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Ta’miya is one of the popular dishes from Egypt. They are made from Fava beans made into balls and deep fried. They are served as fast food or snacks. Ta'miya is believed to be invented by Egyptian Bedouins.

Ta'miya is also known as Falafel.

Tonyina al Eivissenca refers to a particularly Ibizan Tuna dish. Tuna fish is served in a sauce made of pine nuts, eggs and white wine.

In Ibiza, other worthwhile fish dishes are made with Salmonete(red mullet), Mero (grouper), and Mejillones (mussels).

Takuan is the Japanese for "Pickled Radish". Radish which is called Daikon in Japanese is turning yellow after being pickled.

Traami refers to a large Indian metal dish from which several people eat together at a Kashmiri feast.

Tupig is a kind of wrapped rice sweet snack from the Ilocos Region of the Philippines which is made from a mixture of milled glutinous/sticky rice called Diket, coconut milk (Gata) and molasses (called Tagapulot in Ilocano). Other ingredients can be added to make this sweet snack special and to make it crunchy, like shredded matured coconut and sesame seeds. The mixture is then wrapped in banana leaves and roasted over charcoal.

Tökmagolaj is the Hungarian word for "Pumpkin Seed Oil". It is mostly used as an ingredient for salad dressing and used in soups.