Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

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325 dishes.

salad & sidePetjilBlanched vegetables dressed in thick peanut sauce, Javanese stylePholourieFried split-pea dough balls dipped in mango sourdessertPicaronesSquash and sweet-potato doughnut rings drenched in chancaca syrupPickapeppa sauceSweet-spicy mango and tamarind sauce poured over cheese and meatPimentoDried berry tasting of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, the heart of jerk seasoningPing KaiSplit lemongrass-marinated chicken grilled over charcoalPing SinMarinated beef strips grilled over charcoal and eaten with jeow and sticky ricePisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendorsPithaWinter rice cakes steamed or fried with date molasses and coconutPlantain tartHalf-moon pastry filled with spiced sweet plantain, often stained reddessertPlátano en tentaciónRipe plantains simmered in sugar, cinnamon and cloves until darkPloyesThin buckwheat pancakes cooked on one side only, rolled with butterPollo guisadoChicken braised with sofrito, an everyday stewPonche de frutasHot Christmas fruit punch with dried fruitsdrinkPonche navideñoHot punch of tejocote, guava, sugarcane, hibiscus and cinnamon, ladled from a potPorter cakeDark fruit cake made with stout, staying moist for weeksPouding chômeurHot cake baked under maple or brown sugar syrup that sinks into puddingmainPoule dudonChicken caramelised in burnt sugar and coconut, dark and stickydessertPoutouSteamed rice-flour and coconut cake, faintly sweet, sold in a conesnackPowSoft steamed bun filled with sweet-savoury red porkPowder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windowsPrahok KtisFermented fish and minced pork coconut dip with crunchy vegetablesPrestiñosThin fried dough sheets folded and drenched in panela syrupPristiñosRibbon-edged fried dough rings soaked in panela and fig syrupcocktailQueen’s Park SwizzleRum, lime, sugar and mint swizzled over crushed ice, dashed with AngosturaRasamThin peppery tamarind broth with tomato and curry leaf, poured over riceRellenitosFried plantain dumplings filled with sweetened black beansRendangSlow-cooked coconut beef, festive table essentialsalad & sideRojakFruit and dough fritters tossed in prawn paste, tamarind, sugar and peanutsRoots tonicBitter dark brew of boiled roots and barks, drunk in small glassesRosquillasBaked corn-and-cheese rings dunked in coffeeRujakUnripe fruit tossed in a dressing of palm sugar, tamarind, chilli and shrimp pasteSach Ko AngBeef skewers grilled over coals, brushed with lemongrass marinade and eaten with ricedrinkSago’t GulamanBrown sugar and pandan water with tapioca pearls and cubes of jellySalsa LizanoThin tangy brown sauce splashed on gallo pinto and casadosSamlor KariMild coconut curry of chicken and sweet potato scented with lemongrass and turmeric

  • Catalinas

    Dark round cookies of wheat flour, papelón and spices. Ready in 20 min prep and 15 min cooking. 18 cookies.…

  • Cassava pone

    Dense baked pudding of grated cassava, coconut and spices, cut in squares. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Ceylon Tea

    World-famous highland black tea, drunk plain or milky. Ready in 2 min prep and 5 min cooking. 1 pot. A…

  • Cha Houy Teuk

    Shaved-ice dessert with grass jelly, sago and coconut milk. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Champús

    Cold maize drink with lulo, pineapple, panela, clove and cinnamon. Ready in 20 min prep and 2 hr 20 min…

  • Chamoy

    Salty-sour-sweet fruit sauce poured over mango, jicama and iced drinks. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About…

  • Changua

    Bogotá milk-and-egg soup with scallions, cilantro and stale bread. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings.…

  • Che

    Sweet layered puddings of beans, jellies and coconut milk. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Chicken Inasal

    Chicken marinated in calamansi, lemongrass and annatto oil, grilled over coals. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking.…

  • Chilate

    Unsweetened maize and ginger drink with cacao, served hot with sweets. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking.…