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Philippines

Filipino Street Ice Cream

Sorbetes

A traditional carabao milk ice cream sold by street vendors (sorbeteros) in colorful carts, in unique flavors.

Netherlands

Filled Cookie

Gevulde koek

Round almond paste-filled buttery shortcrust pastry, decorated with almonds on top, a classic Dutch bakery treat with coffee.

Serbia

Filled Pancakes

Палачинке

Thin pancakes rolled around walnut and sugar, jam, or chocolate spread, and sold from dedicated street windows late into the night.

Philippines

Filled Pastry

Hopia

A Chinese-influenced flaky pastry with fillings like mung bean, ube, or pork, a popular snack from Binondo.

Romania

Filled Pie

Plăcintă

A thin-dough filled pie baked or pan-fried until crisp, with curd, cabbage, pumpkin, apple, walnut, or sour-cherry fillings depending on the season and household.

Karnataka, India

Filter Coffee

फिल्टर कॉफी

A strong South Indian coffee brewed in a metal filter and mixed with hot milk. It is served in a dabarah and tumbler.

Bulgaria

Filè Elena

Филе Елена

Whole pork loin dry-cured with salt, savory and pepper into a firm, lean fillet — the leaner cousin of Elenski but from the same Balkan towns.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Filé à Oswaldo Aranha

Rio's garlic-crusted steak served with farofa, white rice and fried potatoes, named for the statesman who ordered it.

Guam

Fina'denne'

A Chamorro sauce and Guam condiment served over meat, poultry, fish, and rice, or as a dip. Versions include soy-and-vinegar, lemon, and tuba-vinegar styles.

The Gambia

Findi

A fine, couscous-like grain used in The Gambia as an alternative to rice, especially beneath groundnut stews such as domoda.

Australia

Finger Lime

Citrus Caviar

Small elongated citrus with bead-like pulp that bursts with sharp lime flavor, fresh pearls that pop with good acidity and vibrant color, used as gourmet garnish, native.

Sri Lanka

Finger Millet

කුරක්කන්

A dark red-brown millet ground into flour for rotis, porridge and steamed sweets, and treated as the healthier grain.

United States

Finger Steaks

An Idaho and Montana tavern staple: strips of beef tenderloin, battered and deep-fried.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Finnan Haddie

Finnan Haddie is cold-smoked haddock from Findon, traditionally smoked over wood and served cooked or poached.

Northern Norway, Norway

Finnbiff

Finnbiff is a stew from Northern Norway, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Finland

Finnish Doughnut

Munkki

Traditional Finnish doughnuts, typically ring-shaped, deep-fried and coated with sugar, a popular coffee companion.

Finland

Finnish Hash

Pyttipannu

Rustic hash made from diced potatoes, meat (often sausages), and onions pan-fried in butter, topped with fried egg.

Helsinki, Finland

Finnish Long Drink

Lonkero

Ready-mixed drink of gin and grapefruit soda, created for 1952 Helsinki Olympics, now an iconic Finnish beverage.

Finland

Finnish Mead

Sima

Sweet fermented drink similar to mead, traditional for May Day (Vappu), made with lemon, sugar, yeast, and raisins.

Finland

Finnish Meatballs

Lihapullat

Finnish meatballs typically served with creamy brown gravy and lingonberry sauce, accompanied by potatoes.

Andalusia, Spain

Fino Sherry

Fino

The driest and most delicate sherry, aged biologically under a layer of flor yeast, pale, light, and served chilled as an aperitif.

Tuscany, Italy

Finocchiona

Tuscan fennel-seed salami, the most typical salume of Tuscany. Aged 6+ months, flavored with wild fennel seeds and garlic.

Bahamas

Fire Engine

Tinned corned beef steamed down with onion, tomato and pepper and spooned over grits or white rice.

Germany

Fire Tongs Punch

Feuerzangenbowle

Mulled wine with a rum-soaked sugar cone flambéed over it, a dramatic traditional Christmas drink.

Alaska, United States

Fireweed honey

An Alaskan honey made from fireweed blossoms, pale and delicate with a light, floral sweetness.

Eritrea

Firfir

ፍርፍር

A whole family of Ethiopian dishes built on torn or chopped injera tossed with sauces and seasonings. The word literally means 'crumbled' — and it can be made spicy with berbere or mild and savory. A classic breakfast.

Uganda

Firinda

Beans boiled until they collapse, then sieved and mashed smooth with ghee into a pale purée, an Ankole dish of the west.

Senegal

Firire

Whole fish scored, marinated and deep-fried until the skin blisters, served with onion sauce and fried plantain.

Azerbaijan

Firni

A milk pudding thickened with ground rice or starch and flavored with aromatics such as cardamom, saffron, or rose water. Firni varies by region; Afghan versions may use cornstarch, while Azerbaijani recipes commonly use rice flour.

Cambodia

Fish Amok

អាម៉ុកត្រី

Steamed fish curry in a kroeung paste of lemongrass, galangal, turmeric and kaffir lime, set with coconut milk into a custard-like mousse and served in a banana leaf cup.

Atlantic Canada, Canada

Fish and Brewis

Traditional Newfoundland meal of salted cod, salt pork, and hardtack biscuits, served with scrunchions.

Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Fish and Chips

Battered white fish — cod, haddock or plaice — deep-fried to order with thick-cut chips, salt and malt vinegar, wrapped in paper.

British Virgin Islands

Fish and Fungi

Fungi

A Virgin Islands pairing of fish with fungi, a thick cornmeal preparation commonly cooked with okra. Fish and local preparations vary by island.

Guinea-Bissau

Fish and Peanut Fritters

Bolinhos de Mancarra com Peixe

Guinea-Bissau fritters combining seasoned fish with ground peanut, shaped and fried until crisp.

Palembang, Indonesia

Fish Ball Soup

Tekwan

Palembang fish ball soup with vermicelli and vegetables in savory shrimp broth.

The Gambia

Fish Ball Stew

Chu Dewtirr

Seasoned fish balls simmered in a tomato and onion sauce with vegetables, a Gambian alternative to whole-fish stews and a companion to rice.