Glossary C

Cocido montañés is a fabulous white-bean stew typical of western Cantabria. Cocido montañés is a stew made of pork, kidney beans and cabbage.

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Cocido Lebaniego refers to one of the dishes from Cantabria which is a stew made of meat, chick peas and cabbage. Vegetables and pulses are commonly used in Cantabria in Spain.

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Corbatas de Unquera refer to a type of long pastries, literally called "Unquera neckties” in English. It is one of the dessert from Cantabria, Spain.

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Chapoo is Thai for "bitter leaf" , a kind of vegetable that is eaten raw or used in soup or salads in Thai cooking.

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Choto al Ajo Cabañil. This dish offers slowly simmered goat meat in a mixture of garlic and olive oil. Choto al Ajo Cabañil is a popular dish for special events.

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CARE Packet refer to packages sent to West Germany in 1945 by the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE) containing preserved meat and fat, canned and dried fruits, honey, chocolate, sugar, powdered egg and milk, as well as coffee. CARE is mainly a privately funded food organization seeking to relieve suffering and hunger in Europe which was created created in 1945, to rush lifesaving CARE packages to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations.

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