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Deutsch: Couscous / Español: Cuscús / Português: Cuscuz / Français: Couscous / Italiano: Couscous

Couscous is a traditional North African dish made from tiny steamed balls of crushed durum wheat semolina. It is a staple food throughout the North African cuisines of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. Couscous is prized for its ability to absorb the flavors of whatever spices, meats, or vegetables it is cooked with, making it a versatile and essential component of many dishes in this region.

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Couteau is a French term for "knife" as in Couteau économe (potato peeler) and Couteau à découpe (carving knife) or Coteau a Julienne

Couteau also means "razor shell".

Couteau Julienne also called Couteau a Julienne is a French term referring to a kitchen utensil, a special kind of knife which is used to cut food in Julienne way. Moreover, Couteau Julienne is a French-made knife used especially for cutting vegetables into Julienne which is often use for soups, for decorating dishes and salads.

Couteau is a French term for "knife" as in Couteau économe (potato peeler) and Couteau à découpe (carving knife).

Couteau also refers to "razor shell".

Cow Cod Soup refers to a Jamaican watery soup made of testicles and/or the male organ of the bull. Other ingredients can be added to to soups as preferred. Cow Cod Soup is said to be a "manly soup" as only the stongest of men consume this soup.

Cow Cod Soup is sometimes referred to as Bull Cod Soup and said to be one of the popular authentic dishes from Jamaica.

In Jamaica, soups are said to be drunk from the soup bowl as they prepare their soup with lots of water or fluid, so they do not say "eat your soup", but "drink your soup".

Cowberry refers to a wild tart member of the cranberry family which is found in northern climes. It is a fruit of a small creeping plant (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of the heath family, related to the blueberry and cranberry Cowberries is also known as lingonberries (and foxberry, mountain cranberry, rock cranberry, lowbush cranberry, and partridgeberry). Cowberries can be made mainly as jam or compote accompanying meat dishes, especially game meats. They have a tart taste so they are perfect with meat. Likewise, cowberries are used for jelly and juice by northern Europeans and by Scandinavians in the United States. In old times, when people did not have a freezer, cowberry was used as a natural preservative because of their high content of benzoic acid. It was mixed with other berries, like cloudberry, to make the berries edible throughout the winter. Cowberry is an important source for vitamin C, A and some B vitamins. Cowberries made into a jam or Cowberry Jam is usually served as accompaniment to Kaalikääryleet or Finnish cabbage rolls.

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Coxinha refers to a traditional snack in Brazil which is made of minced chicken shaped like a drumstick and deep fried in Batter until golden brown.

Cozida is a term for a stew with meat and vegetables. Cozida simply means "stew".

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Deutsch: Eintopf / Español: Cocido / Português: Cozido / Français: Pot-au-feu / Italiano: Stufato /

Cozido refers to a Portuguese cooking term which means "boiled" or "steamed". In Portugal, Cozido also refers to "stew", examples of Portugal's popular Cozidos are: Arroz de Cozido. Dobradinha (tripe stew), and Cozido à Portuguesa, among many others.

Cozido à Portuguesa refers to one of the common meat dish from Portugal which is a sort of hot pot of beef, sausages, potatoes, vegetables and rice. Cozido à Portuguesa originated from the Beira region of Portugal and it is cooked using pork and beef and in some areas in Portugal, chicken is also added together with varieties of vegetables like carrots, cabbages and turnip. Usually, Portuguese sausages like Chourico, Farinheira and Morcela and also potatoes and rice are also used as supplements along with the Cozido preparation. Cozido is more popular in Spain and is a prominent part of the Spanish diet, however, it initially evolved in the Portuguese terrain and therefore has continued to remain a well loved delicacy among the people of Portugal.

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Cozinhar a Portuguese term which means "to cook"

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