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Lutz Danner from Nassau, Bahamas: "conch salad"

Lutz Danner reports that the native cuisine of the Bahamas is very unusual. Bahamians eat at least once a week "conch salad", consisting of a large snail, the "conch". The snail has to be cut out from the body housing, then cut into small pieces and get mixed with tomato, celery, onions and cucumber. In addition, they put fresh orange juice, lime juice, salt and hot pepper on top of it.

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Mauricio Labrador Garcia, Ecuador: "Verdes"

Mauricio visited the Otavalo´s market in Ecuador and met Celinda, who sells croquettes made of cooked yucca or plantain. This Snack is called "verdes". Celinda fries or roasts the douhg-balls in a frying pan. Mauricio finds it very delicious. In other parts of Ecuador these croquettes are filled with chopped onions, meat, parsley, cheese and other tasty ingredients.

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Naeem Safi from Lahore, Pakistan: Kulcha

"Kulcha" is one of the traditional staple breads. Unique: "Kulcha" is special because it is made by only one baker in the country of 180 million inhabitants. It is made with flour raised with yeast for 24 hours, and then baked in a clay oven. It is loved by the inhabitants of Lahore for its strong sour taste. It is served with spiced potatoes, fresh onions, green chili, and mix vegetable pickle.

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Knut Friedo from Paraguay: empanada and more

Knut Friedo from Paraguay presents these tasty snacks: chicken croquette, breaded meat and und turnover filled with meat

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Stephan Madre, Thailand: Hot Pot

'Hot Pot' is a popular dish in Thailand. A specially-designed cooking pot is placed over a charcoal fire. Meat is placed on a raised grill, while vegetables bubble away in a broth bowl below. A terrific meal, especially for a group a friends!

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Iryna Artiukhova, Ukraine: pancake

Iryna Artiukhova of Ukraine is sending us her favorite snack treat. Like a pancake, she says it tastes best with some sour cream, some jam, or both together. Yummy!

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Bashar Jabbar, Iraq: Lablaby

"Lablaby" is made with cooked chick peas, lots of spices and lemon juice. Viewer Bashar Jabbar, of Tikrit in Iraq, raves about the energy that fills him every time he eats this snack, and he wants everyone to give it a try!

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Norah Al Arabi, Freiburg: Fried cheese rolls

This snack is called "fried cheese rolls" made from Flamenkuchen-Dough. The dough is ready to buy from the supermarket. You cut the dough into squares and fill it with a mixture of feta cheese and dried oregano. Then roll the dough like fingers and fry them in oil. Very tasty! Many thanks to Norah Al Arabi from Freiburg for sharing this snack with us.

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Sonia Barranco, Tenerife: Butifarras

This is the favorite snack of Sonia Barranco from Tenerife (Canary Islands), called Butifarras.
Butifarras is smoked meat from cows and pigs. It is seasoned with pepper and inserted into cleaned intestines. Sonia Barranco heard that this snack is the secret to stay fit and healthy in old age.

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Prithwiraj Purkayastha, India: Patishaptas

This Snack comes from Prithwiraj Purkayastha (from India) and is called "patishaptas".
More taste can be added if you serve the patishapta with some cream or some sweet butter on it.

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Shri Pal Garg, India: Golgappe/Panipuri

This snack comes from Shri Pal Garg, from India. It is called "Panipuri" or "Golgappe" and many Indians like it a lot. The name "Golgappa" refers to the fact that the sharp sphere ("gol") is placed in the mouth and is eaten without biting ("gappa"). This snack is not only delicious, but it's also fun to eat it.

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Francis Xavier, India: Obattu

The Snack: "Obattu" made in Bangalore, India - from Francis Xavier

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Matthias Knobloch, USA: Turkey leg

Matthias Knobloch is having a big bite of his favorite snack "Turkey Leg": a true specialty on almost every U.S. State Fair.

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Nora Panghy, Hungary: Rantotta

From Nora Panghy, Hungary: the Snack "Rantotta" has already been cooked by her grandmother, when she was a little child.

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Kersti Boenisch, Canada: Sticky Cinnamon Bun

In the Canadian town of Jasper, in the west, sticky cinnamon buns are popular with the locals. They're sweet buns glazed with sugar and cinnamon. Some eat them for breakfast, others serve them as dessert. But Kerstin and Herbert Boenisch prefer them with afternoon coffee.

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Zhang Rongrong, USA: Purple Yam Bread

The chefs of this snack is Zhang Rongrong. She is originally from Shanghai but now lives in the USA and works as a writer. Besides writing, she loves to invent new dishes. This is her latest creation: "Purple Yam Bread". The bread is made of flour, water, sour cream and filled with jam, butter and sugar. Finally garnished with toasted sesame-seeds.

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Wako Wondimu, Ethiopia: False banana bread

'False banana Brad with Meat soup' sent by Wako Wondimu from Ethiopia.

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Shanib, India: Parippuvada

Shanib from India with a local snack: 'Parippuvada'
Fried balls made out of red gram, onions and ginger

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Norah Al Arabi, Freiburg: olives in oil and honey

Norah Al Arabi says her Snack "fried cheese rolls" goes very well with olives in oil and some honey.

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Bezazel Ferhat Ben Rabah, Algeria: Shrimp Couscous

In the bottom of the steamer, put some water, coriander, salt & pepper, half of the saffron, peeled and washed onions, oil, the celery, ½ lemon.
Rinse shrimps in water and plunge into the broth perfumed in the saffron and arrange shrimps.

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Patricia Cecilia Burro, Brasilien: Biscoito Globo

Patricia Cecilia Burrowes carries her favorite snack on her fingers: "Biscoito Globo"! Many generations of children and adults from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) choose between the sweet or the salty taste of these cookies that are made ​​of milk, fat and sugar or salt.

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Manfred Gantner, Mexico: Suckling pig

Manfred Gantner's favourite Mexican snack is larger than normal : an entire suckling pig with herbs and beer froth. It has to cook for several hours on the charcoal grill.

Author: Alex Reitinger | Editor: Global 3000