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Kerala, India

Kerala Stew

ഇസ്തു

A mild, aromatic vegetable or chicken stew from Kerala made with coconut milk, potatoes, and whole spices. Served with appam.

Palau

Kereker

Mashed taro with coconut milk, sometimes with dried fish or shrimp; steamed then pan-fried until crispy; a traditional Palauan dish that transforms taro into a savoury cake

Ethiopia

Keribo

ቀሪቦ

A lightly sweet Ethiopian beverage of fermented barley flour and sugar. Cooling, refreshing and non-alcoholic — a popular drink during Ethiopian holidays and gatherings.

Tunisia

Kerkennaise

A fish specialty of the Kerkennah Islands: fish simmered in a tomato and herb sauce.

Korçë, Albania

Kernacka Korce

Kërnacka Korçë

Small grilled sausages from Korce with onions and spices, juicy well-seasoned meat with good char and proper casing, a Korce regional specialty, traditional and beloved, a local street food icon.

Terengganu, Malaysia

Keropok Lekor

Fish crackers from Terengganu.

India

Kesari Bath

केसरी बाथ

A sweet semolina pudding from Karnataka flavored with saffron, cardamom, and ghee. It is often served alongside khara bath.

Egypt

Keshk

كشك

An Egyptian fermented dairy product of dried yogurt and cracked wheat, used in soups and stews.

Kyrgyzstan

Kesme

Кесме

Hand-cut square noodles boiled in a mutton and vegetable broth, a thick everyday soup of the highland villages.

Kazakhstan

Kespe

Кеспе

Kazakh hand-cut noodles served with meat and broth.

Algeria

Kesra

كسرة

An Algerian semolina flatbread cooked on a hot griddle, usually as a round galette; local styles vary.

United States

Ketchup

The ubiquitous tomato condiment of vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices — the American table's default dip.

Canada

Ketchup Chips

Croustilles au ketchup

Potato chips with ketchup flavoring, sweet and tangy with strong vinegar foundation, popular uniquely Canadian snack.

Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

Kete

Kətə

Flat pastry stuffed with fried onion and greens or with a sweet flour-and-butter crumb, baked on a griddle.

Malaysia

Ketupat Palas

Glutinous rice in triangular palm leaf pouch, compact texture with neat weaving, traditionally eaten during Hari Raya.

Terengganu, Malaysia

Ketupat Sotong

Ketupat Sotong stuffs squid with glutinous rice and simmers it in a light coconut gravy.

Hail, Saudi Arabia

Keubaibat Hail

كبيبات حائل

Keubaibat Hail is a Hail rice dish with spiced meatballs or kofta served over aromatic rice, balancing tender meat and fluffy grains.

Bhutan

Kewa Datshi

ཀེ་བ་དར་ཚིལ།

Potato sliced thin and cooked in the same cheese sauce with a few chillies, the gentlest of the datshi family.

United States

Key Lime Pie

A Florida Keys dessert of tart key lime custard in a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream or meringue.

Ethiopia

Key Sir

ቀይ ሥር

Literally 'red root' — Ethiopia's beautifully magenta beet-and-potato salad, lightly seasoned and bright with vinegar and lemon. A jewel-toned addition to any beyaynetu.

Yazd, Iran

Keyk-e Yazdi

کیک یزدی

Small Yazdi cakes rise with cardamom and rose water into a tender, lightly domed crumb baked in individual moulds.

Turkey

Keşkek

A traditional ceremonial dish of wheat and meat slow-cooked in large cauldrons, prepared for weddings, circumcisions, and religious holidays. The wheat is hulled with wooden mallets in a communal ritual, then cooked overnight with meat, onions, and spices. UNESCO inscribed the ceremonial keşkek tradition on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.

Turkey

Keşkül

Keşkül is the almond milk pudding of the old dervish kitchens — pale, barely set and served in shallow bowls with coconut or almond slivers.

Botswana

Kgomodimetsing

Traditional Botswana herbal tea — leaves of the kgomodimetsing plant mixed with regular tea for a fragrant, scented brew; a traditional beverage of the Batswana, drunk for both flavour and medicinal properties.

Cambodia

Kha Sach Chrouk

ខសាច់ជ្រូក

Caramelized pork or chicken braised in soy sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar, and star anise with bamboo shoots and hard-boiled eggs.

United Arab Emirates

Khabees

خبيص

Khabees is a toasted flour dessert mixed with honey or sugar, cardamom, saffron, and rose water; nuts or coconut may be added before it is served warm.

United Arab Emirates

Khabeesa

خبيصة

Khabeesa is the semolina version of Khabees, toasted with butter and flavored with saffron, cardamom, rose water, and sometimes nuts.

Georgia

Khabizgina

Ხაბიზგინა

An Ossetian-style round khachapuri from Georgia's mountain regions, stuffed with cheese and mashed potatoes, baked into a filled flatbread.

Bhutan

Khabzey

ཁ་བཟས།

Flour, butter and sugar dough shaped into knots, bows and ribbons and deep-fried, stacked into towers on the altar at Losar.

Georgia

Khachapuri

Хачапури

Georgia's cheese bread, in a dozen regional shapes: sealed and flat in the west, open like a boat with an egg on the coast, layered in puff pastry in the city.

Balochistan, Pakistan

Khadda Kabab

کھڈا کباب

Whole lamb or mutton cooked in a sealed pit, falling-off-the-bone tender.

Botswana

Khadi

Traditional Botswana alcoholic drink brewed from various ingredients — the healthiest version uses wild berries; widely consumed among low-income groups; a homemade brew of the Kalahari.

Northern Thailand (Lanna), Thailand

Khaep mu (Crispy Thai Pork Rinds)

แคบหมู

Khaep mu is a Northern Thai pork-rind snack sold crisp in bags and commonly eaten with nam prik noom.

Kermanshah, Iran

Khagineh

خاگینه

Eggs are folded into a sweet or savoury Iranian pancake, with saffron, yoghurt, or herbs depending on the regional form.

Thailand

Khai Chiao

ไข่เจียว

Golden Thai-style omelet with crispy edges, served over jasmine rice with chili sauce.

Thailand

Khai luk khoei (Son-in-Law Eggs)

ไข่ลูกเขย

Khai luk khoei (son-in-law eggs) is made with boiled eggs deep-fried and glazed in tamarind.