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Potato

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Potato

Over 200 varieties, very popular

Queso blanco

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Queso blanco

A firm white cheese made from milk that has been curdled with an acid like lemon juice or vinegar, though sometimes the terms queso blanco and queso fresco are used interchangeably

Queso de cabra

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso de cabra

Queso fresco

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso fresco

Fresh, unaged, crumbly white cheese made from milk that is curdled with rennet, though sometimes the terms queso fresco and queso blanco are used interchangeably

Quimbolitos

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Quimbolitos

Sweet steamed cakes made with flour, cornmeal, eggs, butter, raisins, cheese, milk, vanilla, sugar, rum

Reina pepiada

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Reina pepiada

Arepas (flatbread) filled with chicken and avocado salad

Salchicha

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salchicha

A general term for sausage, many different types

Salchipapa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salchipapa

Sausage and fries with savory coleslaw and condiments

Salprieta

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salprieta

Condiment powder made of toasted corn, toasted peanuts, herbs, cumin, cilantro, salt and pepper, used on fish, rice, plantains

Salsa de mani

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salsa de mani

Hot and spicy peanut sauce, made with peanut butter, milk, onion, cilantro, cumin, achiote, serve with boiled potatoes, cassava, vegetables, llapingachos (fried potato cakes)

Salsa de piña

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Salsa de piña

Pineapple salsa, serve with tortilla chips

Salsa de tomate

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Salsa de tomate

A traditional tomato sauce made with tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, herbs and spices

Salsa golf

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Salsa golf

Mayonnaise mixed with ketchup, used as a condiment

Salsa huancaina

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Salsa huancaina

Spicy cheese sauce made with queso fresco, aji amarillo chili peppers, evaporated milk, salt, commonly made with the Peruvian dish papa a la huancaina

Salsa negra

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Salsa negra

A dark sauce made with dried chili peppers, garlic, oil, vinegar, piloncillo (raw sugar)

Salsa roja

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Salsa roja

Sauce made with tomatoes, chili peppers, onion, garlic, clinatro

Salsa verde

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Salsa verde

Salsa made with tomatillos, Italian salsa verde is made with Italian parsley

Sazon

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sazon

A spice mix popular in Latin America, made with garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, turmeric, achiote, salt, black pepper, several variations, used in soups, stews, bean dishes

Sofrito

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sofrito

A sauce or base made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, chili peppers, herbs, used in many different dishes

Solterito

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Solterito

Salad with broad beans, tomatoes, feta cheese, corn, olives, chili peppers, potatoes, many ways to prepare

Tapas

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Tapas

Appetizers, can be savory, spicy, sweet, many different types

Tequeños

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Tequeños

Fried breaded cheese sticks

Tomates rellenos

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Tomates rellenos

Tomatoes stuffed with tuna, rice, corn, hard boiled eggs

Tomato Mother Sauce

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Tomato Mother Sauce

Tomato sauce with stock, vegetables, herbs, serves as a base for a variety of other sauces

Tortilla

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Tortilla

Tortilla de maiz

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tortilla de maiz

Tortilla de verde

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Tortilla de verde

Fried green plantain patty filled with cheese

Vinaigrette

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Vinaigrette

Oil and vinegar salad dressing or sauce

Wasabi

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Wasabi

Japanese horseradish (Eutrema japonicum, Wasabia japonica) is ground into a pungent paste and used as a condiment for sushi, sashimi, used in many different dishes, sauces, dressings, snacks

Worcestershire sauce

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Worcestershire sauce

Sauce made with anchovies, soy sauce, cider vinegar, shallots, allspice, mace, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt, used in many dishes, sauces

Balila

Balila

Egyptian balila is a pearl wheat porridge, and is different from the common chickpea variation

Bread

Bread

Bsisa

Bsisa

A paste made of roasted barley flour, almonds, dates, sorghum, herbs, spices, sugar, several ways to prepare, serve with dried fruit, dates, milk

Cheese

Cheese

Fattet hummus

Fattet hummus

A dip made with bread that is soaked in broth, hummus, tahini and lemon juice

Ful medames

Ful medames

Stewed fava beans with vegetables, spices

Jam

Jam

Fruit and/or fruit juice preserved by cooking with sugar

Kebda

Kebda

Spiced and fried liver (beef, lamb, goat), serve with flatbread, tahini, rice

Khoshaf

Khoshaf

Dried fruit compote, made with stewed dried fruit such as prunes, raisins, dates, apricots and figs, nuts, syrup, orange blossom water, common during Ramadan

Laban

Laban

Fermented milk or yogurt

Manakish

Manakish

Flatbread, commonly topped with za'atar spice mix and olive oil, halloumi, eggs, ground meat, thyme, cheese or ground meat

Masoob

Masoob

Mashed ripe bananas mixed with ground flatbread, may also include cream, honey, nuts, raisins

Olives

Olives

Shakshouka

Shakshouka

Eggs in an aromatic tomato sauce

Tamia

Tamia

Egyptian tamia are deep-fried fava bean fritters, though other countries typically used chickpeas, serve with ful medames, on a roll as a sandwich

