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Iahnie refers to a Romanian vegetable ragout.

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Imam Bayildi refers to a Turkish dish made of eggplant sauteed in olive oil, with tomatoes, garlic, parsley and onions. Imam Bayildi (literally translated as the "Imam who fainted") is an eggplant based dish, mixed with olive oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and spices. Imam Bayildi is one of the best vegetarian alternatives in Mediterranean cuisine. The Greek version offers this dish as a main course, served hot with good use of sliced bread for dipping. The Turkish version is close to its neighbor’s (Greece) version, however, it is served as a Meze (side dish), and is eaten cold or at room temperature. Imam Bayildi is one of the foods which Greece and Turkey shares in common. Several of Turkish and Greek food resemle taste, aroma and more importantly names. The commonality between the two (2) countries dates back over 500 years to the Ottoman conquest ruling most of modern day Greece, as well as the entire eastern Mediterranean. With the empirical regime brought an establishment of the Silk Road, offering new recipes and spices from Central Asia to the Aegean. As a descendent of Greek Izmir, the food in Turkey was mostly derived from the Ottoman influences, examples are dishes like Mousakka, Imam Bayildi, Turlu, Borek, and among many others. These dishes symbolized centuries of shared history and culture between Greece and Turkey although in the end some differences might also be observed because of the differences in the style of cooking and some ingredients that goes into the dish.

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Inamona refers to roasted, salted, and ground Kukui nuts , one of Hawaii's food.

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Ice Wine refers to a rich, flavorful dessert wine, which is made by picking grapes that are frozen on the vine, then pressing them before they thaw. Because much of the water in the grapes is frozen, the resulting juice is concentrated, thereby very rich in flavor and also high in sugar and acid.

- Ichimi (Chili Pepper) : Ichimi Chili Pepper refers to a kind/type/variety of Asian Chili that is most commonly used in Japanese cooking. Ichimi is small, very hot, and red in color. It is available fresh, dried, flakes, or ground as a seasoning for a variety of dishes. Ichimi is also known as Togarashi Chili Pepper.

Isitambu refers to one of the dishes found in Durban, South Africa which is made of beans mixed with Samp. Cooking Isitambu requires patience as it needs plenty of cooking-hours before Isitambu is ready to be serve. Durban is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban is regarded as the busiest port in Africa and is also a major centre of tourism.