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Jamaica

Jamaican Chocolate Tea

Chocolate tea

A traditional Jamaican hot drink of hand-rolled cocoa balls grated and simmered with milk, water, cinnamon and nutmeg, of Taíno origin, a breakfast staple.

Anguilla

Jamaican Festival

Festival

Sweetened cornmeal and flour dough rolled into a finger shape and deep-fried until golden — the fixed accompaniment to jerk and fried fish.

Jamaica

Jamaican Ginger Beer

Ginger beer

A Jamaican ginger drink; one traditional Christmas recipe steeps grated ginger and lime, adds sugar and yeast, then ferments before straining and serving chilled.

Jamaica

Jamaican Patty

Patty

Half-moon of turmeric-yellow flaky pastry filled with heavily seasoned minced beef and scotch bonnet, baked and eaten from a paper bag.

Jamaica

Jamaican Sweet Bread

Sweet bread

A dense, moist Jamaican quick bread of flour, coconut, sugar, spices and sometimes raisins, baked into a loaf with a crisp, sweet crust, a tea-time staple.

New Orleans, United States

Jambalaya

A Creole rice dish with chicken, sausage, and seafood, simmered with the holy trinity and Cajun or Creole seasoning.

Pays de la Loire, France

Jambon aux mogettes (Ham with white bean stew)

Jambon aux mogettes pairs Vendée ham with creamy white beans simmered slowly with aromatics.

Wallonia, Belgium

Jambon d'Ardenne

Jambon d'Ardenne is a protected Ardennes cured ham with a deep savoury aroma and firm slice.

Switzerland

Jambon de la Borne

Protected farmhouse smoked ham associated with the Borne chimney, produced across Fribourg and the Vaud part of Broye.

Luxembourg

Jambon en Croûte

Ham am Deeg

A whole ham wrapped in pastry and baked, sliced at the table with mustard and a salad — the standard Luxembourgish festivity dish.

Paris, France

Jambon-beurre

Jambon-beurre is a fresh baguette split and filled with butter and slices of cooked ham.

Brazil

Jambu

A leafy Amazonian herb (paracress) whose leaves and yellow flowers numb and tingle the mouth, indispensable in tacacá and pato no tucupi.

Karak, Jordan

Jameed

جميد

Sheep or goat yoghurt salted, strained and dried into hard white stones that keep for years and are reconstituted into sauce.

Colombia

Jamon de Mono

Jamón de mono

A Tolima sweet of panela, milk, and rice flour, cooked until thick and sliceable. A rustic, traditional dessert of the interior, served at Christmas.

Mexico

Jamoncillo

A fudge-like milk-and-piloncillo candy, often studded with nuts or seeds.

Indonesia

Jamu

Traditional herbal medicine drink made from turmeric, tamarind, ginger, and other medicinal plants.

Peru

Jamón del País

Peruvian seasoned boiled ham sliced for breads, breakfasts and the classic butifarra.

Netherlands

Jan Hagel Cookies

Jan Hagel

Traditional Dutch cookie with almond slivers and sugar, crisp and textured, a historic Amsterdam treat.

Albania

Jani me Fasule

A northern Albanian stew of white beans simmered with onion, tomato and herbs until thick and spoon-tender.

Finland

Jansson's Temptation

Janssoninkiusaus

Potato casserole with anchovies or sprats, onions, and cream, Swedish origin but common in Finnish Christmas table.

Sweden

Jansson's Temptation

Janssons frestelse

Creamy potato casserole with julienned potatoes, onions, pickled sprats, and cream, a Christmas classic.

Japan

Japanese cheesecake

スフレチーズケーキ

Japanese soufflé cheesecake, the jiggling airy cake baked in Japan and exported worldwide as a phenomenon, is a named Japanese invention.

Japan

Japanese Curry Rice

カレーライス

Mild, thick, slightly sweet curry over rice, introduced via the British Navy in the 19th century.

Japan

Japanese Potato Salad

ポテトサラダ

Japanese potato salad is a mashed, creamy salad with Kewpie mayonnaise, cucumber, and other crisp additions, served in izakaya and convenience stores; it is distinct from German potato salad.

Japan

Japanese Whisky

ジャパニーズウイスキー

Whisky modeled on Scotch, refined by Suntory and Nikka since the 1920s, now world-renowned.

North Korea

Japchae

잡채

Stir-fried sweet potato glass noodles (dangmyeon) with assorted vegetables, beef, and mushrooms, seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil.

Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Japonesa

A sweet fried doughnut filled with custard-like cream (egg yolks, sugar, cornflour, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon); coated in golden syrup or granulated sugar; the name references Japanese dorayaki cakes; eaten at teatime or as a snack, and also for Hanukkah by the Jewish community.

Montenegro

Japraci

Rolls of soured collard leaf around minced meat and rice, cooked long — the mountain answer to sarma, using raštan instead of cabbage.

Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Japrak

Rice and minced meat rolled in raštika — collard or kale leaves rather than vine leaves — and simmered in a shallow pot.

Saudi Arabia

Jareesh

جريش

Jareesh is cracked wheat porridge slow-cooked with meat and yogurt or broth until creamy, then served with Najdi accompaniments.

Norway

Jarlsberg

A Norwegian semi-hard cheese with large holes, mild and nutty, made from cow's milk, a national and international star.aple

Bhutan

Jasha Maru

བྱ་ཤ་མ་རུ།

Minced or diced chicken cooked with tomato, ginger, garlic, chilli and coriander into a loose, brothy stew served over rice.

United Arab Emirates

Jasheed

جشيد

Spiced fish and rice, traditionally with baby shark, now often emperor fish, minced fish with spices, well-spiced fish with proper rice texture, a traditional Emirati seafood specialty, coastal heritage.

China

Jasmine Tea

茉莉花茶

Green tea layered repeatedly with fresh jasmine blossoms overnight so it absorbs the scent, then the spent flowers are removed.

Slovakia

Jaternica

Pork offal and rice or barley packed into a casing with marjoram and garlic, made at the winter slaughter and fried or baked until the skin splits.

Czech Republic

Jatrove Knedlicky

Játrové knedlíčky

Small liver dumplings served in beef broth.