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Kedma refers to the Yemeni traditional type of bread which contains different grains and is eaten with raw fresh vegetables.
Kiufte refers to Bulgaria's traditional meatball that is prepared from minced meat with local spices. In Bulgaria it is consumed as a main course with salad, chips, pickles or other garnish. Kiufte is usually prepared in a frying pan, but it may also be cooked with sauce as stew or as a soup with pasta or potatoes.
Koko refers to a leaf of a wild plant which is one of the foods of the forest inhabitants of Central African Republic.
In Central Africal Republic, the inhabitants of the forest area subsist on cassava, bananas, plantains, palm-nut-oil, forest caterpillars, and the Koko, while some inhabitants bring these foods to the capital (bagui) to sell at the market.
Central Africans are mostly self-sufficient, growing their own staples (manioc, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, corn, and squash), supplemented by wild tubers, leaves, and mushrooms. Peanut oil is produced commercially. Most products in the stores are imported from other African countries, Europe, and Asia.
Bangui is the capital of Central African Republic. The country lies at the center of Africa in a region where wooded grasslands adjoin dense rain forests and has an area of about 239,400 square miles (620,000 square kilometers). The capital, Bangui, originated at the site of a French military post established on the banks of the Ubangi River in June 1889.
King Cake refers to New Orleans extra-large oval doughnut pastry dusted with colored candied sugar. A plastic baby doll is hidden inside the cake and the lucky person who gets the piece of cake with the doll inside (and doesn't break a tooth or swallow it in the process!) buys the next cake for the next party throughout the Mardi Gras season.
Mardi Gras season in New Orleans falls on Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent, the day to celebrate before the traditional Catholic tradition of sacrificing and fasting during the 40 days of Lent.