 min cooking. 1 loaf. A bread…