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Gugelhopf refers to a kind of traditional cake, a ring cake available in Germany, Austriam Switzerland and other European countries in a form of a ring. It is baked in a special pan called Bundt Pan, Tube Pan or Bundt cake pan (Gugelhupfform in German).

Pictures below is a Gugelhopf baked by my mother-in-law for our traditional get together, a Kaffee und Kuchen (Coffee and Cake) for Easter Sunday

Galapong refers to grounded glutinous rice mostly used in the Philippines as basis for making desserts or sweets, such as Ginataang Billo-Bilo, a famous Philippines dessert made of gound glutinous rice (Galapong) formed into marble size shape balls cooked in coconut milk.

Gule ærter refers to a split pea soup, a traditional soup from Denmark.

Garbure refers to a classic vegetable soup made in an earthenware pot called a toupin.

It is made in Gascony with cabbages and beans flavoured with garlic and herbs and containing confit of goose or duck,

Gbegiri refers to the traditional Nigerian bean stew

Ingredients

450g white or red beans
6 fresh habanero chillies (liquidized)
2 medium onions (liquidized)
450g fresh tomatoes (liquidized)
1kg dry smoked fish (omit for the vegetarian version)
3 tbsp tomato puree

Bloeder Sageru refers to an Indonesian food which is an Ambonese cake made from the mixture of fermented palm toddy wine, flour, butter and egg.