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Indonesia

Sweet Beef Stew

Semur Daging

Beef stewed in sweet soy sauce with nutmeg, cloves, and onions, Dutch-influenced Indonesian dish.

Argentina

Sweet Blood Sausage

Morcilla dulce

A sweet variation of Argentine blood sausage made with raisins, sugar, and sometimes pine nuts or apples. It is grilled and served as part of the asado's offal course.

Aruba

Sweet Bread

Pan Dushi

Pan dushi ('sweet bread'); a traditional Aruban sweet bread; a popular breakfast and snack item; a feature of local bakeries; a staple of Aruban cuisine

Hungary

Sweet Bread

Kalács

Kalács is a Hungarian braided sweet bread, often made with milk, with a soft crumb and lightly sweet flavour.

Sao Tome and Principe

Sweet Bread

Pão Doce

Sweet bread made with light, sweetened dough; often flavored with coconut or cinnamon; eaten as a snack or breakfast item; served with coffee or tea; a Portuguese-influenced bread adopted into Santomean cuisine; found at bakeries and quitandas across the islands; the sweet bread of Sao Tome mornings.

Romania

Sweet Bread Roll

Cozonac

An enriched yeasted loaf swirled with a filling of ground walnut, cocoa and rum, baked for Easter and Christmas and sliced to show the spiral.

Romania

Sweet Cheese Parcels

Brânzoaice

Squares of soft yeasted dough with the corners folded in over sweet curd cheese and raisins, baked until golden.

Paraguay

Sweet Corn Pudding

Mbaipy He'ẽ

Soft golden corn mush sweetened with miel negra and milk, a Guaraní-rooted dessert still cooked in rural kitchens and at Saint-related feasts.

Chile

Sweet Cucumber

Pepino dulce

Sweet cucumber-like fruit native to Chile, with yellow skin and crisp sweet flesh, a unique Andean fruit.

Zambia

Sweet Fermented Drink

Chibwantu

Traditional Zambian fermented drink; similar to munkoyo but sweeter; made from maize meal and fermented with roots; a refreshing beverage served at gatherings; sweet and slightly tangy; the celebration drink of rural Zambia; non-alcoholic or very low alcohol.

Zambia

Sweet Fermented Maize Drink

Thobwa

Traditional Zambian sweet fermented drink; made from maize meal; thick, sweet, and refreshing; popular in the eastern and northern provinces; served at markets and gatherings; similar to munkoyo but distinct; the thirst-quenching drink of Zambia's hot climate.

China

Sweet Fermented Rice

酒酿

Glutinous rice fermented briefly with a yeast starter into a sweet, faintly alcoholic mash, eaten warm with egg drop or small rice balls.

South Korea

Sweet Filled Pancake

호떡

A yeasted dough pancake filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts, pan-fried until crispy outside and gooey inside, a winter street food.

West Java, Indonesia

Sweet Fried Beef

Empal Gepuk

West Javanese sweet spiced fried beef, pounded thin and braised in palm sugar and spices.

Sri Lanka

Sweet Hopper

පැණි ආප්ප

A bowl-shaped fermented rice batter pancake sweetened with kithul treacle or jaggery so it turns golden brown, cooked in a hopper pan and eaten with tea.

Indonesia

Sweet Martabak

Martabak Manis

Thick sweet pancake with chocolate, cheese, peanuts, and condensed milk, a popular evening street food.

Costa Rica

Sweet Passion Fruit

Granadilla

Sweet passion fruit variety, milder flavor than maracuyá, sweet orange pulp, aromatic, a Costa Rican tropical delicacy.

Puerto Rico

Sweet Plantain Pie

Pastelón

Layers of fried ripe plantain and seasoned ground beef bound with beaten egg and cheese and baked until it sets like a lasagne.

Brazil

Sweet Porridge

Mungunzá

A creamy, sweet white corn porridge cooked with milk, sugar, cinnamon, and coconut, traditionally served during Festa Junina celebrations.

Dominican Republic

Sweet Potato

Batata

Sweet potato, used in dulce de batata and as a side dish, a traditional Paraguayan vegetable, versatile and sweet.

Reunion

Sweet Potato Cake

Gâteau Patate

Traditional cake made with sweet potatoes; a flour-based cake eaten as a treat during a tea break; cooked a l'ancienne under embers; a Reunionese sweet; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try; the gâteau patate that is a Reunionese tea-time classic.

Mauritius

Sweet Potato Cakes

Gato patate

Crescent turnovers of mashed sweet potato pastry filled with sweetened grated coconut and fried.

Malaysia

Sweet Potato Donuts

Kuih Keria

Sweet potato donuts coated in sugar glaze, crispy sugar coating with soft sweet potato interior and not oily, a Malay and Nyonya snack.

Anguilla

Sweet Potato Dumplings

Ducuna

Individual sweet potato and raisin dumplings, wrapped in greaseproof paper and foil, boiled until firm; a traditional Anguillan dessert

South Korea

Sweet Potato Glass Noodles

당면

Korean glass noodles made from sweet potato starch, used in japchae and soups, chewy and translucent when cooked.

DR Congo

Sweet Potato Leaf Stew

Matembele

A vegetable dish made from sweet potato leaves; a creeping plant that grows quickly in almost any plot in the Congo; easy to prepare with a few spices and oil; goes well with almost any local accompaniment; found more often on the plate of the Congolese than pondu because of its extremely low cost; a humble, everyday vegetable dish; served with fufu or rice.

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Sweet Potato Leaf Stew

Djambo

Stew of sweet potato leaves cooked with peanuts and beef or chicken; the leaves are finely chopped and simmered until tender, the peanuts adding richness and body; a green, earthy dish served with rice across Guinea-Bissau.

Zambia

Sweet Potato Leaves

Kalembula

Zambian dish of sweet potato leaves; a common relish served with nshima; leaves cooked with tomatoes, onions, and sometimes groundnuts; nutritious and earthy; one of the many leafy green relishes of Zambia; foraged or grown in gardens; similar to pumpkin leaves but with a distinct flavor.

United States

Sweet Potato Pie

A Southern pie of spiced sweet potato custard in a pastry shell.

Martinique

Sweet Potato Pudding

Grated sweet potato baked slowly with coconut milk, brown sugar, nutmeg and raisins into a dense dark pudding with a custardy top.

Rwanda

Sweet Potato Pudding

Sweet pudding made from mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, and spices, baked until set; a Rwandan dessert using the country's staple root crop; soft, sweet, and orange-hued from the sweet potato.

Marshall Islands

Sweet Potatoes & Fried Bananas

Boiled sweet potatoes fried with unripe bananas in butter or coconut oil; served as a side dish; one of the dishes TasteAtlas lists for Marshall Islands; a simple, comforting side that combines two important starchy staples; the contrast between sweet potato and green banana is distinctive.

South Korea

Sweet Rice Balls

경단

Soft rice dough balls filled with sweet red bean, boiled and coated in colorful powders (black sesame, soybean, coconut, mugwort).

China

Sweet Rice Balls in Syrup

汤圆

Glutinous rice flour balls filled with black sesame, peanut or red bean paste, floated in a thin ginger or fermented rice syrup.

South Korea

Sweet Rice Drink

식혜

A traditional sweet rice beverage made by fermenting cooked rice with malt (yeotgi), served cold with floating rice grains, a dessert drink.

Sweden

Sweet Rye Bread

Limpa

Soft, slightly sweet rye loaf scented with anise, caraway, fennel seeds, and bitter orange peel.