Italy
Prosciutto e Melone
Italian summer antipasto of prosciutto wrapped around slices of sweet cantaloupe melon. The sweet-salty contrast is iconic.
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Spain
Salt Cod Brick Pastry
Brick de bacalao
Brick de bacalao is a thin crisp pastry parcel enclosing seasoned cod, served hot from a fryer or oven.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Saltfish Gundy
Gundy
Danish-influenced dish made with salted herring or saltfish, boiled potato, onion, green pepper, hot pepper, black olives, salad oil, vinegar, diced beets, grated carrots, parsley, and hard-boiled eggs; ground together, rolled into balls, and served cold; a traditional Holy Week dish.
Bhutan
Shakam Ezay
ཤ་སྐམ་ཨེ་ཙེ།
Dried beef shredded raw and dressed with chilli, onion, coriander and a little cheese, eaten as a snack with ara.
Spain
Spanish Croquettes
Croquetas
Generic but essential Spanish croquette; croquetas-de-jamon becomes a variant.
Myanmar
Steamed Leaf Parcels
ငါးပေါင်းထုပ်
Prawns, fish or vegetables mixed with rice flour and spices, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed into a dense savoury parcel.
Philippines
Tokwa't baboy
Tokwa't baboy combines fried tofu and boiled pork ear in a vinegar-soy dip, often eaten with lugaw.