The World's Food

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Äggost

A molded egg custard or cheesecake

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Apfelstrudel

Apple strudel (german: apfelstrudel; czech: štrúdl; yiddish: שטרודל) is a traditional viennese strudel, a popular pastry in austria, bavaria, the czech republic, northern italy, slovenia, and other countries in europe that once belonged to the austro-hungarian empire (1867–1918).

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Äppelkaka

Apple cake, top with vanilla sauce

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Babka

A babka is a sweet braided bread or cake which originated in the jewish communities of poland, russia and ukraine. it is popular in israel (often referred to as simply a yeast cake: עוגת שמרים) and in the jewish diaspora. it is prepared with a yeast-leavened dough that is rolled out and spread with a filling such as chocolate, cinnamon, fruit, or cheese, then rolled up and braided before baking.

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Bakelse

Pastries, tarts, cakes, sweets

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Baklava

Baklava (, or ; ottoman turkish: باقلوا) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. it was one of the most popular sweet pastries of ottoman cuisine.the pre-ottoman origin of the dish is unknown, but, in modern times, it is a common dessert of turkish, iranian and arab cuisines, and other countries of the levant and maghreb, along with the south caucasus, balkans, and central asia.

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Berliner

A berliner is a german doughnut with no central hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in fat or oil, with a marmalade or jam filling like a jelly doughnut, and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top.

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Biskvi

Almond cookie topped with butter cream, chocolate, licorice icing, lemon icing

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Blåbärskaka

Blueberry cake

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Blancmange

Blancmange (, from french: blanc-manger [blɑ̃mɑ̃ʒe]) is a sweet dessert popular throughout europe commonly made with milk or cream and sugar thickened with rice flour, gelatin, corn starch, or irish moss (a source of carrageenan), and often flavoured with almonds. it is usually set in a mould and served cold. although traditionally white (hence the name, in english literally "white eating"), blancmanges are frequently given alternative colours. some similar desserts are french chef marie-antoine carême's bavarian cream, italian panna cotta, the middle eastern muhallebi, chinese annin tofu, hawai'ian haupia and puerto rican tembleque. the historical blancmange originated at some time during the middle ages and usually consisted of capon or chicken, milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar and was considered to be ideal for the sick. tavuk göğsü is a sweet contemporary turkish pudding made with shredded chicken, similar to the medieval european dish.

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Brownies

A chocolate brownie or simply a brownie is a square or rectangular chocolate baked confection. brownies come in a variety of forms and may be either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density. brownies often, but not always, have a glossy "skin" on their upper crust. they may also include nuts, frosting, cream cheese, chocolate chips, or other ingredients. a variation made with brown sugar and vanilla rather than chocolate in the batter is called a blond brownie or blondie. the brownie was developed in the united states at the end of the 19th century and popularized there during the first half of the 20th century. they are typically eaten by hand, often accompanied by milk, served warm with ice cream (a la mode), topped with whipped cream, or sprinkled with powdered sugar and fudge. in north america, they are common homemade treats and they are also popular in restaurants and coffeehouses.

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Budapestrulle

Meringue hazelnut cake filled with cream and fruit and sprinkled with chocolate

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Butterkaka

Butterkaka (butter cake), or systerkaka (sister cake) is a pastry composed of rolled buns. the buns are made in the usual way, similar to cinnamon rolls, by rolling out the yeast dough, adding the almond–cinnamon filling, rolling it up, and cutting the log into smaller rolls. these are laid beside each other, with one cut surface down, in a baking pan (usually circular), and during the process of rising and baking, the buns stick together (compare with monkey bread). butterkaka is often garnished with vanilla custard and glaze.

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Cake pop

A cake pop is a form of cake styled as a lollipop. cake crumbs are mixed with icing or chocolate, and formed into small spheres or cubes in the same way as cake balls, before being given a coating of icing, chocolate or other decorations and attached to lollipop sticks. cake pops can be a way of using up leftover cake or cake crumbs. the cake pop increased in popularity between 2009 and 2011.

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Charlotte Russe cake

A charlotte is a type of dessert or trifle that can be served hot or cold. it is also referred to as an "icebox cake". bread, sponge cake or biscuits/cookies are used to line a mold, which is then filled with a fruit puree or custard. it can also be made using layers of breadcrumbs. the variant charlotte russe uses a mold lined with ladyfingers and filled with bavarian cream. classically, stale bread dipped in butter was used as the lining, but sponge cake or ladyfingers may be used today. the filling may be covered with a thin layer of similarly flavoured gelatin.

