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Tainan, Taiwan

Danzai Noodles

擔仔麵

Small bowl of thin noodles in a shrimp-and-pork broth topped with minced pork sauce, a whole prawn and coriander — a Tainan dish sold from carts since the 1890s.

United Arab Emirates

Daqoos

دقوس

Daqoos is a spicy Emirati tomato sauce served with rice dishes, with fresh tomato flavor and a smooth, pourable consistency.

Kuwait

Daqoos Sabbar

دقوس صبار

A daqoos made with dried aloe or cactus pulp for a sharp, faintly bitter edge, served with fish rather than meat.

Kuwait

Darabeel

درابيل

Sheets of thin dough rolled with butter, sugar and cardamom, coiled and baked into a flaky spiral.

Southern Belize, Belize

Darasa

Green banana grated with coconut milk, wrapped in the banana leaf and boiled into a dense savoury parcel — the Garifuna tamale.

West Bengal, India

Darjeeling

দার্জিলিং চা

High-grown tea leaves from Darjeeling are lightly oxidised into a fragrant, brisk cup.

Bermuda

Dark 'n' Stormy

BVI Dark 'n' Stormy

A highball cocktail made with Gosling's Black Seal Rum and ginger beer (traditionally Barritt's) over ice, garnished with lime; trademarked by Gosling Brothers; invented in Bermuda after World War I

Lithuania

Dark Rye Bread

Juoda duona

Dense, sour, dark rye bread baked with a long fermentation starter, the foundation of every Lithuanian meal.

Latvia

Dark Rye Bread

Rupjmaize

Traditional coarse rye bread baked in hearth ovens with malt and caraway seeds, the staple of the Latvian diet.

England, United Kingdom

Darnibole Wine

Darnibole Wine is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

Falkland Islands

Darwin's Botanicals Gin

Small-batch gin uses diddle-dee berries, teaberries, and scurvy-grass botanicals.

Dominica

Dasheen Balls

A Dominica street snack of mashed dasheen (taro) seasoned and rolled into balls, then deep-fried until crisp and golden.

Japan

Dashi

出汁

The foundational Japanese stock made from kombu and katsuobushi, the umami base of countless dishes.

Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Date Palm Molasses

নলেন গুড়

Sap tapped from date palms in the cold months and boiled down into a fragrant, smoky liquid or cake of molasses.

Canada

Date Squares

Matrimonial cake

Layered dessert with buttery oatmeal crumb layers sandwiching sweet date paste, known across Canada.

Bhutan

Datshi

དར་ཚིལ།

Fresh, soft, faintly sour cow's-milk cheese made in the house from buttermilk curd, and the base of every dish with datshi in its name.

Provence, France

Daube

Provencal beef stew slow-cooked in wine with orange zest and herbs.

France

Dauphine Potatoes

Pommes dauphine

Pommes dauphine combine mashed potato with choux pastry before being fried into light puffs.

France

Dauphinois Gratin

Gratin dauphinois

Thinly sliced potatoes baked in cream and garlic, a Dauphine classic.

Australia

Davidson Plum

Ooray

Dark purple fruit with sharp acidic taste and deep red flesh from rainforests, high in antioxidants, extremely tart, used in jams and sauces, a rare native gourmet ingredient.

Dar es Salaam, Kenya

Dawa

A Kenyan cocktail of vodka, honey, and lime, the national cocktail, a social and festive classic

Ghana

Dawadawa

Dawa Dawa

African locust bean seeds fermented, pounded and pressed into dark cakes with a powerful savoury smell.

Suriname

Dawet

Green rice-flour jelly noodles in sweetened coconut milk with palm sugar syrup, served over crushed ice.

Taiwan

Daxi Dried Tofu

大溪豆乾

A Daxi regional specialty of firm tofu fried and braised in a sweet soy-based sauce, then dried into a chewy, savoury snack, a Taoyuan specialty since the 1920s.

Debrecen, Hungary

Debreceni Sausage

Debreceni

Debreceni Sausage is a pork sausage heavily spiced with paprika, garlic, pepper, and marjoram, reddish-orange color.

Colombia

Deditos de Queso

Colombian cheese fingers: small, breaded cheese sticks fried until golden and melty. A children's party and bakery staple, served with guava paste or alone.

United States

Deep-Fried Burger

A whole burger — patty, cheese, and sometimes bun — dipped in batter and deep-fried, a fair-food extreme.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Deep-Fried Mars Bar

A chocolate bar chilled, dipped in fish-batter and dropped in the chip shop fryer until the inside is molten.

Ethiopia

Defo Dabo

ድፎ ዳቦ

A large round leavened bread traditionally wrapped in enset leaves (or banana leaves outside Ethiopia) before baking. The leaves give the bread a slight sweetness and beautiful aroma. A holiday and celebration loaf.

Algeria

Deglet Nour Dates

دقلة نور

Translucent Deglet Nour dates, a named Algerian oasis product also cultivated in Tunisian groves.

Mid-Atlantic, United States

Delaware clam chowder

A Delaware take on clam chowder, typically tomato-based and lighter than New England style.

United States

Delaware peach pie

A Delaware specialty pie made with ripe peaches, sweetened and baked in a pastry crust.

Zambia

Delele

A Zambian okra relish; preparations vary, and related Malawian thelele forms include okra relish and stew.

Norway

Delfiakake

Layered chocolate and vanilla fudge cake, a party favorite.

Black Sea Region, Turkey

Deli bal

Deli bal ("mad honey"), the grayanotoxin-bearing rhododendron honey of the eastern Black Sea, is genuinely singular and is bought by the spoonful by name.

United States

Delmonico Potatoes

A rich, creamy baked potato casserole named for New York's Delmonico's restaurant.