Food family · 6 dishes · 6 regions

The sweetmeat
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1Indonesia

1Hungary

1Spain

1Netherlands

1Iran

1Afghanistan

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Indonesia

1 dish from Indonesia

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Bika Ambon
An Indonesian sweetmeat made with tapioca flour, eggs, sugar, yeast, and coconut milk, commonly flavored with kaffir lime or pandan and also sold in banana, durian, cheese, and chocolate varieties.
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Hungary

1 dish from Hungary

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Dunakavics
A Hungarian candy of crunchy roasted peanuts coated with sugar, first produced in the 1960s and widely sold by Bonbonetti in blue packaging.
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Spain

1 dish from Spain

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Catànies
A Spanish sweetmeat typical of Vilafranca del Penedès and nearby towns: toasted marcona almonds covered with caramel, then white chocolate or an almond, hazelnut and milk mixture, and powdered black chocolate.
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Netherlands

1 dish from Netherlands

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Hopje
A Dutch sweetmeat made from coffee, caramel, cream, and butter, dating to the 18th century and named after Baron Hendrik Hop.
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Iran

1 dish from Iran

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Nisholda
An Iranian sweet resembling white jam but thicker, popular in Afghan, Tajik, and Uzbek cuisines and traditional among Bukharan Jews.
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Afghanistan

1 dish from Afghanistan

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Talkhan
Talkhan is a local Afghan Tajik sweet made from walnuts and red or white mulberries. It is produced mainly in the Hindukush mountain valleys, especially Panjshir Province, and resembles chocolate but is lighter and coarser.
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