Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

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351 dishes.

dessertChristmas puddingDense steamed dried-fruit pudding, doused in brandy and set alight.Chura gertehmillet porridge with peanut paste and sour milk, eaten from a bowlClacloSweet fried ripe-plantain dough balls spiced with ginger and chilidessertCocadaGrated coconut cooked with sugar and panela into chewy moundsCocoa ballsHand-rolled sticks of ground roasted cacao and spice, grated for cocoa teaCocoa teaSpiced hot drink grated from cocoa stickssnackCoconut cookiesCrisp fried rounds of flour, coconut and sugar, sold in stacksCoconut tabletGrated coconut boiled hard with sugar and ginger into set slabsCoconut tartPastry turnover filled with sweet spiced grated coconutCoconut turnoverSweet dough turnover filled with grated coconut cooked in sugar and spiceCola de monoCold aguardiente with milk, coffee, sugar and cloves, bottled for ChristmasConkiesSteamed cornmeal-coconut-pumpkin parcels in banana leaf, Independence treatCroque monsieurGrilled ham-and-cheese sandwich glazed with béchamel.snackCroquetascreamy béchamel croquettes with ham or salt codCroquetas de jamónCreamy ham croquettes fried crispCucur PisangBanana fritters fried to order at tamu marketsCustard blockFrozen block of sweet spiced custard, sold from home freezersdrinkDakharTamarind pulp soaked, strained and sweetened into a sharp brown drinkDèguèMillet couscous in sweetened yogurtdessertDhonkeyo KajuruRipe banana mashed with rice flour and coconut, then deep-fried into golden frittersDirty BananaRum, coffee liqueur, banana and cream blended with ice into a milkshakestreet foodDonatRings of fried sweet dough sold warm from market trays.Doro watchicken slow-stewed in berbere and spiced butter with hard-boiled eggsDouce macossFirm milk fudge scented with cinnamon and lime zest, cut in barsDucanaGrated sweet potato-coconut dumpling steamed in banana leafDucunuSweet fresh-corn pudding steamed in a corn huskbread & pastryEccles cakeFlaky butter pastry round packed with spiced currants, sugar-crusted on topsoup & stewEgusi soupMelon-seed soup with bitterleaf and assorted meats, eaten with pounded yamEierpunschHot whisked egg, wine and sugar drunk at Christmas marketssoup & stewFakoyearomatic jute-leaf and meat stew of the Songhai north, over ricewine & spiritFalernumSweet lime, clove, almond and ginger liqueur, splashed into rum drinksFanti breadDense sweet loaf sold in slices, eaten with roasted peanutsFesenjanvelvety walnut-pomegranate stew with chicken or duckFestivalSweet fried cornmeal dumplings, jerk's sidekicksoup & stewFlakiTripe strips simmered with marjoram and root vegetables in beef broth.FlammkuchenWafer-thin crust with crème fraîche, onions, and bacon.

  • Babă neagră

    Dense dark baked cake, northern wedding tradition. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking. One cake,…

  • Bajan black cake

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

  • Bahamian rum cake

    Dense butter cake soaked in dark rum syrup, sold in tins. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking.…

  • Bajan sweet bread

    Coconut loaf with cherry and spice, sliced and eaten with cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking.…

  • Banana bread

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

  • Bamkuch

    Ring-shaped tree cake baked layer by layer on a turning spit. Ready in 1 hour prep and 2 hours cooking.…

  • Basler Läckerli

    Chewy spiced honey-almond squares from Basel. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 40 squares. A snack…

  • Beignets

    Hot fried dough balls sold from market braziers. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 30. A…

  • Beignets de banane

    Banana fritters fried golden, a market sweet. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes about 20. A…

  • Beignets haricots bouillie

    Fried dough balls with stewed beans and hot maize porridge, the office breakfast. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1…