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United States

Delmonico Steak

A thick, richly marbled steak from the short loin, named for Delmonico's in New York.

Babeldaob (Main Island Traditional Palau), Palau

Delul Kukau

Taro baked in an open fire without water; a traditional feast food from Airai and other parts of Palau; the simplest and most ancient form of taro preparation; the fire gives a smoky, charred exterior and a soft, starchy interior.

Slovakia

Demikát

Shepherds' soup of bryndza whisked into water or potato broth with caraway and fried onion, poured over stale bread.

Palau

Demok

Taro leaves simmered in coconut milk, sometimes with coconut crab or fish meat; the national soup of Palau; a traditional dish that showcases the Palauan reliance on taro and coconut; served at everyday meals and celebrations.

Slovakia

Demänovka

Herbal liqueur from the Demänová valley made with fourteen herbs and honey, drunk as a digestif or long with tonic.

West Sumatra, Indonesia

Dendeng balado

Dendeng balado is made with thin dried beef fried crisp and buried under red chilli sambal.

Indonesia

Dendeng Paru

Beef lung boiled, sliced thin, dried and fried until brittle, then coated in a sweet-spicy chilli and tamarind sauce

Cape Town, South Africa

Denningvleis

A Cape Malay lamb dish slow-cooked with tamarind, spices, and sugar, sweet-sour and aromatic. A regional and festive specialty, tender and rich, a national and Cape Malay classic, a heritage and Sunday dish, a traditional stew.

United States

Denver Mexican Hamburger

Mexican Hamburger

A Denver Mexican-American specialty: a cheeseburger patty and refried beans enclosed in a flour tortilla, then commonly smothered with Colorado-style green chile.

United States

Denver Omelet

A fluffy omelet folded around diced ham, bell pepper, onion, and cheese — also called a Western omelet.

United States

Denver Sandwich

A Denver omelet served between slices of toast or on a bun as a diner breakfast sandwich.

Ethiopia

Derek Tibs

ደረቅ ጥብስ

Dry-style tibs: cubes of beef seared fast over high heat with onions, jalapeños and rosemary in niter kibbeh, served sizzling in a clay pot that keeps cooking at the table. Crusty edges, juicy interior.

Algeria

Dersa

دارسة

Garlic, cumin and paprika pounded to a paste with olive oil and used as the base seasoning of most red Algerian stews.

Australia

Desert Lime

Small lime from arid inland regions, intense citrus flavour, used in preserves and as a garnish, good size with strong citrus aroma and fresh appearance, a rare native fruit.

Detroit, United States

Detroit-Style Pizza

A rectangular, thick-crust pizza baked in blue-steel pans, with caramelized cheese edges and sauce on top of the cheese.

Macao

Devil's Curry

Diabo

Famous rich, spicy Macanese dish of mixed meats; traditionally served on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany; uses leftovers from Christmas and New Year; roast meats such as chicken, turkey, duck, pheasant, lamb, and beef; two opinions on its name: so many meats and condiments that it is the very Devil, or so called because of its hot spices.

Malacca, Malaysia

Devil's Curry

Kari debal

Eurasian curry of leftover roast meats stewed with candlenut, vinegar, mustard seed and a great deal of dried chilli, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

United States

Devil's Food Cake

A dark, intensely chocolate layer cake with a rich chocolate frosting.

United States

Deviled Eggs

Halved hard-boiled eggs with the yolks mashed with mayonnaise, mustard, and seasonings, piped back in.

England, United Kingdom

Devonshire split

Devonshire split is a sweet bread from Devon, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan

Devzira Rice

Девзира

Devzira is a name used for red-brown rice varieties grown for plov. Kyrgyz Uzgen rice is a specific local Devzira product; other Devzira varieties are also cultivated in Uzbekistan.

China

Dezhou Roast Chicken

德州扒鸡

A Shandong dish of a whole chicken braised with soy sauce, sugar and 16 spices until so tender the meat falls off the bone, a famous train-trip snack.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhakai Paratha

ঢাকাই পরোটা

Wheat dough coiled with ghee and flattened, then fried on a griddle into a many-layered, chewy flatbread eaten with beef curry at breakfast.

Guyana

Dhalpuri Roti

Dhalpuri

Flatbread stuffed with a dry, seasoned ground split-pea filling before rolling, so the pea layer is sealed inside.

Ingredient

Dharma Honey

عسل ضرم

Dharma honey is a named Saudi floral honey gathered from dharma trees, sold as a regional honey rather than as generic wild honey.

Madhesh and Terai, Nepal

Dhikri

ढिक्री

Tharu and Terai cooks steam rice-flour dough into smooth dumplings, served with savoury curries or vegetables.

Nepal

Dhindo

ढिँडो

Corn, millet, or buckwheat flour is stirred into boiling water until it becomes a thick, elastic Nepali porridge.

Dhofar, Oman

Dhofari Manshab

منصاب ظفاري

Dhofari Manshab combines meaty fried fish with aromatic rice cooked in coconut milk, a southern Omani coastal dish with a savory, fragrant finish.

Gujarat, India

Dhokla

ઢોકળા

A steamed, fermented rice and chickpea flour cake from Gujarat. It is light, fluffy, and served with green chutney.

Mauritius

Dholl Puri

Two thin flatbreads rolled with ground yellow split peas into the dough, folded around butter bean curry, tomato satini and chilli paste and handed over in a paper twist.

Maldives

Dhonkeyo Kajuru

ދޮންކޭޔޯ ކަޖުރު

Banana fritters flavoured with vanilla and rose water, dipped in batter and deep-fried until golden — a Maldivian sweet snack served hot.

Western Australia, Australia

Dhufish

West Australian Dhufish

Western Australian fishing icon with superb eating qualities, endemic to southern WA, firm flesh with fresh smell and good size, a prized and regional Western Australian fish.

Jharkhand, India

Dhuska

धुस्का

Fermented rice and lentil batter is fried into Jharkhand's soft-centered, crisp-edged breakfast cakes.

Papua New Guinea

Dia

Sweet sago and ripe banana dumpling steamed in banana-leaf wrapping, served with clotted coconut cream — a PNG dessert where the banana provides all the sweetness.

Indonesia

Diamond Cake

Wajik

Sticky diamond-shaped cake made from glutinous rice, palm sugar, and coconut milk.

Yemen

Diba'a

Squash or pumpkin cooked, strained and sweetened into a thick amber nectar drunk cold.