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Mozambique

Coconut Sweet

Doce de coco

Grated coconut cooked with sugar until it stiffens and sets into chewy squares or balls.

Sao Tome and Principe

Coconut Sweets

Açucarinhas

Traditional Santomean sweets prepared from coconut and sugar; formed into small, sweet treats; a popular dessert and snack; found at markets and bakeries; simple, sweet, and coconutty; the coconut candy of Sao Tome; a traditional treat for children and adults.

Sri Lanka

Coconut Treacle Pancakes

පොල් පැණි

Thin crepes spread with a filling of scraped coconut cooked in palm treacle and cardamom, rolled and eaten warm with tea.

Barbados

Coconut Turnover

Turnover

Sweetened grated coconut folded into a pastry half-moon and baked with a sugar wash, the standby of every bakery counter.

Indonesia

Coconut Vegetables

Urap

Steamed vegetables coated in spiced grated coconut, a Central Javanese specialty.

Seychelles

Coconut Water

Fresh coconut water from Seychelles' abundant coconut palms; drunk straight from the fruit; a refreshing beverage in the tropical climate; vendors offer ready-to-drink coconuts punctured with straws at markets; the coconut is the thread that binds Seychellois cuisine.

Portugal

Coconut-Topped Sweet Bun

Pão de Deus

Pão de Deus is a soft sweet bun crowned with a toasted coconut and egg topping, sold fresh in Portuguese bakeries.

Falcón, Venezuela

Cocuy

Cocuy pecayero

Spirit distilled from the roasted heads of the cocuy agave in Lara and Falcón, protected by origin and made the same way for centuries.

South Korea

Cod Head Soup

대구탕

Cod-head soup in a restorative milky broth with vegetables and whole garlic.

Atlantic Canada, Canada

Cod Tongues

Muscle from back of cod throat, traditionally battered and fried in pork fat, topped with scrunchions.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cod Tongues and Cheeks

Langues et Joues de Morue

Crispy fried cod tongues and cheeks; a distinctive local delicacy using all parts of the fish, served as a snack or starter on Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Rome, Italy

Coda alla Vaccinara

Roman oxtail stewed long with celery, tomato, wine, and a hint of cocoa and pine nuts. The most refined of the quinto quarto dishes.

Italy

Coda in padella

Coda in padella is a named Italian offal from Province of Viterbo, built around its defining ingredient and cooked in a specific local style; the texture, seasoning, and serving form distinguish the dish.

Dominica

Codfish Sancoche

A traditional Dominican dish of salted codfish cooked with coconut milk, breadfruit, dumplings, and ground provisions; a hearty, one-pot Creole stew; reflects the African and French influences on the island; the codfish sancoche of Dominica; a rich, coconutty fish stew; a rural Dominican specialty.

Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Codzitos

Yucatecan rolled tacos of cochinita or other filling, fried crisp and served with tomato salsa.

Hong Kong

Coffee and Tea Mix

Yuen Yeung

Hong Kong's unique drink mixing coffee and milk tea; a combination of strong black coffee and silk stocking milk tea; the ratio varies by cha chaan teng; creamy, rich, and caffeinated; a uniquely Hong Kong invention; served hot or iced; the drink that combines two colonial-era beverages into one; a cha chaan teng staple.

United States

Coffee Cabinet

A Rhode Island milkshake: coffee ice cream blended with milk into a thick, frosty drink.

Ethiopia

Coffee Ceremony

የቡና ሥነ ሥርዓት

Ethiopia's most cherished social ritual. Green coffee beans are roasted, ground, and brewed in a jebena over hot coals — then served across three rounds: Abol (first), Tona (second), and Bereka (the 'blessed' third). A full ceremony can last hours.

Canada

Coffee Crisp

Canadian chocolate bar since 1939, crispy wafer with coffee crème filling covered in thin chocolatey coating.

United States

Coffee Milk

Rhode Island's official state drink: milk mixed with a sweet coffee syrup.

Moscow, Russia

Coffee Raf

Раф

Espresso blended in a pitcher with cream and vanilla sugar into a silky foam, invented in 1996 at Moscow's Coffee Bean cafe for a regular named Rafael.

Tainan, Taiwan

Coffin Bread

棺材板

Thick slab of white bread deep-fried, hollowed out and filled with a creamy chicken, squid and vegetable chowder, with the lid put back on.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Cognac

Grape brandy from the Cognac region, double-distilled and aged in oak barrels.

Sardinia, Italy

Coiettas

In Sardinia, Coiettas is Sardinian parcels of minced meat and cheese wrapped in casing.

Macao

Coke Boiled with Ginger

Ginger Coke

Coca-Cola boiled with ginger; a Macau specialty drink; the ginger adds warmth and spice to the cola; served hot; a comforting drink, especially in cooler weather; a unique Macau beverage; the ginger coke that is a Macau specialty.

Moldova

Colaci

Plaited ring loaves of enriched wheat dough baked for weddings, funerals and church feasts, carried on the arm and given away rather than sold.

Ecuador

Colada Morada

A thick, purple Ecuadorian drink made from black corn flour, fruits and spices, served warm at Día de los Difuntos with guaguas de pan.

Lisbon Region, Portugal

Colares Wine

Tiny coastal DOC near Sintra.

United States

Colby

A mild, semi-soft American cow's milk cheese with a distinctive open, 'marbleized' texture.

Ireland

Colcannon

Cál ceannann

A traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with cabbage, butter, and milk, a St. Patrick's Day classic.

Lithuania

Cold Beet Soup

Šaltibarščiai

A shocking-pink cold summer soup of beets and kefir or buttermilk, with cucumbers, dill, and hard-boiled eggs, served with hot boiled potatoes.

Latvia

Cold Beet Soup

Aukstā zupa

Bright pink chilled soup made with beets, kefir, cucumbers, eggs and dill, a refreshing summer staple.

Shaanxi, China

Cold Skin Noodles

凉皮

Wide translucent noodles steamed from washed wheat starch, served cold with wheat gluten, cucumber and bean sprouts in vinegar, garlic water and chilli oil.

Shaanxi, China

Cold Starch Jelly

凉粉

Pea or mung bean starch set into a firm translucent jelly, cut into strips and dressed with vinegar, garlic and chilli oil.

Busan, South Korea

Cold Wheat Noodles

밀면

Busan-style cold wheat noodles in a spicy, icy broth, developed by Korean War refugees who adapted naengmyeon with wheat instead of buckwheat.

United States

Coleslaw

A salad of shredded cabbage in a creamy, vinegar, or mustard dressing, served with barbecue and fried foods.