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Creole Cuisine refers to a fusion of French, Spanish, and Native American cuisine cooked by African women in New Orleans . Moreover, Creole Cuisine is a style of food popular in the Southern Unites States (like New Orleans) that combines cooking techniques of the French with ingredients of the Africans, Caribbeans, Spanish, and Native Americans. Examples of Southern dishes are Jambalaya, Gumbo, Brunswick stew

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Crepe Dentelle is the French culinary term referring to a very thin, lace-like or lace-thin sweet crepe or pancake from Britanny. Dentelle is the French word for "Lace" and this pancake is very thin as to suggest a resemblance to a lace

Crescia sfogliata refers to a baked bread-like dish dressed with local ham and homegrown vegetables that originated from Urbano, Italy

Crevettes is the French word for tiny shrimps or small prawns.

Crevettes is pronounced "kreh-veht greez"

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Crimp is a culinary term which refers to the to sealing of the edges of two (2) layers of dough with fingers or fork

Crique refers to a potato pancake from the Auvergne, France; a flat cake made from grated potato with salt and pepper and cooked in a frying pan in a little butter - a dish which is typical of the Ardèche in the RhônAlpes region of France. The potato is known in the Ardèche occitan dialect as the "Tartifle "

Deutsch: Knusprigkeit / Español: Crujencia / Português: Crocância / Français: Croquant / Italiano: Croccantezza

Crispiness in food describes a desirable texture characterized by a firm, light crunch that shatters or snaps easily when bitten into. Often associated with fresh or fried foods, crispiness is a key sensory quality in various culinary contexts, adding an appealing mouthfeel and enhancing flavour experiences. Crispiness is frequently pursued in foods like chips, fried chicken, and fresh vegetables.

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Deutsch: Knusprige Garnelen / Español: Camarones Crujientes / Português: Camarão Crocante / Français: Crevettes Croustillantes / Italiano: Gamberi Croccanti /

In the food context, "Crispy Hipon" refers to a popular Filipino dish that consists of deep-fried shrimp, often coated in a light batter to achieve a crispy texture. "Hipon" is the Filipino word for shrimp or prawn, making "Crispy Hipon" a straightforward description of the dish's main ingredient and its preparation method.

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Criste Marine is the French term for "edible algae".

Croissant is a French term literally means crescent, refers to
a light, flaky, crescent-shaped bread roll made from yeast dough with a generous layering of butter. The dough is cut

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