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Chocolate

Chocolate is a food product made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels, that is available as a liquid, solid or paste, on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the olmec civilization (19th-11th century bce), and the majority of mesoamerican people ─ including the maya and aztecs ─ made chocolate beverages.the seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor. after fermentation, the seeds are dried, cleaned, and roasted. the shell is removed to produce cocoa nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, unadulterated chocolate in rough form. once the cocoa mass is liquefied by heating, it is called chocolate liquor. the liquor may also be cooled and processed into its two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. baking chocolate, also called bitter chocolate, contains cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions, without any added sugar. powdered baking cocoa, which contains more fiber than cocoa butter, can be processed with alkali to produce dutch cocoa. much of the chocolate consumed today is in the form of sweet chocolate, a combination of cocoa solids, cocoa butter or added vegetable oils, and sugar. milk chocolate is sweet chocolate that additionally contains milk powder or condensed milk. white chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids. chocolate is one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world, and many foodstuffs involving chocolate exist, particularly desserts, including cakes, pudding, mousse, chocolate brownies, and chocolate chip cookies. many candies are filled with or coated with sweetened chocolate. chocolate bars, either made of solid chocolate or other ingredients coated in chocolate, are eaten as snacks. gifts of chocolate molded into different shapes (such as eggs, hearts, coins) are traditional on certain western holidays, including christmas, easter, valentine's day, and hanukkah. chocolate is also used in cold and hot beverages, such as chocolate milk and hot chocolate, and in some alcoholic drinks, such as creme de cacao. although cocoa originated in the americas, west african countries, particularly côte d'ivoire and ghana, are the leading producers of cocoa in the 21st century, accounting for some 60% of the world cocoa supply. with some two million children involved in the farming of cocoa in west africa, child slavery and trafficking associated with the cocoa trade remain major concerns. a 2018 report argued that international attempts to improve conditions for children were doomed to failure because of persistent poverty, absence of schools, increasing world cocoa demand, more intensive farming of cocoa, and continued exploitation of child labor.

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Chokladbiskvier

Chocolate and mocha cookies

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Chokladboll

No-bake chocolate ball coated in coconut, made with oats, cocoa, sugar, vanilla

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Chokladmuffins

Chocolate muffins or cupcakes

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Chokladrutor

Chocolate brownies

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Churro

A churro (spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃuro], portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃuʁu]) is a type of fried dough from spanish and portuguese cuisine. they are also found in latin american cuisine and the cuisine of the philippines and in other areas that have received immigration from spanish and portuguese-speaking countries, especially in the southwestern united states and france. in spain, churros can either be thin (and sometimes knotted) or long and thick, where they are known as porras or jeringos in some regions. they are normally eaten for breakfast dipped in champurrado, hot chocolate, dulce de leche or café con leche. cinnamon sugar is often sprinkled on top. there are also two slightly different snacks in portugal, called porra and fartura, which are filled with jelly instead of the doce de leite, traditional to brazilian churros.

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Crème brûlée

Crème brûlée or crème brulée (; french pronunciation: [kʁɛm bʁy.le]), also known as burnt cream or trinity cream, and virtually identical to the original crema catalana, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar. it is normally served slightly chilled; the heat from the caramelizing process tends to warm the top of the custard, while leaving the center cool. the custard base is traditionally flavored with vanilla in french cuisine, but can have other flavorings. it is sometimes garnished with fruit.

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Crêpes Suzette

Crêpes suzette (pronounced [kʁɛp syzɛt]) is a french dessert consisting of crêpes with beurre suzette (pronounced [bœʁ syzɛt]), a sauce of caramelized sugar and butter, tangerine or orange juice, zest, and grand marnier, triple sec or orange curaçao liqueur on top, flambéed tableside.

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Crumble

Stewed fruit dessert topped with a crumbly mixture, can also be savory

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Cupcake

A cupcake (also british english: fairy cake; hiberno-english: bun) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. as with larger cakes, frosting and other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied.

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Edible cookie dough

Cookie dough designed specifically to be eaten raw, made without raw eggs and uses heat-treated flour.

