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Granada, Spain

Choto al ajillo

Choto al ajillo is a Granada young-goat dish cooked with garlic, olive oil, and herbs until the meat is tender.

Bangladesh

Chotpoti

চটপটি

Boiled white peas stewed with potato and tamarind, ladled into a bowl and topped with egg, onion, coriander and crushed fuchka shells.

New Caledonia

Chouchoute Gratin

Gratin de Chouchoute

Chouchoute gratin; often served New Caledonian side dish; chouchoute is a zucchini-like vegetable (chayote); baked in a gratin; a feature of local cuisine; a French-influenced preparation adapted to island ingredients; often served accompaniment to grilled fish and meat; a comforting, creamy dish.

Portugal

Chouriça doce de Vinhais

Chouriça doce de Vinhais is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Bragança District, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.

Portugal

Chouriço

Chouriço de Portalegre

Smoked pork sausage seasoned with garlic, paprika, and red wine.

Portugal

Chouriço azedo de Vinhais

Chouriço azedo de Vinhais is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Bragança District, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.

Portugal

Chouriço mouro de Portalegre

Chouriço mouro de Portalegre is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Portalegre District, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.

Trinidad and Tobago

Chow

Green mango, pommecythere or pineapple cut up and tossed raw with shadon beni, garlic, salt and hot pepper.

China

Chow Mein

炒面

Boiled wheat noodles stir-fried at high heat with shredded meat, cabbage and bean sprouts until the edges catch.

United States

Chow Mein Sandwich

A New England diner oddity: chow mein with crispy noodles and gravy served on a hamburger bun.

Israel

Chraime

חריימה

White fish poached in a fierce red sauce of tomato, paprika, chilli, garlic and cumin — a Libyan and Tunisian Jewish dish eaten on Friday nights.

Quebec, Canada

Christ's Ears

Oreilles de crisse

Deep-fried salted pork rinds served at sugar shacks as salty crunchy side to maple syrup-laden foods.

Chile

Christmas Bread

Pan de Pascua

Chilean Christmas fruitcake with candied fruits, nuts, and spices, a festive holiday tradition, moist and rich.

Netherlands

Christmas Bread

Duivekater

Long diamond-shaped white bread with lemon and sugar, traditional Christmas and Easter bread, decorative cuts on top.

Serbia

Christmas Bread

Чесница

A round bread baked for Orthodox Christmas with a coin hidden inside, broken and turned by hand at the table rather than cut.

England, United Kingdom

Christmas Cake

A dark fruit cake fed with brandy over weeks, then covered with marzipan and hard royal or fondant icing.

Hungary

Christmas Candy

Szaloncukor

Christmas Candy is a chocolate-covered fondant candies hung on Hungarian Christmas tree.

Czech Republic

Christmas Cookies

Vánoční cukroví

Assortment of small spiced and filled cookies baked for Czech Christmas.

Faroe Islands

Christmas Eve Fish

Aftanfiskur

The time-honoured dish for Christmas Eve; air-dried fermented cod (ræstur fiskur) served with sperðil (sheep tallow sausage); an ancient and very simple food habit; rarely observed today, only by older generations in the north; a traditional Faroese holiday dish.

Lithuania

Christmas Eve Rolls

Kūčiukai

Small, slightly sweet poppy seed rolls baked for Kūčios (Christmas Eve), served soaked in poppy seed milk.

United Kingdom

Christmas Pudding

A dense steamed pudding of dried fruit, suet, spice and brandy, made weeks ahead, steamed again on the day and flamed at the table.

Finland

Christmas Rice Porridge

Riisipuuro

Rice porridge traditionally served at Christmas with cinnamon, sugar, and milk, often with a hidden almond for luck.

Sweden

Christmas Soda

Julmust

Non-alcoholic malt-based soft drink consumed during Christmas, outsells Coca-Cola in December in Sweden.

Germany

Christmas Stollen

Christstollen

Christmas Stollen is a broad German fruit bread enriched with butter, dried fruit, and spices, eaten through Advent and distinct from protected Dresdner Stollen.

Aruba

Christmas Tamale

Ayaca

Ayaca; a Christmas staple in Aruba with as many recipes as families; cornmeal dough spread on banana or plantain leaves; filled with chicken, pork, prunes, raisins, olives, cashew nuts, ham, and piccalilli; folded in leaves, tied with string, and boiled for an hour; families come together to prepare it listening to Christmas music

Finland

Christmas Tart

Joulutorttu

Star-shaped puff pastry filled with prune jam, dusted with icing sugar, a traditional Finnish Christmas treat.

Martinique

Christophine

Another name for the chayote; a pear-shaped fruit in the gourd family served as a vegetable; prepared as a purée, gratin, or salad; a staple of Martinican cuisine; the christophine that is a Martinican vegetable staple.

Martinique

Christophine Gratin

Gratin de Christophine

Gratin of christophine (chayote); the pear-shaped vegetable baked with a cheese or béchamel topping; a classic Martinican side dish; the gratin de christophine that is a Martinican accompaniment.

Greece

Christopsomo

Χριστόψωμο

Greek Christmas bread, a sweet, spiced loaf with walnuts and a cross on top, a Christmas tradition. A festive, aromatic bread, a national treat, served with honey or cheese, a winter staple.

China

Chrysanthemum Tea

菊花茶

Dried chrysanthemum flowers infused to a pale gold liquor, drunk sweetened with rock sugar and often with goji berries.

Poland

Chrzan

Polish grated horseradish, a pungent, spicy condiment served with meats, sausages, and eggs. A national staple, especially at Easter, white and sharp, served cold.

Algeria

Chtitha

الشطيطحة

Meat, liver or beans cooked in a red sauce built on paprika, garlic, tomato purée and a great deal of oil.

Venezuela

Chuao Cacao

Cacao de Chuao

Criollo cacao grown in the coastal village of Chuao, reachable only by boat, and among the most sought-after beans in the world.

Guatemala

Chuchitos

A Guatemalan small tamale with firmer masa, wrapped in corn husks, served with tomato salsa and cheese, a daily and celebration classic

Turkmenistan

Chuchvara

Чучвара

Chuchvara is an Uzbek boiled dumpling filled with minced meat and spices, served in clear broth or with sour cream.

Bolivia

Chuflay

A Bolivian cocktail of singani with ginger ale or lemon-lime soda and a lime slice