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Hoofdgerecten is the Dutch word for "main course", which is also listed separately based on the basic ingredient: Vis for a dish of made of fish; Vlees for meat; Groenten for vegetables, and so on.

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English: Sweet pastry filled with bean paste / Deutsch: Süßes Gebäck gefüllt mit Bohnenpaste / Español: Pastelito dulce relleno de pasta de frijol / Português: Pastel doce recheado com pasta de feijão / Français: Pâtisserie sucrée remplie de pâte de haricot / Italiano: Dolce pasticcino ripieno di pasta di Fagioli /

Hopia refers to one of Philippines bakery products stuffed/filled with sweet mashed beans or a pork mixture. Nowadays, it is also filled with violet colored yam called Ube.

Hopia is Filipino for Laminated pastries . Laminated pastries are those made with puff pastry, or pastry rolled with layers of butter (please see Laminated pastries).

The most popular shape of Hopia is round because anything round is said to be a symbol of good fortune among the Chinese. However, other shapes also came out, like the one on the picture below. Hopia is like a small, local Filipino humble version of Moon cakes that the Chinese serve during the mid-Autumn festival, as Moon cakes are also filled with sweetened crushed beans

Polland Hopia which started in 1966 with a small store in Nueva, Binondo Manila was one of the pioneer Hopia manufacturers in the country and is well known for its aromatic taste. The owner, Mrs. Po had the original recipe straight from Amoy, China and recreated it.

Below are pictures Hopia from a local Bakery/Bakeshop in Laguna, Philippines filled with Mung Beans.

A closer look of the filling or stuffing of Hopia made from sweetened mashed Mung beans, called Munggo/Monggo in Filipino

Below is one of the local Bakeries in San Pablo City, Laguna where I come when I visit my home country, the Philippines to buy my favorite traditional breads, including Hopia. This is where I indulged on my favorite childhood snacks... bread of different kinds

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Horchata is referring to a Mexican rice water or milk that is flavored with cinnamon and sugar

Horchata de Chufas the refreshing beverage made from juice extracted from Chufa tubers. This beverage is popular in Spain and Mexico.

Horchata de Chufas is also known as Horchata.

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Horiatiki salata composed of- tomato, cucumber, olives and peta cheese.

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Horiatiko Psomi means village bread in Greece which is generally made from a mixture of whole and refined flour. Bread was once the staple food of Greeks and still eaten at every meal. In Greece, there are different breads for different occasions.On Clean Monday, the first day of the 40 days of fasting before easter there is an unleavened bread sold on the streets. During Easter there is the famous bread with the red easter egg in the middle of it. There is also the famous Pita bread ; the Paxamadia which is a hard bread eaten at breakfast, dipped in hot milk or coffee, or topped wih tomatoes, onions, Feta and olives; and the Kalouria which are skinny bagels sold on the streets by vendors on foot or with small carts for people who are always hurrying up to do their business and no time to sit down for a proper meal. Bread is a very important part of Greek religious services

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Horisa refers to Moroccan dish made with dark Barley grain cooked in

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Hormigos refers to a Spanish filling dish that contains blood sausage, garlic sausage, and Jamón that is cooked in tomatoes, onions, potatoes, red peppers, and garlic. The sauce is thickened with flour and water. Hormigos is one of the traditional foods from Seron in Almeria Serón sits north of the capital Almeria, about 130 kilometers from the capital city. Many of the area’s homes are firmly attached to the northern slopes of the Filabres Mountains on which they sit. Foundations are often part of the mountain.

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Deutsch: Backofen / Español: Horno / Português: Forno / Français: Four / Italiano: Forno /

Horno is a traditional oven of Taos Pueblo Indians which is beehive-shaped wood-heated outdoor oven made of mud, straw, rocks and adobe bricks.

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Hors d'Oeuvre is a French term for appetizer or first course of the meal.

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