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Eton mess

Eton mess is a traditional english dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries or other berries, meringue, and whipped cream. first mentioned in print in 1893, it is commonly believed to originate from eton college and is served at the annual cricket match against the pupils of harrow school. eton mess is occasionally served at harrow school, where it is referred to as harrow mess.lancing mess (which uses bananas) is a similar dessert that is served throughout the year at lancing college in west sussex.

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Finkska pinnar

Shortbread cookies topped with sliced almonds

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Floating island

A floating island or île flottante is a dessert consisting of meringue floating on crème anglaise (a vanilla custard). the meringue is prepared from whipped egg whites, sugar, and vanilla extract and baked in a bain-marie. the crème anglaise is prepared with the egg yolks, vanilla, and hot milk, briefly cooked.

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Fudge

Fudge is a type of sugar candy that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °f (115 °c), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. in texture, this crystalline candy falls in between fondant icing and hard caramels.fruits, nuts, chocolate, caramel, candies, sweets, and other flavors are sometimes added inside or on top. fudge is often bought as a gift from a gift shop in tourist areas and attractions.

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Gingerbread

Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods, typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses. gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a soft, moist loaf cake to something close to a ginger snap.

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Glass

Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. it may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as strawberries or peaches. it can also be made by whisking a flavored cream base and liquid nitrogen together. food coloring is sometimes added, in addition to stabilizers. the mixture is cooled below the freezing point of water and stirred to incorporate air spaces and to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. the result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 °c or 35 °f). it becomes more malleable as its temperature increases. the meaning of the name "ice cream" varies from one country to another. ice cream and gelato, based on cream and milk. frozen yogurt, based on yogurt or kefir. frozen custard, with eggs added to cream and sugar. ice milk. sorbet/slushy, ice pop/popsicle/icicle: water base. examples: frozen cola, frozen lemonade, frozen tea. sherbet, like sorbet but with some milk added.in some countries, such as the united states, "ice cream" applies only to a specific variety, and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of cream. products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are sometimes labelled "frozen dairy dessert" instead. in other countries, such as italy and argentina, one word is used for all variants. analogues made from dairy alternatives, such as goat's or sheep's milk, or milk substitutes (e.g., soy, cashew, coconut, almond milk or tofu), are available for those who are lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy protein, or vegan. ice cream may be served in dishes, for eating with a spoon, or licked from edible wafer cones. ice cream may be served with other desserts, such as apple pie, or as an ingredient in ice cream floats, sundaes, milkshakes, ice cream cakes and even baked items, such as baked alaska.

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Gotländsk saffranspannkaka

Saffranspannkaka or gotlandspannkaka (english: saffron pancake or gotland pancake) is a dessert from the island of gotland, sweden, and is considered as one of their provincial dishes. it is made of pudding rice, cream, milk, sugar, egg, chopped almonds, and saffron. the cake can be eaten lukewarm or cold and is served according to tradition with dewberry jam and whipped cream. if necessary, with regard to allergies, the almonds can be excluded.

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Hallonpaj

Raspberry pie

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Halva

Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings) is a type of confectionery originating from persia and widely spread throughout the middle east. the name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste based on flour or semolina, finely ground seeds or nuts, and sweetened with sugar or honey.halva is popular in western, central and south asia, the balkans, the caucasus, eastern europe, north africa and the horn of africa. halva can be kept at room temperature during non-summer months with little risk of spoilage.

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Hastbullar

Swedish scones or muffins

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Havreflarn

Thin and crispy oatmeal cookies, can be dipped in chocolate

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Hjortronparfait

Cloudberry parfait

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Inkokta päron

Poached pears

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Ischoklad

Ischoklad ("ice chocolate"; eiskonfekt in german, which is also translated as ice confectionery) is a candy originating in germany which is now popular in both germany and sweden. it is a seasonal candy in denmark and sweden during christmas. the sweet was invented in 1927 by the confectioner adam eichelmann. it is usually made using only chocolate (one-half to two-thirds) and coconut oil (one-third to one-half).the reference to ice in the name relates to the fact that it melts very easily in the mouth and is perceived to have a cooling effect as the heat energy is absorbed. this effect is due to the melting point of coconut oil lying between 20 and 23 degrees celsius, around 10 degrees lower than chocolate. in some recipes, menthol is added, and in industrial production, urea is often added, which both increase the cooling sensation. ischoklad is a popular swedish christmas treat. in germany, the largest producer of eiskonfekt is eichetti.