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Vietnam

Che Bap

Chè bắp

A sweet corn dessert soup with coconut milk.

Vietnam

Che Chuoi

Chè chuối

Banana and tapioca in coconut milk, a classic Vietnamese sweet.

Vietnam

Che Dau Den

Chè đậu đen

A black bean sweet soup with coconut milk and a hint of pandan.

Vietnam

Che Thai

Chè Thái

A Vietnamese dessert cup of fruits, jellies and beans in sweet coconut milk.

Vietnam

Che Troi Nuoc

Chè trôi nước

Glutinous rice balls filled with mung bean paste, served in warm sweet ginger syrup with coconut milk and toasted sesame seeds.

Morocco

Chebakia

شباكية

Sesame dough twisted into flower shapes, fried, and coated in honey and orange blossom.

Tunisia

Chebtkia

A Tunisian fried pastry of twisted dough drenched in honey and sprinkled with sesame — a Ramadan treat.

Ukraine

Chebureki

Чебуреки

Chebureki are Crimean Tatar deep-fried half-moon turnovers filled with minced meat and onions.

Ethiopia

Chechebsa

ጨጨብሳ

A beloved Ethiopian breakfast: torn pieces of kita flatbread tossed with niter kibbeh and berbere. Sometimes called kita firfir. Filling, warming and irresistibly addictive — often served with yogurt or honey.

Shirak, Armenia

Chechil

Չեչիլ

Brined string cheese pulled into fine threads and plaited into a rope or wound into a wheel, sold plain or smoked.

Adjara, Georgia

Chechili

Ჩეჩილი

A pickled cow's milk cheese from Adjara and Meskheti, stretched into threads and braided into a pigtail, with a tangy, chewy texture.

Australia

Cheese and Bacon Roll

Cheesymite Scroll

A cheese and bacon roll is a soft baked bun topped with chopped bacon and melted cheese, sometimes spiraled with Vegemite.

England, United Kingdom

Cheese and Onion Pie

A shortcrust pie filled with softened onions and sharp Cheddar in a creamy sauce, baked until golden, a humble British comfort food.

Aruba

Cheese Balls

Bolita di Keshi

Bolita di keshi are crisp fried balls of grated Gouda or Edam bound with flour and egg, a cheese-forward snack sold at Aruban bakeries and roadside snack-bars.

Costa Rica

Cheese Breads

Bizcochos

Cheese breads made with corn masa, natilla, and cheese, baked in banana leaves, a traditional Costa Rican snack, moist and cheesy.

United States

Cheese Coney Hot Dog

A Coney Island-style hot dog smothered in beef chili and topped with a ribbon of melted cheese.

Germany

Cheese Cream Cake

Käsesahnetorte

Traditional German no-bake cheesecake with quark-based filling combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

Belgium

Cheese Croquette

Kaaskroket

Breadcrumbed croquette with a molten cheese center, a pub and frituur favorite.

Canada

Cheese Curds

Fresh, squeaky white cheese curds, the essential topping of poutine, made from unaged cheddar.

United States

Cheese Dream

A retro open-faced sandwich of melted cheese on buttered toast, often broiled, a Depression-era comfort food.

Tyrol, Austria

Cheese Dumplings

Käseknödel

Cheese dumplings from Tyrol, made with stale bread and local mountain cheese, good cheese flavor with light texture, a hearty Alpine specialty.

Chile

Cheese Empanada

Empanada de queso

Empanada filled with melted cheese, typically chanco or mantecoso, a popular fried or baked Chilean snack.

Puerto Rico

Cheese Flan

Flan de queso

The standard caramel custard made denser and tangier with cream cheese blended into the base.

Fribourg, Switzerland

Cheese Fondue

Fondue moitié-moitié

Gruyère and Vacherin Fribourgeois melted with white wine, garlic and a little cornflour in a caquelon over a burner, into which cubes of stale bread are dipped.

United States

Cheese Frenchee

A Lincoln, Nebraska diner sandwich: a cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter and griddled like French toast.

United States

Cheese Fries

French fries buried under melted cheese — nacho, cheddar, or cheese sauce — a bar and stadium staple.

Croatia

Cheese in Sheepskin

Sir iz mišine

In Croatia, Cheese in Sheepskin is dense sheep cheese aged in a sheepskin bag.

Lebanon

Cheese Knefeh in Sesame Bread

كنافة بالجبنة

Melted sweet cheese under a layer of semolina or shredded pastry, soaked in blossom syrup and served inside a sesame bread roll for breakfast.

Tyrol, Austria

Cheese Noodles

Kasspatzln

Cheese-based dish with small spaetzle-like dumplings and strong local cheese, good cheese flavor with proper dumpling texture, a hearty Austrian specialty.

Romania

Cheese Pastries

Merdenele

Soft puff pastry parcels filled with salty telemea and baked until the pastry lifts, sold beside pretzels at street kiosks.

Southland, New Zealand

Cheese Roll

White bread spread with a mixture of grated cheese, onion soup mix and evaporated milk, rolled up and grilled until molten.

Lebanon

Cheese Rolls

رقاقات

Thin pastry rolled into cigars around salty white cheese and parsley, then deep-fried until blistered.

Austria

Cheese Sausage

Käsekrainer

Cheese-filled sausage with chunks of Emmental cheese, grilled until cheese oozes out, a staple at Austrian sausage stands, smoky and juicy.

France

Cheese Souffle

Souffle au fromage

Light airy baked cheese souffle, a classic French dish that rises dramatically.

Netherlands

Cheese Soufflé

Kaassoufflé

Thin breaded and deep-fried dough filled with melting cheese, typically Gouda, rectangular or half-moon shape, popular snack.

Germany

Cheese Spätzle

Käsespätzle

Simple noodle dish combining spätzle with melted cheese mixture, topped with caramelized onions.