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PupusasGriddled masa cakes stuffed with cheese, beans, chicharrónsnackQuesadillaFolded tortilla griddled with melting cheese and fillingsdessertQueso heladoFrozen spiced milk scraped into cups, containing no cheese at all
QuimbolitoSteamed sweet cake of maize or wheat flour wrapped in achira leaf
RapaduraHard block of unrefined cane sugar, chewed or shaved over dishesdessertRatlukSoft rose or walnut jelly cubes rolled in sugar, served with coffee.
Rechtafine hand-cut noodles under white cinnamon-scented chicken and chickpea saucestreet foodReina pepiadaArepa filled with chicken and avocado mashed with mayonnaisestreet foodRepochetasTortillas filled with cheese, folded and fried, topped with cabbage and cream
RiguasGrilled fresh corn cakes cooked in banana leaves, eaten with cream
RisalamandeCold rice pudding with almonds and cherry sauce, eaten at Christmas.dessertRiskremCold rice pudding folded with whipped cream, served with red berry sauce.
Riz bi haleebCold rice pudding scented with orange blossom or mastic, eaten from small bowls.snackRocky Mountain oystersSliced, battered and deep-fried bull calf testicles served with cocktail sauce
RompopoThick yellow drink of egg yolk, milk, sugar and rum, sipped small
RosquillasBaked corn-and-cheese rings dunked in coffee
Rote GrützeRed-berry compote pudding with vanilla sauce or cream.
RouladenBeef rolls around bacon, onions, pickles, braised in gravy.
Roz bel labanchilled creamy rice pudding scented with vanilla or mastic
SachimaFried dough strands bound with sugar syrup into a soft, chewy slab.
SachlavHot sweet milk pudding-drink topped with coconut, cinnamon and nuts.
Sadzastiff white maize porridge at the center of every meal
Sahlabwarm thickened milk drink topped with cinnamon, coconut and nuts
SalbutesPuffed fried tortillas with chicken, cabbage, tomato
SalepHot milky drink thickened with orchid root, dusted with cinnamon.
SalmiakkiBeloved salty-liquorice candy, an acquired taste.
Salzburger NockerlThree sweet baked soufflé mounds dusted with sugar, served hot.
SangalaNile perch from Lake Tanganyika grilled or fried whole with chillimainSarson ka SaagSlow-cooked mustard greens with butter, eaten with maize bread in winter
Saskatoon berry piePrairie pie of sweet saskatoon berries in flaky crustbreakfastScrappleLoaf of pork scraps and cornmeal, sliced and fried crisp for breakfast
Seswaabeef boiled until falling apart, pounded and salted; national dish
Sh’aybiyatfilo triangles filled with sweet cream, fried and soaked in syrup-
Claclo
Sweet fried ripe-plantain dough balls spiced with ginger and chili. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes…
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Cicvara
Rich creamy cornmeal and young cheese porridge. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A main…
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Cocoa tea
Spiced hot drink grated from cocoa sticks. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 cups. A drink…
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Colada morada
Spiced purple-corn and berry drink for Day of the Dead. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30 min…
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Corn dog
Batter-dipped hot dog deep-fried on a stick. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 8 corn dogs. A…
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Corn fufu and njama njama
Grassfields corn dough with sautéed huckleberry greens. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A main…
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Cornbread
Skillet-baked cornmeal bread served with butter or honey. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 1 skillet, 8…
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Congee
Slow-simmered rice porridge topped with century egg, pork or pickles. Ready in 10 min prep and 2 hr cooking. 6…
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Cow cod soup
Bull’s genitals simmered with bananas, rum and pepper. Ready in 45 min prep and 3 hr cooking. 6 servings. A…