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Madagascar

Crab Curry Malagasy

Curry de crabe malgache

Crab simmered in coconut, tomato and Malagasy spices on the coast.

Philippines

Crab in Coconut Milk

Ginataang Alimango

Mud crab cooked in coconut milk with vegetables and spices, a rich and creamy seafood dish.

United States

Crab Louie

A West Coast salad of Dungeness crab on lettuce with tomato, egg, and a pink, creamy dressing.

Guadeloupe

Crab Matete

Matété de Crabe

A traditional Guadeloupean dish with fresh crabs cooked in a spicy sauce with vegetables; a popular holiday dish; eaten mainly at Easter during family gatherings on beaches and rivers; the matete de crab that is a Guadeloupean Easter tradition.

Martinique

Crab Matoutou

Matoutou de Crabes

The traditional Easter meal of Martinique; land crabs cooked in a spicy sauce with tomatoes, onions, chives, Colombo powder, and rice; prepared at dawn on Easter Monday for family beach gatherings; also shared on Whit Monday; the matoutou that is a Martinican Easter institution.

United States

Crab Rangoon

A fried wonton stuffed with cream cheese and crab, served with sweet-and-sour sauce — a Chinese-American staple.

South Korea

Crab Stew

꽃게탕

A spicy stew made with fresh Korean flower crabs, vegetables, and gochugaru, best with soft-shell crabs in season.

New Caledonia

Crab Stuffed with Crayfish

Crabe Farci

A TasteAtlas-listed New Caledonian dish; crab mixed with vegetables and fried, crayfish cooked separately; once cooled, crayfish and crab are combined and poured into buttered tins; baked for twenty minutes; served hot; can be served as appetizer or entrée; a refined Franco-Pacific creation.

United States

Crabmeat Dewey

A New Orleans dish of crabmeat simmered in butter, wine, and green onions, served in a ramekin or shell.

United States

Crabmeat Ravigote

A chilled New Orleans appetizer of lump crabmeat dressed with a tangy, mustardy ravigote sauce.

Belize

Craboo

Small yellow nance fruit with a strong cheesy-fermented smell and a sweet-sour taste, eaten raw with salt, stewed in syrup or turned into wine.

Bahamas

Cracked Conch

Conch pounded flat with a mallet, dipped in seasoned batter and fried, served with peas and rice and a wedge of lime.

Cyprus

Cracked Green Olives

Ελιές τσακιστές

Green olives cracked with a stone, cured in water and dressed with lemon, coriander seed and garlic.

Turkmenistan

Cracked Wheat with Mutton

Ýarma

Cracked wheat cooked in sheep fat with very small pieces of mutton mixed in for flavor; claimed to have existed for at least one thousand years; the name comes from the Turkmen word ýarym meaning 'half, split'; a hearty, ancient dish that reflects the agrarian and pastoral roots of Turkmen cuisine; listed in Wikipedia's Turkmen cuisine.

Switzerland

Crackling Pastry

Taillé aux greubons

Puff pastry folded with pork crackling scraps, salted and baked in flat strips, sold by the piece at bakeries and markets.

Serbia

Crackling Scones

Погачице са чварцима

Small savoury scones made with pork cracklings worked into the dough, baked until the tops split and brown.

Louisiana, United States

Cracklins

Deep-fried pork skin and fat, seasoned while hot — a Louisiana snack and seasoning staple.

Belgium

Cramique

Cramique is a yeasted Belgian sweet bread studded with raisins and baked to a glossy crust.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Cranachan

Whipped cream folded with toasted oatmeal, whisky and heather honey, layered with raspberries.

Lithuania

Cranberries

Spanguolės

Wild cranberries from Lithuanian bogs, used in kissel, sauces and preserves.

Latvia

Cranberry Mousse

Debesmanna

Semolina cooked in sweetened cranberry juice and whisked until fluffy, served chilled with milk.

Italy

Crapiata

In Italy, Crapiata is Basilicata soup of legumes, grains, and vegetables.

Louisiana, United States

Crawfish Boudin

Louisiana boudin made with crawfish tail meat, rice, and Cajun seasonings.

Louisiana, United States

Crawfish Monica

A New Orleans restaurant dish of crawfish tails in a creamy, peppery sauce over pasta.

Louisiana, United States

Crawfish Pie

A Cajun pie of crawfish tails in a rich, roux-thickened sauce under pastry.

Finland

Crayfish

Rapu

Freshwater crayfish, traditional Finnish delicacy, especially celebrated during late summer crayfish parties in August.

New Zealand

Crayfish

Kōura

Spiny rock lobster caught around the Kaikōura and Northland coasts, sold cooked whole from roadside caravans.

Sweden

Crayfish

Kräftor

Freshwater crayfish celebrated at kräftskiva parties in August, boiled with dill and served cold.

Martinique

Crayfish Dombrés

Dombrés aux Ouassous

Small dough balls simmered with freshwater crayfish (ouassous) and a spicy sauce; a typical specialty of Martinique; the dombrés aux ouassous that are a Martinican river specialty.

Sweden

Cream Bun

Semmelwrap

Cardamom-spiced wheat bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream, traditionally eaten on Fat Tuesday.

Zagreb, Croatia

Cream Cake

Kremšnita

In Zagreb, Cream Cake is crisp pastry and vanilla-custard cake from Zagreb or Samobor.

Aruba

Cream Puffs

Soesjes

Soesjes; cream puffs filled with tuna salad or crab; a Dutch-influenced Aruban snack; a distinctive savory twist on the traditional Dutch cream puff; a feature of local bakeries and snack-bars; a reflection of Dutch influence on Aruban cuisine

Serbia

Cream Puffs

Принцес крофне

Choux buns split and filled with a thick vanilla cream, dusted with icing sugar and eaten cold.

Sri Lanka

Cream Soda

ක්‍රීම් සෝඩා

A bright green vanilla-flavoured fizzy drink that has been the country's default soft drink since the 1930s.

England, United Kingdom

Cream Tea

A West Country tradition of freshly baked scones served with clotted cream, strawberry jam and a pot of tea, with regional rivalry over cream-first or jam-first.

United States

Creamed Corn

Sweet corn kernels simmered in a rich, milky sauce — a holiday side dish.