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Bulgaria

Kurabiiki

Курабийки

Crunchy butter biscuits.

Sri Lanka

Kurakkan Leaf Parcels

හලාප

Finger millet flour mixed with coconut and treacle, wrapped in a kanda leaf and steamed, eaten with the leaf peeled back.

Bulgaria

Kurban Chorba

Курбан чорба

Lamb offal and meat boiled long with onion, paprika and mint, cooked in vast cauldrons at village saints' days and shared out to everyone present.

Japan

Kuri kinton

栗きんとん

Kuri kinton, chestnuts in a glossy sweet-potato paste, is a named osechi dish with a fixed New Year meaning.

Russia

Kurnik

Курник

Kurnik is a dome-shaped chicken pie with chicken, rice, eggs, and mushrooms, wedding pie.

Kazakhstan

Kurt

Құрт

Salted sour milk is strained, shaped into firm pieces, and dried into a tangy travel cheese.

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Kurtovska Kapiya Pepper

Куртовска капия

Long, thick-walled sweet red pepper from the Plovdiv plain — the pepper that lyutenitsa, kyopoolu and chushki burek are all built on.

Turkey

Kuru Fasulye

Kuru fasulye is a hearty Turkish stew of white beans slow-cooked with onions, tomato paste, and sometimes cubed meat or sucuk.

North Caucasus, Russia

Kurze

Курзе

Dagestani dumplings shaped like fat half-moons pinched along a braided edge; fillings run from mutton to cheese to egg-and-onion.

Japan

Kusaya

くさや

Kusaya, fish steeped in a centuries-old fermenting brine and dried, is one of the most notorious-smelling foods on earth and is made only on the Izu Islands.

Osaka, Japan

Kushikatsu

串カツ

Skewered meat, vegetables, and seafood, breaded and deep-fried, an Osaka specialty.

Japan

Kushiyaki

串焼き

General term for skewered and grilled meat, vegetables, and offal, broader than just chicken.

Malta

Kusksu

Broad beans and small pearl pasta simmered with onion and tomato, finished with a ġbejna and sometimes an egg.

Ethiopia

Kuti Shai

ቁቲ ሻይ

A unique Ethiopian tea brewed from the leaves of the coffee plant (rather than the beans). Lightly caffeinated, mellow, and a Harari-region specialty.

Belarus

Kutsia

Куцця

Whole wheat or barley grains boiled soft and dressed with honey, poppy-seed milk, nuts and dried fruit — the first dish of the Christmas Eve table.

Black Sea Region, Turkey

Kuymak

Cornmeal whisked into butter and melting cheese until it turns to a stretchy golden fondue, the Black Sea highlands' answer to winter — eaten with fresh bread and cornmeal crumbles.

Kazakhstan

Kuyrdak

Қуырдақ

Heart, liver, kidneys, onion, and pepper are browned together into a rich Kazakh offal dish served hot from the pan.

Japan

Kuzu Mochi

葛餅

Kuzu-mochi denotes the translucent kudzu-starch sweet, distinct from Kanto kuzumochi, which may use fermented wheat starch.

Turkey

Kuzu Sis

Cubed lamb shish, the foundational Turkish kebab.

Turkey

Kuzu Tandir

Slow-roasted milk-fed lamb in a tandoor, an Anatolian celebration classic.

Japan

Kuzumochi

くず餅

Kanto kuzumochi may use fermented wheat starch; it is a springy regional sweet distinct from kuzu-mochi, the translucent kudzu-starch confection.

Czech Republic

Kuře na paprice

Kuře na paprice is a poultry dish from Czech Republic, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Norway

Kvaefjordkake

Kvæfjordkake

Kvæfjord layered meringue and almond cake, known as "verdens beste".

Belarus

Kvas

Gira

Kvas is a naturally fermented rye-bread drink with a lightly sour, malty flavour and gentle carbonation.

Norway

Kvikk Lunsj

A Norwegian chocolate-covered biscuit bar, the national hiking snack, a cultural and outdoor icon

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kvrgusa

Kvrguša

Kvrguša is a Krajina bake of chicken set into a cornmeal-and-egg batter until the edges brown.

Cameroon

Kwacoco

Grated cocoyam mixed with palm oil, wrapped tightly in banana leaves and steamed into a firm loaf, sliced to eat with mbanga soup.

Malta

Kwareżimal

Lenten biscuit of almonds, citrus zest and spice with no fat or egg, baked chewy and topped with honey and chopped almond.

Nepal

Kwati

क्वाती

Several beans are soaked, sprouted, and simmered with spices into a nourishing Nepali mixed-bean soup.

China

Kway Chap

粿汁

Broad sheets of rice noodle in a light braising liquor, served alongside a bowl of pork offal, braised egg, beancurd and pork belly stewed in dark soy and star anise.

Lesser Poland, Poland

Kwaśnica

A highland (Podhale) sauerkraut soup with smoked ribs, bacon, and potatoes, tangy and hearty. A Tatra mountain specialty, served with bread, warming and sour.

Armenia

Kyalagosh

Քյալագոշ

Kyalagosh is a substantial Armenian lentil-and-yogurt soup assembled over dried lavash, with choratan or strained yogurt and fried onions added at the end.

Myanmar

Kyay Oh

ကြေးအိုး

Rice noodles in a clear pork broth with pork offal, minced pork balls and a whole raw egg dropped in to poach, traditionally served in a brass pot.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Cake

Київський торт

Kyiv Cake is a Ukrainian cake of crisp meringue and hazelnut layers joined by buttercream, created in Kyiv.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv-Style Pike-Perch

Судак по-київськи

Kyiv-Style Pike-Perch is a pike perch baked with potatoes and cheese in creamy mushroom sauce.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyivska Perepichka

Київська перепічка

Kyivska Perepichka is a Kyiv street snack of sausage wrapped in yeast dough and deep-fried.