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Bahia, Brazil

Caruru

An Afro-Bahian dish of okra cooked with dried shrimp, dendê oil, onion, and ground nuts, forming a thick, viscous stew.

La Ceiba, Colombia

Casabe

A thin, crispy yuca flatbread of indigenous Amazonian origin, made from grated, pressed, and toasted bitter yuca. A staple accompaniment to fish and stews.

Dominican Republic

Casabe con Mambá

A Dominican snack of casabe (yuca flatbread) spread with mambá (spicy peanut butter), eaten in the northwest. A rustic, traditional Taíno-African combination.

Brazil

Casadinhos

Two small Brazilian cookies joined by guava paste or dulce de leche and finished with sugar.

Costa Rica

Casado

Typical lunch plate with rice, beans, plantains, salad, tortilla, and choice of protein, name means 'married' as components are always together.

El Salvador

Casamiento

A Salvadoran rice and beans dish, a daily and essential staple

United States

Cascatelli

An American pasta shape invented in 2016 with ruffled edges and a big 'sauce catcher' surface.

Cuba

Cascos de Guayaba

A Cuban guava halves in syrup with cream cheese, a festive and daily classic

Aruba

Cashew Cake

Bolo di Cashupe

Cashew cake; a traditional Aruban dessert; made with local cashews; a sweet delight of Aruban cuisine; a feature of celebrations and gatherings; a reflection of the island's tropical ingredients

United States

Cashew Chicken

A Chinese-American stir-fry of chicken and roasted cashews in a savory brown sauce.

Philippines

Cashew Cookie Sandwiches

Silvanas

Frozen cookie sandwiches with cashew meringue and buttercream, a smaller version of sans rival.

Sri Lanka

Cashew Curry

කජු කරි

Raw cashews soaked and simmered gently in a mild coconut milk gravy with turmeric and pandan until they turn soft and creamy.

Guinea-Bissau

Cashew Juice

Sumo de Caju

Fresh cashew fruit pressed into a fragrant Guinea-Bissau juice, served chilled in the cashew season.

Lombardy, Italy

Casoncelli alla bergamasca

Lombard stuffed pasta with meat, amaretti and pear in butter-sage.

Peru

Caspiroleta

A warm Peruvian milk drink with egg, cinnamon and spirits, served as a restorative evening cup.

Brazil

Casquinha de Siri

Crab meat sautéed with garlic, onion, tomatoes, and herbs, served in crispy crab shells or small cassava baskets, topped with farofa.

Colombia

Casquitos de Guayaba

Colombian candied guava shells: guava halves simmered in syrup until tender and glossy. Served with cheese or cream, a classic dessert nationwide.

Guyana

Cassareep

Juice pressed from bitter cassava and boiled down with spice into a black, bitter-sweet syrup that both flavours and preserves.

Sicily, Italy

Cassata Siciliana

Sicilian baroque cake of sponge, sweetened ricotta, marzipan, candied fruit, and royal icing. A riot of color and Arab-influenced flavors.

Saint Lucia

Cassava and Avocado

Crushed avocado mixed with cassava flour, salted, and rolled into balls; a simple but enjoyable Jounen Kwéyòl treat; not a very complex dish but very enjoyable; a traditional Saint Lucian snack; the cassava and avocado of Saint Lucia; a simple, creamy, starchy snack; a Creole specialty.

Guyana

Cassava Ball

Cassava balls are grated cassava shaped around a savory filling and fried until the outside is crisp and the interior stays soft.

Chad

Cassava Ball

Boule de Manioc

Chadian cassava porridge; cassava flour cooked with water into a thick, stiff dough; similar to boule but made from cassava instead of millet; a staple in southern Chad where cassava grows abundantly; served with sauces and stews; torn by hand and used to scoop sauce.

Mauritius

Cassava Biscuit

Biscuit manioc

A pale, hard, barely sweet biscuit pressed from cassava flour, made in Rodrigues and eaten with tea or crumbled under ice cream.

Bahamas

Cassava Bread

Grated cassava pressed of its liquid and baked into a flat, dense bread — the oldest bread on the islands.

Costa Rica

Cassava Bread

Pan de yuca

Cassava bread made with yuca flour and cheese, gluten-free with chewy texture, a traditional Costa Rican bread, golden and cheesy.

Guadeloupe

Cassava Bread

Kassav

A cassava-based flatbread; often accompanied by meat or vegetables in sauce; a mainstay of Guadeloupean cuisine; offering a distinctive texture and neutral flavor that blends perfectly with local ingredients; the kassav that is a staple of Guadeloupe.

Guyana

Cassava Bread

Bitter cassava grated, pressed dry in a woven matapee and baked on a griddle into a large, flat, hard disc.

Sierra Leone

Cassava Bread

A flat, dense Sierra Leonean bread made from grated cassava that is squeezed dry, pressed into rounds, and baked; slightly chewy and mildly sour, it is both a street snack and a gluten-free staple.

Cameroon

Cassava Cake

Gâteau de manioc

Grated cassava baked with coconut milk and sugar into a dense, chewy cake sold in slabs.

Cape Verde

Cassava Cake

Bolo de Mandioca

A dense Cape Verdean cassava cake sweetened with sugar and coconut, baked until the edges caramelise.

Guadeloupe

Cassava Cake

Gâteau Manioc

Cassava cake; a traditional Guadeloupean sweet; made from manioc (cassava); the cassava cake that is a Guadeloupean tradition.

Mozambique

Cassava Cake

Bolo de mandioca

Grated cassava baked with coconut milk, sugar and egg into a dense, slightly chewy cake.

Philippines

Cassava Cake

Grated cassava baked with coconut milk and condensed milk, often with a custard topping, a popular merienda.

Reunion

Cassava Cake

Gâteau Manioc

Traditional cassava cake; a nutritious cake made from manioc (cassava); cooked a l'ancienne under embers; a Reunionese sweet; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try; the gâteau manioc that is a Reunionese tradition.

Rwanda

Cassava Cake

Cake made from grated cassava, coconut, and sugar, baked until golden; a sweet Rwandan dessert using the country's most important root crop; dense, moist, and slightly chewy from the cassava.

Seychelles

Cassava Cake

Sweet cake made from grated cassava, coconut, sugar, and eggs; a baked dessert that showcases the islands' cassava and coconut; denser than Western cakes, with a chewy texture from the cassava; a popular Seychellois treat at markets and bakeries.