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Dirty Rice refers to New Orleans rice recipe which is said to be a "cousin of Jambalaya". Dirty Rice is made by adding bits of meats, such as giblets or sausages, spices and seasonings to white rice before cooking.

Dumboy refers to boiled and then pounded cassava, one of Liberia's staple foods and side dishes beside the Fufu or Foofoo Dumboy and Fufu (Foofoo) are both made from cassava and are usually served with palm butter. In Liberia, the two main staple foods are cassava and rice Cassava is cooked in so many ways - it can be boiled, grilled, baked, grated into a cereal, fried, pounded, and even eaten raw. Dumboy and fufu are the main diets of Liberians originating from eastern part of the country. As indicated by some locals of Grand Bassa County, the meal is also prepared from boiled and pounded cassava. However, this time the end result is not as thick as that of the GB. Dumboy is widely eaten with spicy or hot pepper soup; cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, a little bit of tomato paste for coloring, dried and fresh fishes (including pike, bonnie), dried and/or fresh meat, etc. Those in higher economic brackets prefer goat soup with their dumboy. The dish is accompanied with boiled bitter balls and boiled okra. Dumboy is also swallowed. Palava and okra sauces are all delicious soups served with dumboy and fufu.

Dauphine is a term that usually designates a method of preparing potatoes. Dauphine refer to little puffs made of potato puree, that are mixed with choux paste and then deep fried.

- Dende Oil / Dendê Oil : Dende Oil is Portuguese for "Palm Oil", which is higly used in Brazilian and Portuguese cooking. As an example, three (3) of Bahia's food are made or cooked with Palm Oil: Vatapa, Acaraje and Caruru

Dobos Torta refers to a Hungarian rich sponge cake topped with caramel. Dobos Torta is one of Hungarian desserts made by preparing a light round sponge cake, usually 5 to 7 layers, which is split and filled with a rich smooth chocolate filling. The top layer of Dobos Torta is scored into narrow wedges and coated with a hot caramel that hardens almost immediately. These caramel-coated wedges are then arranged in spiral fashion with alternate rosettes of chocolate cream as the finishing touch.

Daddawa refers to an African black, fermented paste which is made from the flat beans of the locust tree. This is a different tree from the European locust tree, which produces Carob beans. Daddawa, also known as Iru or Ogili, is stored in hard cakes. It is extremely smelly, but adds a wonderful flavor to sauces. Daddawa is sold in cakes, balls or bouillon cubes, only from West African grocers. If not available, Daddawa can be substituted with Maggi Sauce .

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