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legumes is a Portuguese word for vegetables

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Leher Ayam means "Chicken's Neck" in Indonesian

Leinsamen is the German word for "flaxseed", "flax seed" or "linseed". Leinsamen is one of the world's healthiest food. Leinsamen can be added to hot or cold cereals; sprinkled into cooked vegetables for a nuttier flavor; and can be also be and ingredient when making bread, cookies and muffins, among many other uses. Leinsamen are an excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids, a very good source of dietary fiber and manganese and many other nutritional benefits.

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Leitao Assado / Leitão Assado refers to Portugal's roast suckling pig that is flavored with various herbs. Leitao Assado is a speciality of Central Portugal.

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Leiva Supp refers to Estonia's sweet, black bread soup that is usually made from leftover bread. Leive Supp is eaten as a dessert in Estonia. Leiva Supp is pronounced as "lay-vuh-soop".

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Lekkerbekjes refers to Dutch fried whiting, a kind of fish. Seafood dishes in the Netherlands are generally very good, especially in cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

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Lekvar refers to a jelly-like spread made from fruit and sugar, and a Hungarian specialty.

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Lekythos refers to a type of Greek pottery for storing olive oil.

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Lemak is the Malaysian word which literall means fatty or creamy from coconut cream. Lemak is literally translated from Malay which means Fat or Oil but in food, it denotes a richness in the food, particularly from the use of coconut milk.

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Lemak Ginjal is Malay worf for Beef Fat or Suet. Lemak Ginjal is called Ngau Sang in Chinese and Kollupu in Tamil. Tamil is one of the languages in India used in Tamil Nadu in the south of India

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