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591 dishes.
MondongoSlow tripe soup with vegetables and legumes, weekend restorative
MontucasSweet-corn tamales with pork, wrapped in corn husks
Moreia fritaCrisp-fried marinated moray eel, beach bar favorite
Morog MusallamWhole chicken stuffed with eggs and slow-braised in a spiced yoghurt gravy
Moros y cristianosBlack beans and rice cooked together
Moshhurdamung bean and rice porridge with lamb and tomato
Mote de quesoCosteño soup of ñame yam with melting salty cheese
Mote pilloHominy corn scrambled with egg, onion and milk, from Cuenca
MsetoRice and split lentils cooked soft in coconut milk
Mshakikimarinated zebu skewers grilled over coals
Mugalgallamb or liver flash-fried with pepper and onion in a shallow pan
MuhammaraAleppan dip of red pepper, walnuts and pomegranate molasses
Mujaddaralentils and rice crowned with caramelised onions; humble everyday staple
MukbazaYemeni-style grilled fish with mashed sweet banana paste
Mullah bamiaOkra stew with dried meat or beef, poured over kisra
Mullah weikadried-okra powder stew with meat and onion, scooped up with kisra
MurtabakGriddled roti parcel stuffed with spiced minced meat and egg
Musabbahawarm whole chickpeas under loose tahini, lemon and cumin
Musakapotato and mince bake under yoghurt-egg topping
Mutabbaqcrispy folded pancake stuffed with spiced meat, egg and leek
Muturagrilled blood-and-meat sausage sold at roadside butcheries
NacatamalLarge banana-leaf tamale with pork, rice, potato; Sunday breakfast
Nachifbeef simmered with tomato, onion and chili, served with rice or boule
NafaqoMashed potato wrapped round a boiled egg, breaded and deep-fried
Nakhihot boiled chickpeas dressed with cumin and lime
Nasi KandarPenang rice flooded with mixed curries from Indian-Muslim stalls
Ndengugreen gram stewed with coconut or tomato, eaten with chapati
Ndizi nyamagreen bananas stewed with beef and coconut milk
NihariOvernight-simmered beef shank stew with bone marrow, eaten with naan
NikhiHot boiled chickpeas in their broth, dressed with cumin, lemon and chilli.
Olla de carneBeef and root-vegetable soup simmered all day
Opor AyamGentle coconut-braised chicken served with ketupat at Lebaran
Oromocoiled steamed dough roll layered with meat or vegetables
Osbanesheep tripe stuffed with liver, rice, chard and herbs, then simmered
Oshi palavUNESCO-listed pilaf of rice, carrots and meat eaten from one dish
Pabellón criolloShredded beef, black beans, rice and fried plantains; national plate-
Chicken curry
Curried chicken with wiri wiri heat, eaten with roti or rice. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…
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Chips masala
Fried chips tossed in a spiced tomato and chilli sauce. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Chipa so’o
Corn cake stuffed with seasoned minced beef and egg. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 16 chipas.…
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Chipa piru
Thin crunchy sticks of cassava-starch and cheese dough. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. About 40 sticks.…
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Chimole
Black recado chicken soup, the ‘black dinner’. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings. A soup…
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Chivo guisado
Goat braised with wild oregano, a Northwest specialty. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 2 hours cooking. Serves 6. A…
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Chivo en coco
Goat stewed in coconut milk with papelon, from the arid northwest. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 2 hours cooking.…
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Choncholí
Grilled beef intestine skewers, charred crisp, eaten with potato. Ready in 1 hour prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…
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Chole Bhature
Spicy chickpea curry with puffy fried bread, Punjabi favourite. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking.…
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Choila
Spicy grilled buffalo meat with mustard oil, timur and beaten rice. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking.…