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El Inca refers to a Bolivian sweet low-alcohol beer.

Espetos de Sardinas or spitted sardines is one of the foods typical of Malaga. Espetos de Sardinas are prepared by skewering sardines on canes that are stuck upright in the sand next to a fire, but without letting either the smoke or flame touch the fish.

Elastin refers to the tough yellow connective tissue in meat which can not be tenderized by cooking. Elastin is usually removed before cooking.

Eiskraut (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) is the German term for "ice plant/common iceplant", a green leafy vegetable often used as salad in Germany. Eiskraut is also known as Kristallkraut, Eispflanze or Eisblume.

English trifle refers to a refrigerator cake of sliced sponge jelly roll with Madeira wine and custard dressing.

en Papillote is a French culinary term which refers to a method in cooking food inside of a pouch or parcel, and it steams the contents.