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Gagry is Russian for Christening party where food plays a vital role.

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Gammel Ost refers to the distinctive Norwegian cheese which is brown in color and tangy sharp in taste. It is also distinctive in odor and for this reason is always served from its own covered dish.

Goro Wafers refers to Norway's thin dough made of eggs, flour, cream, and vanilla which is cut to fit the patterned Goro iron pan. When the Goro pan's two (2) sides are pressed together, a pattern is baked on, and then it is quickly rolled into crisp tubes while hot. The Goro Wafer is a coffee treat.

Gulab Jamun refers to deep-fried cake balls served with aromatic syrups.

Genoise refers to a very rich sponge cake made with eggs and butter. Genoise is used as the foundation for many other cake preparations, however, it may be eaten as is with whipped cream or fruit.

Guatemalan (Persea nubigena var. guatamalensis L. Wms.) refers to one of the three (3) species of Avocados. The other two (2) are West Indian and Mexican Avocados. Guatemalan Avocado has thick and often rough skin. It blooms in the spring, and ripens in the spring and summer of the following year. The following are the vareities of Avocados that belong to Guatemalan Avocado group: Anaheim, Ardith, Carlsbad, Dickinson, Esther, Frazer, Gordo, Green-Gold, Hashimoto, Hass, Hazzard, Hellen, Lamb Hass, Nabal, Pinkerton, and Queen,

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