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Peru

Tamales Peruanos

Tamales

Peruvian tamales of corn dough filled with chicken or pork, olives and eggs, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. A breakfast and holiday staple.

Nicaragua

Tamales Pisques

A Nicaraguan corn tamale with beans, wrapped in banana leaves, a Lenten and daily classic

El Salvador

Tamales Salvadoreños

Tamales

A Salvadoran corn tamale with pork or chicken, wrapped in banana leaves, a festive and daily classic

Colombia

Tamales Tolimenses

A Tolima-style tamal of corn dough filled with pork, chicken, rice, peas, carrots, and eggs, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. A regional weekend breakfast specialty.

Guatemala

Tamalitos de Chipilín

A Guatemalan small corn tamale with chipilín herb leaves, wrapped in corn husks, a daily and home classic

Guatemala

Tamalitos de Elote

A Guatemalan sweet corn tamale with fresh corn kernels, wrapped in corn husks, a daily and seasonal classic

United Arab Emirates

Tamarhindi

تمر هندي

Tamarind pulp, water and sugar strained into a sweet-tart drink served cold across the Gulf and Egypt, especially at festive tables.

Mauritius

Tamarind Balls

Boulette tamarin

Tamarind pulp worked with sugar, salt and chilli into sticky balls rolled in more sugar.

West Java, Indonesia

Tamarind Vegetable Soup

Sayur Asem

Sour tamarind-based vegetable soup with various vegetables, refreshing Sundanese specialty.

Pakistan

Tamatar Gosht

ٹماٹر گوشت

A Pakistani lamb curry heavy on tomatoes, bright and tangy.

Amazonas, Brazil

Tambaqui

A large, red-bellied Amazonian fish with oily, firm flesh, often grilled whole, fried in chunks or stewed in caldeirada. A prized food fish in Brazil's north.

Ipoh, Malaysia

Tambun Biscuits

Green bean paste biscuits from Ipoh.

Perak, Malaysia

Tambun Pomelo

Limau Bali

Large citrus with sweet segments and thick rind, sweet juicy segments with thick rind and not bitter membranes, a Malaysian tropical fruit.

Saudi Arabia

Tamees

تميس

Tamees (the Afghan-derived tandoor flatbread) is baked in dedicated tamees bakeries across Saudi Arabia and is ordered by name; it is not a variant of the carried Saudi breads.

Algeria

Tamina

طمينة

Semolina toasted in butter until it browns, then mixed with honey and cinnamon into a dense paste and pressed flat.

Serbia

Tamjanika

Тамјаника

Muscat of Tamjane, a Serbian aromatic white.

Nablus, Palestine

Tamriyeh

تمرية

Filo dough wrapped around mastic-flavoured semolina pudding, fried until crisp and dusted with powdered sugar and crushed pistachios — a Nablus specialty.

Armenia

Tan

Թան

Matsun whisked with cold water and salt, sometimes with herbs, drunk cold with grilled meat and in summer heat.

Uzbekistan

Tandir Kabob

A Uzbek whole lamb slow-cooked in a tandoor, a festive and regional classic

India

Tandoori Chicken

तंदूरी चिकन

Chicken marinated in yogurt and tandoori spices, roasted in a clay oven. It is one of India's most iconic grilled dishes.

India

Tandoori Momos

तंदूरी मोमोज़

Momos marinated in tandoori spices and grilled in a tandoor. A fusion street food popular in North Indian cities.

India

Tandoori Roti

तंदूरी रोटी

An unleavened whole-wheat flatbread cooked in a tandoor. It is thinner and chewier than naan, with a smoky flavor from the clay oven.

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tanelas

Corn tortillas from Guanacaste, large and thin, traditional and rustic, a distinctive Costa Rican corn preparation, pliable and authentic.

Zimbabwe

Tanganda Tea

Tanganda

Black tea grown in the Eastern Highlands around Chipinge since 1924, brewed strong with condensed milk and a great deal of sugar.

Jiangsu, China

Tangbao (Soup buns)

汤包

Soup dumplings: thin-skinned buns holding a spoonful of hot broth and pork filling.

Grenada

Tania Log

A Grenadian boiled pudding of grated tania (dasheen) and coconut, seasoned and wrapped in leaves, similar to a savory log. Tania log is a leaf-wrapped Grenadian dumpling or pudding log commonly served with saltfish.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Tanjia Marrakchia

طنجية مراكشية

Marrakesh lamb or beef slow-cooked with preserved lemon, garlic, and spices in a sealed clay jar.

United States

Tanka-me-a-lo

A Lakota dried-meat preparation — lean meat pounded with berries, a high-protein traveling food.

Tanna, Vanuatu

Tanna Soup

Tanna soup is a hearty Vanuatu pot soup of manioc or taro, vegetables, and chicken or other local protein, sometimes enriched with coconut milk.

Iraq

Tannour Bread

خبز تنور

Flat rounds of dough slapped onto the inside wall of a clay tannour oven and peeled off blistered a minute later.

Libya

Tannour Bread

Khobz tannour

Rounds of dough slapped onto the wall of a clay oven fired with olive wood and peeled off blistered a few minutes later.

Japan

Tantanmen Ramen

担々麺

Tantanmen is a Japanese sesame-and-chilli noodle soup inspired by dan dan noodles and served under its own name.

Mersin, Turkey

Tantuni

A street food from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast, consisting of thinly sliced beef or lamb rapidly cooked with onions, tomatoes, and Turkish spices in a special pan. The meat is wrapped in lavash with sumac and a squeeze of lemon. Each tantuni chef has a unique technique, making every serving slightly different.

Livingston, Guatemala

Tapado

A Livingston Garifuna coconut seafood stew with green plantain, coconut milk, fish, and shellfish from Guatemala's Caribbean coast.

Northern Honduras, Honduras

Tapado Costeño

A Honduran coastal seafood stew of fish, shrimp, and plantain simmered in coconut milk with spices.

Honduras

Tapado Olanchano

Olancho's covered stew of beef, salted meat, pork, chorizo, plantain, yuca and related roots, cooked in layers in a covered pot.