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Pepperpot Soup refers to a peppery soup as its name implies. Pepperpot Soup is made from a spinach-like Callaloo which gives the soup its green colour Pepperpot Soup also includes pig tails, salt pork or salt beef, coconut milk, okra and plenty of spices.

Patty refers to a food commonly found in Jamaica. In Jamaica, a Patty looks like a turnover but is savoury and is tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. Patties (the plural of Patty) may contain various fillings such as seasoned ground beef, chicken, mixed vegetables, ackee and cheese.

- Praline (New Orleans) : Praline which is pronounced "praw leen refers to New Orleans sweet which is brown-sugared, pecan-filled, candy patty. New Orleans Praline is ery sweet and so delicious that it is hard to resists eating just one piece.

Pan Bimbo or Bimbo Bread refers to the main Mexican white bread. During the earlier times, Tortillas was the main food of the Mexicans, today, however, many Mexicans have already changed their diet from Tortilla to sliced, wheat-based white bread mostly like those which are consumed in North America. In Mexico this white bread is called Pan Bimbo or bimbo Bread.

Papatzul refer to Mexican tortillas stuffed with chicken and topped with a creamy, ground pumpkin seed sauce, served with hard -cooked egg, from the Yucatan Region.

Pastel de Tres Leches refers to Mexico's a super moist cake soaked in three (3) kinds of milk. Pastel de Tres Leches is also known in Mexico as Tres Leche.

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