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🇲🇿Mozambique

Xiguinha

A dense base of cassava, ground peanut and coconut milk cooked thick, into which greens, dried fish or beans are folded.

🇲🇼Malawi

Xima

Maize flour stirred into boiling water until stiff enough to hold a shape, torn off in pieces by hand and used to scoop stew.

🇬🇷Greek Macedonia, Greece

Xinomavro

Ξινόμαυρο

Greece's premier red wine grape from Macedonia (Naoussa, Amynteo), producing acidic, tannic, age-worthy wines. A national star, served with meat, a complex red wine, a northern specialty.

🇧🇷Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Xis Gaúcho

A giant southern Brazilian toasted sandwich filled with meat, cheese, vegetables and house sauces.

🇭🇰Guangdong, Hong Kong

XO Sauce

XO酱

A luxury relish of dried scallop, dried shrimp, cured ham and chilli fried in oil, invented in Hong Kong hotel kitchens and named after the brandy grade.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Xoi Xeo

Xôi xéo

Sticky rice topped with mung bean paste, crispy fried shallots, and drizzled with chicken fat, a popular Vietnamese breakfast.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Xtabentún

A Yucatecan honey-anise liqueur, sweet and herbal.

🇨🇳Yunnan, China

Xuanwei Ham

宣威火腿

A dry-cured mountain ham aged one to three years, deep red and salty, used in slivers to season soups and steamed dishes rather than eaten in slices.

🇨🇾Cyprus

Xynisteri

Ξυνιστέρι

Xynisteri is a named Cypriot white wine made from the island's pale Xynisteri grape, prized for fresh acidity.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Xôi gấc

Xoi gac, sticky rice stained deep red by gac fruit and served at weddings and Tet, is a named ceremonial dish whose colour carries the meaning.

🇻🇳Northwest Vietnam, Vietnam

Xôi ngũ sắc

Xoi ngu sac, five-colour sticky rice dyed with forest plants for Tay, Nung and Thai festivals, is a named ethnic dish and a striking collectible.

🇨🇬Republic of the Congo

Ya Jean

Barbecued lamb, beef, or goat cooked twice over charcoal, often wrapped in parchment paper for the second cooking to keep it tender.

🇦🇺Australia

Yabby

Small freshwater crayfish found in dams and waterways, smaller than marron but similar flavour, lively if live with intact and fresh appearance, a familiar Australian freshwater seafood.

🇺🇦Ukraine

Yabchanka

Ябчанка

Chilled apple-and-curd dessert whipped with egg whites into a light mousse and set cold, a Jewish-Ukrainian sweet.

🇸🇾Syria

Yabrak

يبرق

Vine leaves rolled tightly around rice and minced lamb, packed with lamb chops and cooked under a weight with lemon and garlic.

🇦🇷Argentina

Yacaré

Caiman meat from the Argentine northeast, historically grilled or stewed in the Chaco and Iberá wetlands. A regional, gamey specialty, now farmed sustainably.

🇵🇪Peru

Yacón

A crisp, juicy Andean root eaten fresh for its honeyed flavor and marketed as a traditional crop.

🇪🇨Sierra (Andean Highlands), Ecuador

Yaguarlocro

Yahuarlocro

An Ecuadorian blood stew with potatoes, onions, and blood, a Sierra and traditional classic.

🇳🇪Niger

Yaji

Ground roasted groundnut mixed with chilli, ginger, garlic, cloves and dried onion — the rub that makes suya what it is.

🇨🇳Tibet, China

Yak Butter Tea

酥油茶

Po cha: tea churned with yak butter and salt into a rich, warming drink of the Tibetan plateau.

🇺🇸United States

Yaka Mein

A New Orleans noodle soup of beef broth, spaghetti, green onion, and a half egg — 'Old Sober'.

🇬🇭Ghana

Yakayake

Grated cassava steamed into loose, slightly sour granules, eaten with a hot pepper sauce and fried fish.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Yakhni

यख़नी

A Kashmiri yogurt-based meat curry, mild and aromatic, from the wazwan tradition.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Yakhni pulao

یخنی پلاؤ

A Kashmiri rice pilaf cooked in a spiced meat broth with whole spices.

🇯🇵Japan

Yaki imo

焼き芋

Yaki-imo, sweet potato roasted over stones and sold from winter trucks announcing themselves by loudspeaker, is a named Japanese seasonal street food.

🇯🇵Japan

Yaki Udon

焼きうどん

Stir-fried udon noodles with meat, cabbage, and vegetables in a savory soy-based sauce.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakiniku

焼肉

Korean-style tableside grilling of bite-sized beef, pork, and offal, dipped in tare sauce.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakisoba

焼きそば

Stir-fried wheat noodles with pork, cabbage, and vegetables in a sweet-savory Worcestershire sauce.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakisoba pan

焼きそばパン

Yakisoba pan, fried noodles stuffed into a hot-dog roll, is a named Japanese bakery and convenience-store item and exactly the localisation case guideline 1.6 rescues.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakitori

焼き鳥

Chicken pieces threaded on bamboo skewers and grilled over binchotan charcoal, glazed with tare or salt.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakizakana

焼き魚

Whole fish or fillets grilled over charcoal or flame, often served with grated daikon.

🇰🇷South Korea

Yaksik

약식

Yaksik, glutinous rice steamed with jujube, chestnut, honey and sesame oil into a dark sweet block, is a named Korean ceremonial dish.

🇸🇾Syria

Yalanji

يالنجي

Vine leaves rolled around rice, tomato, parsley, onion and pomegranate molasses and cooked in olive oil, eaten cold.

🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire

Yam Foutou

Foutou Igname

Pounded yam whipped into a smooth, elastic Ivorian staple served with palm-nut, peanut or okra sauce.

🇫🇲Pohnpei State (Capital FSM), Federated States of Micronesia

Yam Kap

Yam kap is a named Pohnpei yam preparation served at prestige meals and large gatherings; cooked yam is pounded or arranged into a substantial savoury dish for sharing.

🇹🇭Isan (Northeastern Thailand), Thailand

Yam Naem Sot

ยำแหนมสด

Isan-style salad with fermented pork sausage, shallots, ginger, peanuts, and a sweet-sour-spicy dressing.