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Izumo, Japan

Izumo Soba

出雲そば

Shimane's dark buckwheat soba, ground shell-included, served in stacked lacquered bowls (warigo).

Bulgaria

Izvara

Извара

Bulgarian whey cheese, similar to Romanian urda

Brazil

Içá Frita

Fried içá ants from the Paraíba Valley, eaten as a rare seasonal delicacy with a crisp, nutty bite.

Argentina

Jabalí

Wild boar from the Patagonian forests, grilled or braised in red wine. A game specialty of the Andean south, served with root vegetables and regional sauces.

Sudan

Jabana

Coffee roasted over coals in front of you, pounded with ginger or cardamom and boiled in a long-necked clay pot, then strained through grass into small cups.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jabukovaca

Jabukovača

Bosnian apple-filled filo pastry.

Brazil

Jabuticaba

A Brazilian grape-like fruit that grows directly on the trunk and branches of the jabuticabeira. Sweet, tart and dark purple, eaten fresh or made into jellies, liqueurs and wines.

Poland

Jabłecznik

A Polish apple cake, often with a sponge or meringue top, lighter than szarlotka. A home-baked and café dessert, sweet and tart, served with coffee or tea.

Israel

Jachnun

ג'חנון

Yemenite rolled dough baked overnight at low heat until it turns brown and dense, served on Shabbat morning with grated tomato, hard-boiled egg and schug.

United States

Jack Daniel's

A Tennessee whiskey made in Lynchburg, charcoal-mellowed through sugar maple, with a signature smooth, sweet character.

Jamaica

Jackass Corn

A traditional Jamaican hard biscuit of coconut, flour and sugar, baked until crisp and dry, named for its toughness, a durable, long-lasting snack.

United Kingdom

Jacket Potato

A large baking potato cooked in its skin until the inside is floury, split open and loaded with butter, cheese, beans or tuna.

Switzerland

Jacket Potatoes with Cheese

Gschwellti

Potatoes boiled whole in their skins and eaten hot with cheese, butter and pickles, the standard partner to raclette and cold cuts.

Sri Lanka

Jackfruit

කොස්

The enormous spiked fruit of the jak tree, eaten unripe as a meaty curry, ripe as a sweet fruit, and its seeds boiled as a vegetable

Luang Prabang, Laos

Jaew Bong

ແຈ່ວບອງ

Sweet-hot Luang Prabang paste of roasted chilli, garlic, galangal and shredded dried buffalo skin, cooked down in oil.

United Kingdom

Jaffa Cakes

A sponge disc topped with orange jelly and covered in dark chocolate, sold in boxes of twelve.

Israel

Jaffa Orange

תפוז יפו

Thick-skinned, nearly seedless Shamouti orange that made the port of Jaffa an export name from the 1850s onwards.

Australia

Jaffas

Chocolate centre with hard orange-flavoured red shell, cinema classic since 1931, good orange flavour with crisp shell and fresh chocolate, an Australian nostalgic icon.

South Africa

Jaffle

A South African toasted sandwich, sealed and pressed in a jaffle iron, filled with cheese, tomato, or mince. A national and home staple, crispy and gooey

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Jaffna Crab Curry

நண்டு கறி

Whole lagoon crab cooked in a fiercely hot northern curry powder with roasted spices, tamarind and coconut milk, eaten with the hands.

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Jaffna Goat Curry

ஆட்டிறைச்சி கறி

Goat on the bone cooked in the dark northern curry powder with tamarind and coconut, hot enough to make a visitor stop talking.

Cape Verde

Jagacida

Rice and bean pilaf from Fogo Island, cooked with onions, paprika, and bay leaves until the rice turns red-gold; often enriched with linguiça sausage.

Sri Lanka

Jaggery Oil Cake

අතිරස

Rice flour and jaggery treacle kneaded into a stiff dough, flattened into discs and deep-fried until dark, dense and very sweet.

Dominican Republic

Jagua

A Dominican tropical fruit with yellow, sweet, aromatic flesh around seeds, eaten fresh. A lowland and coastal fruit, sweet and floral.

Iraq

Jajik

جاجيك

Thick yoghurt beaten with cucumber, garlic, dried mint and salt, served cold as a side to grilled meat and rice.

Bhutan

Jaju

ཇ་ཇུ།

A thin milk soup with turnip or spinach leaves and a lump of butter, served alongside the hot dishes to cool the mouth.

Madagascar

Jaka

Zebu beef packed into a sealed jar or horn with fat and buried underground for up to a year, then dug up for a family celebration.

Bolivia

Jaka Taqui

A Bolivian dish of sun-dried meat (charque) rehydrated and stewed with potatoes and corn.

India

Jal Jeera

जलजीरा

A spiced, tangy Indian drink made with cumin, mint, tamarind, and black salt. It is cooling and aids digestion.

Dominican Republic

Jalea de Guayaba

A Dominican guava jelly of guava pulp and sugar, cooked until spreadable. Eaten with cheese, on bread, or in pastries, a sweet and floral spread.

Venezuela

Jalea de Mango

Green mango cooked with papelón until it reduces to a stiff, sour-sweet paste, cut into blocks and eaten with cheese.

India

Jalebi

जलेबी

Crisp, coiled fritters soaked in saffron syrup until glistening.

Gujarat, India

Jalebi Fafda

જલેબી ફાફડા

The classic Gujarati breakfast combo of crispy fafda with sweet, syrupy jalebi. It is eaten especially on Dussehra.

West Bengal, India

Jalfrezi

জালফ্রেজি

Meat or vegetables are stir-fried with onion, tomato, capsicum, and chilli into a quick, dry curry.

England, United Kingdom

Jam Roly-Poly

Suet pastry spread with jam, rolled into a log, wrapped and steamed, then sliced into spirals and served with custard.

Croatia

Jam-Filled Buns

Buhtla

In Croatia, Jam-Filled Buns is soft yeast bun filled with plum or apricot jam.