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Kao pad also known or spelled as Khao phad is a Thai term for "fried rice".

Fried rice is called Sinangag in the Philippines cooked with crushed or minced garlic. Sometimes it cooked with chopped onions, beaten eggs with added chopped ham or chorizos, depending on the one cooking it

Kai Pad Met Mamuang Himmaphan refers to a Thai food/dish made of chicken that is fried with cashew nuts

Kozhukutta Unda or Kozhukatta Unda also spelled Kozhakkatta, Kozhukkatta, Kozhukkottaai refers to rice dough filled or stuffed with fresh grated coconut and jaggery. It is one of the favorite Kerala's afternoon or teatime snacks called "Naalu Mani Palaharam".

Kareapela is the Malayalam word for Curry leaves . One of the important spice used in Indian cooking. In Kerala, South of India there is no cooked dishes without this very delicious and aromatic curry leaves. Every food cooked has to be tempered with Curry Leaves.

Kozhuva Achar is the Malayalam term for Pickled anchovies. It is made from fresh, cleaned and deboned Kozhuva (Anchovies) cooked/fried in coconut oil with lots of spices, such as mustard seeds (Kadugu/Kaduku), fenugeek, chili, onions and many more and of course Curry leaves. Kozhuva is also known in India as Netholi, Chooda and Podimeen.

Kisra one of the staple foods in South Sudan which is a pancake-bread made from sorghum flour. South Sudan is one of the the countries in Africa which is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, and the Central African Republic to the west.