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Togo

N'gbagba

A savoury fried tomato and onion sauce in Togo, often spooned over rice-and-beans dishes; salty, sweet, and slightly smoky from the fry.

India

Naan

नान

A leavened, tandoor-baked flatbread with a soft, chewy texture. It is one of India's most recognizable breads abroad, traditionally brushed with butter or ghee and served with curries

Azerbaijan

Nabat

Sugar syrup crystallises around a string or stick into clear rock candy that is nibbled with tea.

Guria, Georgia

Nabeghlavi

Ნაბეღლავი

A naturally carbonated mineral water from western springs, lighter and less salty than the country's more famous bottle.

Nablus, Palestine

Nabulsi Cheese

جبنة نابلسية

Semi-firm brined white cheese from Nablus, flavoured with mahlab and mastic, often studded with nigella seeds — used in knafeh or fried.

Nicaragua

Nacatamal

Nicaragua's tamale: corn masa with pork, rice, potatoes, and spices, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, a festive and weekend classic

Mexico

Nachos

Tortilla chips topped with melted cheese, jalapeños, and often beans or meat.

Jammu and Kashmir, India

Nadru yakhni (Lotus root curry)

नद्रू यख़नी

Lotus stem is simmered in a yogurt and fennel broth with mild Kashmiri spices.

United Arab Emirates

Nagash

نقاش

Sweet bread, traditional Emirati sweet bread preparation, freshly baked with proper sweetness and good texture, often served with honey or date syrup, a rare and regional Emirati sweet, heritage.

Uzbekistan

Nahor Oshi

Наҳор оши

Morning plov served at a wedding breakfast, with rice, carrots, meat, and a large kazan's slow-cooked aroma.

Uganda

Nakati

A leafy nightshade green with a slightly bitter, mineral flavour, steamed or cooked with groundnut paste.

Bhutan

Nakey

ན་ཀེ།

Fiddlehead fern shoots picked wild in spring and stir-fried with cheese or chilli, tasting green and faintly bitter.

Kuwait

Nakhi

نخي

Chickpeas boiled with cumin and salt and sold hot in paper cups from carts, eaten with a squeeze of lemon.

Poland

Nalewka

A traditional Polish fruit or herb tincture, made by macerating fruits, herbs, or spices in vodka. Aged for months, sweet and potent, a home and manor tradition, served in small glasses.

Ukraine

Nalysnyky

Налисники

Nalysnyky is a thin crepes filled with meat, cheese, mushrooms, sweetened cottage cheese, poppy seeds, or berries.

Ukraine

Nalyvka

Наливка

Nalyvka is a fruit liqueur made by infusing vodka with fruit, honey, and sugar, dozens of varieties based on fruit used, clear fruit flavor with alcohol balance.

Thailand

Nam Chim Kai

น้ำจิ้มไก่

Thai sweet chili dipping sauce with garlic, vinegar, and sugar, commonly served with grilled chicken and fried foods.

Bangkok, Thailand

Nam Khaeng Sai

น้ำแข็งใส

Thai shaved ice dessert with colorful jellies, sweet corn, lotus seeds, and syrup toppings.

Northern Thailand (Lanna), Thailand

Nam Ngiao

เนื้อเนียว

Northern Thai noodle soup with pork broth, blood cake, tomato, and crushed chili paste.

Northern Thailand (Lanna), Thailand

Nam Prik Noom

น้ำพริกหนุ่ม

Northern Thai green chili dip with roasted young chilies, garlic, and shallots, served with vegetables and pork rinds.

Thailand

Nam Prik Pao

น้ำพริกเผา

Roasted chili paste made with dried chilies, garlic, shallots, and shrimp paste, used as a condiment or soup base.

Laos

Nam Van

ນໍ້າຫວານ

Coconut milk with tapioca pearls, jackfruit, palm seed, water chestnut and jellies, served warm or over ice.

India

Namak Para

नमक पारे

A North Indian savory fried pastry made from flour and carom seeds. It is a Diwali snack.

Polynesian Outliers (Temotu / Rennell and Bellona), Solomon Islands

Nambo

Traditional breadfruit biscuit from Santa Cruz in Temotu province; breadfruit is roasted, peeled, cut into squares, and further heated to harden into a biscuit texture; keeps for 2+ years; used for fishing trips and disaster preparedness; a Polynesian outlier specialty.

Kanto, Japan

Namerou

なめろう

Chiba's chopped raw fish pounded with miso, ginger, and shiso, originally a fisherman's quick meal.

South Africa

Namibian Droëwors

Droëwors

A slender South African dried sausage made from spiced minced meat and fat, seasoned with vinegar and hung to dry; a neighboring-country and wider Southern African snack tradition.

Ingredient

Namibian Pearl Salt

High-quality salt harvested from the salt pans of Walvis Bay — coarse, pearl-like crystals, used for cooking and curing; one of Namibia's notable food products listed by TasteAtlas.

Namibia

Namibian Wiener Schnitzel

Wiener Schnitzel

German settler schnitzel adapted in Namibia — veal or beef pounded thin, breaded and fried, served with lemon; a legacy of German colonial cuisine, found on menus across Windhoek and Swakopmund.

Peshawar, Pakistan

Namkeen Karahi

نمکین کڑاہی

Lamb or beef cooked in a karahi with animal fat, salt, green chilli and tomato only, with no spice blend at all.

Syria

Nammoura

نمورة

Semolina cake baked in a tray with a whole almond on each diamond and drenched in syrup while hot.

Iran

Nan-e Barbari

نان بربری

Thick oval loaf scored into long ridges and glazed before baking, sold hot in the morning and eaten with cheese and herbs.

Kermanshah, Iran

Nan-e Berenji

نان برنجی

Rice-flour cookies scented with rose water and cardamom, stamped with a pattern and topped with poppy seed — a Kermanshah speciality.

Iran

Nan-e Gisou

نان گیسو

A sweet Persian bread baked with saffron, rosewater and a glossy sugar glaze.

Qazvin, Iran

Nan-e Nokhodchi

نان نخودچی

Clover-shaped cookies of roasted chickpea flour, butter, cardamom and pistachio, baked pale and extremely short.

British Columbia, Canada

Nanaimo Bars

No-bake three-layer dessert: graham crumb-coconut base, custard buttercream middle, chocolate ganache top.

Japan

Nanbanzuke

南蛮漬け

Nanbanzuke, fried fish marinated in vinegar with chilli and onion, is a named Japanese dish of Portuguese descent with a fixed method.