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United States

Clam Cake

A Rhode Island fritter of chopped clams in a fried batter, crisp outside and fluffy inside.

Mauritius

Clam Curry Mauricien

Curry de palourdes

Clams simmered with tomato, curry leaves and Mauritian spices.

Seychelles

Clam Curry Seychelloise

Curry de palourdes

Clams cooked with coconut, curry leaves and Creole spices in Seychelles.

New Caledonia

Clam Gratin with Coconut Milk

Gratin de Palourdes

Clam gratin with coconut milk; fresh clams from the lagoon baked in a gratin with coconut milk; a feature of seafood restaurants and table d'hôte; a fusion of French gratin technique with Pacific ingredients; often served island dish; a showcase of the lagoon's bounty.

Algarve, Portugal

Clam Xerém

Xerém de conquilhas

Coarse cornmeal is simmered with small Algarve clams, garlic, coriander, and their briny cooking liquor.

United States

Clams Casino

Oysters or clams on the half shell topped with bacon, pepper, and breadcrumbs, then broiled — a Rhode Island invention.

French Polynesia

Clams in Coconut Sauce

Pahua Taioro

Pahua taioro combines lagoon clams or snails with taioro, a fermented coconut sauce whose savoury richness carries the shellfish.

Basque Country, Spain

Clams in Green Sauce

Almejas en salsa verde

Almejas en salsa verde are Basque clams opened in a green sauce of parsley, garlic, white wine, and oil.

United States

Clams Oreganata

Baked clams on the half shell topped with oregano-seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic, and olive oil — an Italian-American classic.

France

Clapassade

Clapassade is a southern French lamb stew cooked with onions, herbs, and olives into a thick savory sauce.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Clapshot

Clapshot is an Orkney mash of potatoes and swede seasoned with butter, chives, and pepper.

Connacht, Ireland

Clare Island Salmon

Clare Island Salmon is a protected farmed salmon product from Ireland’s west coast.

Northern Portugal, Portugal

Clarinhas de Fão

Clarinhas de Fão is a Portuguese sweet from Braga District, shaped as a pastry and finished with its characteristic sugar, nut, or egg filling.

Grenada

Clarke's Court Rum

Clarke's Court

Grenada's number one rum, produced since 1937; won seven gold medals and one double gold at the 2019 World Spirit Awards in Austria; range includes Superior Light, Special Dark, and Old Grog (a premium sipping rum); available islandwide at bars, restaurants, and supermarkets; the rum of the Spice Isle; a world-award-winning spirit.

Wallachia, Romania

Clay-Pot Bread

Pâine la țest

A round flatbread from Oltenia baked under an inverted portable clay oven (țest) set on a hot hearth, a method dating to the Dacians.

Guangdong, Hong Kong

Claypot Rice

煲仔饭

Rice cooked to order in a lidded clay pot with cured sausage, salted fish or chicken laid on top, finished with sweet soy poured round the rim.

South Korea

Clear Rice Wine

청주

A refined, filtered clear rice wine, smoother and clearer than makgeolli, historically served at royal court ceremonies.

Myanmar

Clear Vegetable Broth

ဟင်းချို

A very light broth of greens, gourd or radish in water with a little fish paste, served to wash down the oil of the curries beside it.

Paraguay

Clericó

Fruit-loaded wine punch — chopped peaches, oranges, apples and grapes macerated in white wine with sugar — served ice-cold over Christmas and throughout the summer.

Greenland

Cloudberry

Aqisseq Paarnaa

Cloudberries; a prized Arctic berry found in southern Greenland; amber-colored and tart; used in desserts, jams, and beverages; a summer harvest; a delicacy that features in Nordic and Greenlandic cuisine.

Finland

Cloudberry Liqueur

Lakka

Amber Finnish liqueur produced with cloudberries macerated in neutral spirit, enriched with honey and spices.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cloudberry Liqueur

Liqueur de Plate-bière

An artisanal liqueur made by macerating cloudberries (platebières) for several months; produced by locals and Liqueurs des Iles on Saint Pierre and Miquelon; served neat, in desserts, and in sauces for scallops.

Catalonia, Spain

Cloïsses amb vi blanc (Clams in White Wine)

Cloïsses amb vi blanc is Catalan clams opened in white wine with garlic, parsley, and olive oil.

Bavaria, Germany

Club-Mate

Club-Mate is a carbonated Bavarian soft drink brewed from yerba mate, with caffeine, dry tea bitterness and a lightly sweet finish.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cluj Layered Cabbage

Varză à la Cluj

Layers of soured cabbage, minced pork, rice and smoked bacon baked in a dish and served with sour cream.

Brazil

Coalhada

Tangy strained yogurt used in northeastern Brazilian meals, desserts and savory sauces.

United States

Cobb Salad

A chopped salad of greens, chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, tomato, and blue cheese — born at Hollywood's Brown Derby.

Bavaria, Germany

Coburger Bratwurst

Coburger Bratwurst is a coarse pork-and-beef sausage seasoned with salt and marjoram, traditionally grilled over pine cones.

Brazil

Cocada

A chewy coconut sweet of grated coconut and sugar, cooked until golden and cut into squares or diamonds. Found across Brazil in many regional styles, from white and soft to brown and sticky.

Dominican Republic

Cocada

Cocada dominicana

A Dominican baked coconut macaroon of grated coconut, sugar, and eggs, baked until golden. A bakery and home dessert, sweet and chewy with a crisp top.

Ecuador

Cocada

An Ecuadorian coconut candy with milk, sugar, and cinnamon

Venezuela

Cocada

Coconut flesh blended with its water, milk, ice and sugar into a thick cold drink sold from beach and roadside stands.

Angola

Cocada Amarela

Grated coconut cooked in sugar syrup and thickened with egg yolks and cinnamon into a dense yellow pudding.

Colombia

Cocadas

A Panamanian coconut ball with raspadura, condensed milk, and cinnamon, baked until golden, a Holy Week and daily classic.

Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Cochinita Pibil

Yucatecan pulled pork slow-cooked in citrus and achiote, then wrapped in banana leaves until fall-apart tender and deeply red.

Paraguay

Cocido

Cocido Quemado

Hot tea made with yerba mate and sugar cooked on pan with burning coal, dark brown color similar to coffee, a traditional drink.