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Seychelles
Kari Zourit
Seychelles' signature dish — octopus cut into small pieces, boiled, then cooked in coconut milk with eggplant, garlic, fresh ginger, curry leaves, cinnamon leaves, curry powder, saffron, masala, chilli powder, turmeric, and green hot chilli peppers; every family has its own version; a staple at celebrations and festivities; accompanied by basmati rice, papaya chutney, and chili relish.
Cambodia
ការីសាច់មាន់
Red chicken curry with coconut milk, sweet potatoes, carrots, and green papaya, milder than Thai red curry thanks to large local red chilies.
Greece
Καρυδόπιτα
Greek walnut cake, spiced with cinnamon and cloves, soaked in syrup, a café and home dessert. A moist, nutty, sweet cake, a national treat, served with ice cream or cream, a winter favorite.
Kerala, India
കരിമീൻ പൊളിച്ചത്
A Kerala specialty of pearl spot fish marinated, wrapped in banana leaf, and pan-fried. It is aromatic and smoky.
Japan
かりんとう
Karinto, fried dough sticks lacquered in dark brown sugar, is a named traditional Japanese confection sold by weight.
Sudan
كركديه
Egypt's beloved hibiscus tea, served hot or cold with sugar, a national and hospitality icon
Central African Republic
Dried hibiscus calyces and fresh ginger steeped in hot water, sweetened and served chilled; a deep-red, tart and refreshing drink found at markets and roadside stalls.
Sweden
Kärleksmums
Chocolate coconut sheet cake, a popular fika cake.
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovarský suchar
Karlovarsky suchar is a bread or flatbread from Karlovy Vary, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovarské oplatky is a dessert from Karlovy Vary, a sweet finish to the local table.
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovarské trojhranky
Karlovarské trojhránky is a dessert from Karlovy Vary, a sweet finish to the local table.
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Karlovarský knedlík
Large, sliced bread dumpling from the spa town of Karlovy Vary, served with roast meats.
Turkey
Eggplants split lengthwise and stuffed with a mixture of minced lamb, onions, tomatoes, and parsley, then baked until the eggplant is meltingly tender. The name means 'split belly' in Turkish. It is one of the most iconic home-cooked dishes in Turkish cuisine.
South Africa
Ostrich steak seared in butter and served with a juniper and peppercorn cream sauce, alongside pumpkin and maize mash.
Poland
Christmas carp.
Poland
A Polish cream pie of choux pastry (top and bottom) filled with custard, resembling the Carpathian mountains. A bakery and home dessert, flaky and creamy, a national treat.
Greece
Καρπουζόπιτα
A Cycladic sweet bread of watermelon pulp bound with flour, sesame and walnuts, baked in slices — born of using every part of the melon harvest.
Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Kars gruyère-style aged cow cheese.
Turkey
Karsambac, mountain snow poured with fruit syrup, is a named seasonal street sweet of the southern and eastern provinces and a genuine collectible moment.
Norway
Hot coffee with a shot of moonshine, a Northern Norway tradition.
Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia
Kraški med
Honey from the Karst's linden, acacia and chestnut flowers, protected by origin and darker and more resinous than lowland honey.
Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia
Kraški pršut
Pork leg salted and dried in the burja, the dry wind that scours the Karst plateau — no smoke, no cooking, twelve months minimum in stone drying rooms.
Kazakhstan
Қарта
A Kazakh boiled horse intestine dish
Podlasie, Poland
A northeastern Polish (Podlasie) potato dumpling stuffed with meat, similar to pyzy but smaller and oval. A regional specialty, hearty and savory, served with bacon.
Denmark
Potato-and-mayonnaise open sandwich.
Bavaria, Germany
Kartoffelschmarrn tears cooked potatoes into rough pieces and fries them in butter until crisp and golden.
Belarus
Картапляникі
Balls of boiled mashed potato stuffed with fried mushrooms, curd or minced meat, then fried or baked in sour cream.
Papua New Guinea
Nuts from the mountain pandanus tree — a prized Highlands food, harvested between December and March, with a major harvest every second year; rich in oil and protein.
Tanzania
Grated coconut or roasted peanuts cooked with sugar and cardamom and set into hard slabs cut into diamonds.
Maldives
ކަށިކެޔޮ
Screwpine (pandanus) fruit, a common Maldivian ingredient eaten raw in thin slices or cooked — sold fresh in markets across the islands.
Japan
柏餅
Kashiwamochi, mochi wrapped in an oak leaf and eaten at Children's Day, is a named calendar sweet with a fixed May window.
Iran
کشک
Drained fermented whey dried into hard balls or sold as a thick liquid, used to finish soups and aubergine dishes with a sharp, funky saltiness.
Iran
کشک بادمجان
Fried aubergine mashed with garlic, fried mint and whey-based kashk, served warm with crisped onion and walnut on top.
North Macedonia
Кашкавал
Kashkaval is a firm, pale-yellow Balkan cheese, usually made from sheep’s milk or a sheep-and-cow blend and eaten sliced or melted.
Bulgaria
Кашкавал пане
A Bulgarian dish of thick slices of kashkaval cheese dredged in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, deep-fried until golden and gooey.
Jammu and Kashmir, India
کشمیری چائے
A pink milk tea made by simmering green tea with bicarbonate of soda before adding milk. Kashmiri versions are commonly salted, while Pakistani styles may be sweetened and garnished with nuts.
