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Chanahi refers to a Georgian dish made of lamb with spices (onion, parsley, pepper, garlic), eggplants and potatoes which stewed in layers in a crockery pot with fresh tomatoes and herbs. Chanahi is also known as Chanakhi.

Carte du jour is a French term which means "menu of the day" Du Jour means food of the day.

Calimyrnas refer to variety of fig which are considered to be the most delicious and most nutritious with a high potassium content. They have fleshy interiors with plenty of seeds. However, Calimyrnas perish easily, so they are mostly eaten fresh, dried, or used in pastries, desserts and confections.

Canning Salt also known as Pickling Salt as the name suggests is a kind of salt used when canning or pickling foods. It is a regular table salt without the anti-caking or iodine additives.

Capacollo refer to Italian cured pork shoulder butts which are salted, cured, coated with herbs and spices and air dried. It is a fairly lean and delicately-flavored Italian food is usually served as an appetizer as part of a selection of cold cuts in a platter known as Affettati Misti . No heat is involved in preparing Capocollo. Capocollo also known as Coppa, Capicola, Capocolla, Capacola, Capicollo, Cappicola, or Capacolo It's fairly lean, and delicately flavored. Capacollo are boneless pork shoulder butts that are cured, coated with spices and paprika, and then cooked.

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Cha Shu Bow refers to a Chinese steamed bun with dry roasted pork filling.