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Djon Djon refer to small black mushrooms indigenous to Northern Haiti. Their stems are cooked and only the left over liquid is used to make Riz Djon Djon as the mushroom themselved are inedible.
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.
Dobrada or Dobrado refers to a Portuguese dish made of tripe with beans. Dobrada is the name of this dishn in the south and uses garbanzos instead of white beans. In Porto, Dobrada is called Tripas or ?Tripas a Moda do Porto (Tripe in the Style of Porto)
Doce de Goiaba refers to guava marmalade which is the main ingredient of the popular and special cake from Brazil called Bolo de Rolo, a rolled cake with filled with Doce de Goiaba (guava marmalade).