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Cancha or Canchita refer to toasted corn/maize kernels or beans.
Charqui refers to dried llama meat which is a delicacy from Peru, particularly from Cerro de Pasco.
Charquican refers to a Peruvian dish made from Charqui. Charqui refers to dried llma meat, a delicacy in Peru.
Chotlo refers to the delicacy of the Tswana people which is made from a meat cut into extremely small pieces with the bones removed. The meat is first boiled, then grounded before being put back into the pot and stirred until it becomes very fine. The Tswana people refers to the people in Botswana, north-western South Africa and nearby areas and Tswana language which they speak. Likewise, the Tswanas are a tribe who migrated from East Africa to Southern Africa during the 14th century.
Chilcano refers to Peru's flavorful fish and seafood broth and is also known as a Peruvian cocktail made of Pisco and Ginger Ale.
Chal refers to the fermented camel’s milk in the Central Asian region. Chal is described as a fizzy, refershing, tangy and surprisingly unappalling milk from this Region.