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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.