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Cape Verde

Rock Barnacles

Cracas

Barnacles served still clinging to the rock, eaten with lemon and a long thin implement to hook the meat from the shell.

Canadian Prairies, Canada

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Battered and deep-fried bull testicles — a Western novelty appetizer.

Peru

Rocoto

Hot red pepper, essential for rocoto relleno

Arequipa, Peru

Rocoto Relleno

Arequipa's signature: rocoto peppers stuffed with ground meat, vegetables, and spices, baked with a creamy cheese sauce.

Denmark

Rodbedesalat

Rødbedesalat

Beet salad with apples and horseradish.

Poznań, Poland

Rogal Świętomarciński

A Poznań St. Martin's croissant: a crescent-shaped pastry filled with white poppy seeds, raisins, and nuts, glazed with icing. A November 11 tradition, PGI-protected, sweet and rich.

Jammu and Kashmir, India

Rogan Josh

रोगन जोश

A slow-cooked lamb curry from Kashmir, colored deep red by Kashmiri chilies and flavored with fennel, ginger, and rattan jot. It is aromatic rather than overly hot.

Denmark

Roget Aal

Røget ål

Smoked eel, a classic smørrebrød topping.

Czech Republic

Rohlik

Rohlík

Crescent-shaped everyday Czech bread roll, eaten at every breakfast.

Northern Portugal, Portugal

Rojões

Minho braised pork pieces, often served with potatoes.

Silesia, Poland

Rolada Śląska

A Silesian beef roulade: beef rolled with mustard, bacon, onions, and dill pickles, braised until tender. The centerpiece of the Silesian 'łobiod' meal, served with kluski śląskie.

Uganda

Rolex

An omelette with tomato, onion and cabbage fried on a flat pan and rolled inside a chapati — the name is a slur of rolled eggs.

Louisville, United States

Rolled Oyster

A Louisville rolled oyster: oysters enclosed in a thick cornmeal and cracker-crumb coating, then deep-fried into a rounded log.

Indonesia

Rolled Pancake

Dadar Gulung

Green pandan pancakes rolled with sweet grated coconut and palm sugar filling.

Germany

Rollmops

Pickled herring rolled around onion or pickle, a classic northern German snack and hangover remedy.

Poland

Rolmopsy

Polish rollmops: pickled herring fillets rolled with onions and pickles, served cold. A tangy, sour appetizer, a bar and home classic, served with bread and vodka.

Romania

Rom Chocolate Bar

Rom

A rum-flavoured fondant bar in dark chocolate, wrapped in the national flag since 1964.

Bavaria, Germany

Romadur

Romadur is a soft-ripened cow-milk cheese with a thin washed rind, supple paste and pronounced savoury aroma.

Romania

Romanian Brandy

Vinars

Aged grape or fruit brandy, the Romanian equivalent of cognac, distilled from wine and matured in oak for years.

Romania

Romanian Cabbage Rolls

Sarmale

Minced pork and rice rolled in whole leaves of barrel-soured cabbage and simmered for hours with smoked pork and tomato, served with polenta and sour cream.

Romania

Romanian Chicken Sour Soup

Ciorbă de pui

Chicken on the bone simmered with carrots, parsnip and root celery in a clear broth soured with borș or lemon and finished with lovage and a swirl of beaten egg.

Romania

Romanian Doughnuts

Gogoși

Discs of yeasted dough deep-fried and dusted with icing sugar, sometimes filled with jam or chocolate.

Timișoara, Romania

Romanian Lager

Timișoreana

A pale lager from the country's oldest brewery, founded in 1718 in the west, and the standard bottle in a Romanian pub.

Romania

Romanian Meat Skewers

Frigărui

Cubes of pork (sometimes with bacon, onion and peppers) marinated in garlic and herbs and grilled on skewers over charcoal.

Romania

Romanian Meatballs

Chiftele

Flat patties of minced pork with garlic, dill and soaked bread, floured and fried, eaten hot with mustard or cold in a sandwich.

Romania

Romanian Moussaka

Musaca

Layers of potato or aubergine with minced pork, baked under a topping of egg and sour cream rather than béchamel.

Romania

Romanian Pancakes

Clătite

Thin pancakes rolled around sweet curd cheese, jam or walnut and sugar, sometimes baked with sour cream on top.

Romanian Moldavia, Romania

Romanian Pork Stew

Tochitură

Pork shoulder, sausage and offal fried and then stewed with garlic and wine, served on polenta with sheep cheese and a fried egg.

Romania

Romanian Pretzels

Covrigi

Soft twisted rings of bread baked all day and sold hot from window kiosks, topped with coarse salt, poppy or sesame seed.

Romania

Romanian Schnitzel

Șnițel

Thin pork or veal escalope breaded and pan-fried golden, the Romanian take on the Austrian schnitzel, served with potatoes and lemon.

Madagascar

Romazava

Beef simmered into a clear ginger-and-tomato broth loaded with mixed greens, including paracress leaves that leave the mouth tingling and slightly numb.

Wallonia, Belgium

Rombosse

Rombosse is a whole apple wrapped in thin pastry and baked until the fruit softens.

Mexico

Romeritos

A Christmas dish of dried shrimp patties and romerito greens in a mole sauce.

Catalonia, Spain

Romesco Sauce

Romesco

A traditional Catalan sauce from Tarragona of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), roasted tomatoes, nyora peppers, olive oil, garlic, and vinegar, served with calcots.

Brazil

Romeu e Julieta

A classic Brazilian sweet pairing of goiabada (guava paste) with fresh white cheese, served as a dessert or snack. The salt cheese balances the dense guava sweetness.

Madagascar

Rompatsa

A broth of tiny dried shrimp with sweet potato leaves and beef, traditionally cooked for women after childbirth.