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Caschettas refers to a Nuoro dessert of rose-shaped pastries, which are offered to the bride on her wedding day.

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Caseiro is the Brazilian term which means "home made"

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Cashel Blue refers to an Irish soft Cheese of cylinder shape made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a wet, crusty rind with gray moulds. When young, Cashel Blue is firm, yet moist, with just a hint of fresh tarragon and white wine.

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Cashew Apple is the name of the Cashew fruit in Kerala, India. Cashew nut which is a by-product of Cashew fruit is an important product from Kerala. The nuts is an important ingredient for their sweets called Payasam and they are also sold as fried with salt or with or without Masala powder.

Picture below is a Cashew Tree in Allepey, Kerala, India full of unripened Cashew Apple or Cashew

Scenes in Munnar, Kerala, India near the Echo Point, an old man selling Plain and Masala-flavored Cashew Nuts. It was my breakfast during that cold nice early morning at Echo Point. I felt blessed. I enjoyed talking to the old vendor even if we didnt understand each other, first time I experienced to hear a real echo, I was able to travel to Munnar thru a motorbike and got to taste the delicious Masala-flavored Cashew nuts from Kerala, which the state is also famous for

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Me... having Masala-flavored Cashew Nuts for breakfast at Echo Point

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Casquinha de Siri refers to Bahia's crab cake. This dish is made from shredded crab meat sauteed with onions, garlic, tomatoes and herbs (cilantro, parley, etc) and then baked in the oven. Leftovers crabs can be used for their crab meats and canned crab meats are also available.The sauteed crab mixture can be baked in individual ramekins, and can also stuffed into cleaned crab shells. Crab is one of the common ingredients in Bahian cuisine, being near the sea. Bahia is an area of Brazil.

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Cassata siciliana also known as Cassata alla Siciliana refers to a traditional sweet from the province of Palermo, Sicily (

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Cassava Cake refers to a Filipino sweets/ desserts made from a mixture of grated cassava, condensed milk, melted butter and coconut cream which is baked with or without grated cheese on top. Some are also adding Macapuno as toppings The Filipino name of Cassava Cake is Bibingkang (native cake) Kamoteng Kahoy (Cassava), although this Filipino native cake is more popularly Known in the Philippines by its English name. Personal Note: My sister-in.law who is a nurse in Houston, Texas, mastered cooking Cassava Cake which she always prepare whenever there is a party in her home. Her version of Cassava Cake is really so creamy with the addition of lots of coconut milk and cream. I wanted to learn to cook Cassava Cake to so I can make them as Christmas gifts for my children-in-law during Christmas, but it is hard to find an Asian store where I am residing selling freshly grated cassava.

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Cassava Pone Pudding refers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines pudding dessert made from their Farine or flour made from cassava. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The Grenadines include 32 islands, the largest of which are Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, and Union. Some of the smaller islands are privately owned.

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Casse-Croute refers to the Tunisian fast food. Likewise, it refers to a sandwich made from half French loaf topped with a variety of fillings.

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Deutsch: Schmortopf / Español: Cazuela / Português: Caçarola / Français: Casserole / Italiano: Casseruola /

Casserole originates from the ancient practice of stewing meat slowly in earthenware containers. Types of casserole include ragout, hotpot, cassoulet and carbonnade.

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