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Moosbeernocken
Austrian Alpine dumplings of quark-potato dough wrapped around whole lingonberries, poached, and rolled in buttered breadcrumbs or cinnamon sugar.
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Mornay Sauce
The classic French cheese sauce - a béchamel finished off the heat with grated Gruyère (and sometimes Parmesan) and a yolk-and-cream liaison for extra body.
Prebranac
Prebranac is a Serbian bake of white beans with onion, garlic and paprika, cooked slowly until soft and golden.
Socca
Socca is a thin chickpea flatbread baked hot in olive oil and cut into pieces, sold in Nice.
Tomme Vaudoise
Tomme Vaudoise is a supple cow's-milk cheese from the Swiss canton of Vaud, with a washed grey-brown rind and a mild, nutty character, often melted in fondue.
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Yancheng Long Xia
Yancheng long xia are freshwater crayfish from Jiangsu province, boiled with chilli, garlic and Sichuan peppercorn and eaten from huge shared piles.
Kibbeh Nayyeh
Kibbeh nayyeh is a Lebanese mezze of raw minced lamb pounded with bulgur and served with olive oil.
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Umngqusho
Umngqusho is a South African dish of samp, cracked maize, slow cooked with beans.
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Youtiao
Youtiao is a long, savoury Chinese fried dough stick, often eaten with congee or soy milk.
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Puttu
Puttu is steamed rice flour layered with coconut, formed into soft cylindrical crumbles.
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String Hoppers
String hoppers are steamed nests of fine rice-flour noodles, a staple breakfast in Sri Lanka.
Smalahove
Smalahove is a Norwegian dish of a salted and smoked sheep's head, boiled or steamed and eaten in autumn and winter.
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