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Limpet (Patella caerulea Linnaeus) refers to a mollusk usually found around rocky coasts. Limpets are not really that flavorful, and the meat tends to be tough. Limpet's shell is conical and more or less symmetrical, with a pearly interior and normanny no more tha 4 to 5 centimeters long. However, giant Limpets with a flesh as hard as a leather reach up to 8 centimeters in the Corsican isle of Cavalho. Limpets are normally eaten raw, Greeks make them into a soup. Limpet is called Patelle in French; Petalida in Greek; Patella in Italian; Lapa in Spanish; N'lat in Tunisian; Deniz Kulagi in Turkish. Other names inlcude: Chapeau Chinois, also Arapede, Alepedo in Midi; and Barretet in Catalan.

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Limu is the Hawaiian word for "Seaweed".

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Limun Immallah refer to Moroccan preserved lemons which give a distinct flavor in Moroccan cooking. Limun Immallah or preserved lemons are pickled and flavored with herbs and spices, then ripened for up to a year.

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Lina is word used in Iloilo or Hiligaynon word for newly-gathered Tuba, a wine from coconut tree sap. Hiligaynon is the dialect spoken in Iloilo Province located in Visayas Region of the Philippines.

Line fish is a South African term which means "the catch of the day"

Linga is a Filipino word for sesame seeds.

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Linguado Macau refers to one of the popular Macau or Macanese dishes of a fried sole that is usually served with green salad

Linguica is a coarse sausage usually served grilled. It is a
Portuguese cured pork sausage seasoned with onions, garlic, and paprika. Like many other sausages, Linguica is generally

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Linguicia de lombo refers to a Brazilian fresh pork sausage using the meat from pork loins as a basis for the sausage.

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Linguicia pura de puerco refers to a Brazilian fresh pork sausage amde with pork ham meat and flavored with seasoned rum

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