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Ca Ran Chua Ngot refers to Vietnam's special main dish of quickly fried whole fish served with a delicate sweet and sour sauce touched lightly with chilis and onions, Nuoc Mam, vinegar, and sugar. Ca Ran Chua Ngot is garnished by stir-fried slivered tiger lily buds, mushrooms and scallions.

Cracked-Wheat Pilaf refers to Turkish steamed rice dish made from whole onions, green peppers, and sliced tomatoes which is sauteed in butter and boiled in beef stock. Cracked-Wheat Pilaf is also known as Cracked-wheat Pilav

Chicory Coffee refers to a coffee concoction from New Orleans of ground and roasted root of a European variety of chicory added to ground coffee in varying proportions. Adding the roasted root of chicory was originally used for reasons of economy, but the practice of drinking coffee with chicory remained and is now favored by many New Orleanians. It lends an added bitterness to the original taste of coffee..

Cook Shops refer to tiny road side restaurants in Liberia.

Cabe Rawit refers to Indonesia's small but exceedingly hot chili used in Malaysian cuisine. Cabe Rawit can be red, green or white.

Caipiroska refers to a Brazilian cocktail made of vodka and crushed lemon.