Aish as-Saraya

Aish as-Saraya

Bread or breadcrumbs soaked in syrup and topped with cream and pistachios

Baklava

Baklava

Layered phyllo pastry with nuts and syrup or honey

Balah el sham

Balah el sham

Deep-fried cylinder-shaped choux pastry fritters, soaked in lemon- or lime-flavored syrup or honey

Balila

Balila

Egyptian balila is a pearl wheat porridge, and is different from the common chickpea variation

Basbousa

Basbousa

Semolina or farina cake soaked in syrup

Bassima

Bassima

Blancmange

Blancmange

A sweet molded milk or cream dessert, often flavored with almonds and thickened with gelatin, cornstarch or Irish moss

Chocolate

Chocolate

Roasted and ground cacao seeds, made into chocolate bars, used in sweets, desserts, moles, sauces, drinks, cakes, cookies, used in many recipes and foods

Couscous

Couscous

Small balls made of semolina prepared with butter, sugar, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, cream

Crepe

Crepe

Thin pancake, topped or filled with a variety of fillings, sweet or savory

Date shake

Date shake

Ghazal al banat

Ghazal al banat

Cotton candy, may contain pistachios or cashews

Halva

Halva

Sweets, candy confections, many different types, for example, flour or nut confections, many types

Hininy

Hininy

Hininy is a traditional food in Saudi Arabia, especially in Najd. It is a mixture of date paste, wheat flour, milk, ghee, sugar and cardamom, and is common during Ramadan

Jalebi

Jalebi

Deep-fried flour noodles soaked in syrup

Kaak bi loz

Kaak bi loz

Marzipan bracelets, almond cookies

Kahk

Kahk

Shortbread cookies filled with agameya (a mixture of ghee, honey, sesame seeds, nuts), agwa (date paste), malban (Turkish delight), nuts, common during Eid

Kanafeh

Kanafeh

Noodle pastry, or semolina dough, soaked in sugar syrup and topped with cheese, nuts, clotted cream

Kar assaly

Kar assaly

Sweet pumpkin dessert with nuts, raisins, spices, topped with sweet bechamel sauce

Khoshaf

Khoshaf

Dried fruit compote, made with stewed dried fruit such as prunes, raisins, dates, apricots and figs, nuts, syrup, orange blossom water, common during Ramadan

Lokma

Lokma

Deep-fried dough balls soaked in syrup, honey, chocolate sauce

Malban

Malban

Confections made with sugar and gel, fruit pastes, often contain nuts

Meghli

Meghli

Rice pudding with nuts, raisins, spices, sugar, anise

Mousse

Mousse

Whipped custard, many flavors, for example, mousse au chocolat, fruit, mousse can also be savory, for example, salmon mousse

Mushabak

Mushabak

Deep-fried dough soaked in syrup, commonly coiled or shaped into small balls

Om ali

Om ali

Baked dessert made with pastry, coconut, pistachios, raisins, sugar, milk/cream and cinnamon

Qatayef

Qatayef

Sweet pancakes, filled with a ricotta cream and topped with crushed pistachios, serve with rose water syrup

Qurabiya

Qurabiya

Shortbread cookie made with ground almonds

Roz bel laban

Roz bel laban

Tulumba

Tulumba

Deep-fried cylinder-shaped choux pastry fritters, soaked in syrup or honey

Zerde

Zerde

Sweet rice pudding with almonds, raisins, and colored yellow with saffron

Arabic coffee

Arabic coffee

Black coffee with foam on top, commonly contains cardamon, made by adding finely ground Arabic coffee and sugar to cold water, then heating until the water boils, creating foam on top

Arabica coffee

Arabica coffee

A species of coffee, Coffea arabica (Arabian coffee), there are many different Arabica varieties

Bedouin tea

Bedouin tea

Black coffee

Black coffee

Drip coffee with no added ingredients

Boza

Boza

Malted beverage made from corn, wheat, millet &/or barley, depending on the region

Boza

Boza

Malted beverage made from corn, wheat, millet &/or barley, depending on the region

Caffè macchiato

Caffè macchiato

Espresso topped with a small amount of foamed milk

Caffè mocha

Caffè mocha

Espresso or coffee with chocolate, hot chocolate or chocolate syrup and steamed milk, can be topped with milk foam or whipped cream, also served chilled, several variations

Cantaloupe juice

Cantaloupe juice

Cappuccino

Cappuccino

One part espresso with one part steamed milk and one part thick foam, named after the brown, hooded robes of Italian Capuchin monks

Coffee

Coffee

Cortado

Cortado

One part espresso plus one part steamed milk topped with very thin milk foam

Date shake

Date shake

Doppio

Doppio

Two shots of espresso (a double shot) with crema on top

Erk el-sous

Erk el-sous

Licorice beverage

Espresso

Espresso

Finely ground coffee brewed quickly with highly pressurized water

Espresso con panna

Espresso con panna

Espresso topped with whipped cream

French press

French press

A device in which coffee grounds are brewed in hot water and a plunger is used to separated the grounds from the coffee

Haga sa'

Haga sa'

Jallab

Jallab

Drink made with grape molasses, carob, dates, raisins, pine nuts, rose water, common during Ramadan

Jawafa bil-laban

Jawafa bil-laban

Guava blended with milk

Kahwa

Kahwa

Coffee with cardamom, rose water, saffron

Karkade

Karkade

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