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Long Island Iced Tea refers to a powerful alcoholic concoction with various recipes usually incorporating vodka, gin, rum, cola and lemon. Not the type of tea for children or for the fainted heart, as a mixture of vodka, gin and rum is too much for those who are not drinking alcohol, but the name sounds so delicious.

Long John refers to a kind of long, slender doughnut, which can be filled with cream or custard. Long John is also known as a "Bismarck", perhaps after the name of big and long battleship called "Bismarck".

Long Beans refers to an exotic bean resembling a giant string bean. Long Beans have a mild flavor, but they are not a bean at all, but a member of the black eyed pea family.

Loup de Mer is the French for "Sea bass", a kind of fish.

Libyan Asida refers to a Arabic dish served with rub and molten sheep ghee ; the traditional way to eat libyan Asida is to do so using the index and middle fingers.

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Lagan Ke Kebab refers to a Indian food, particulary popular in Hyderabad for its rich and aromatic taste. Lagan Ke Kebab is a variety of Kebab which is a combination of minced vegetable and lentils flavored with Potli spices (a collection of 36 spices tied together in a muslin cloth) cooked on a Lagan (a seasoned plate that lends a delicate flavor to the dish).