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Nabulsi refers to a semi-soft unripened cheese, with a mild, exotic, but quite salty flavor. Nabulsi was originally made with sheep milk, but with the increasing demand cow's milk is mow used to make Nabulsi.
Nabulsi can be eaten fresh, grilled, or fried in oil. It can be used to make of desserts such as Knafe, a traditional dessert from Lebanon. To remove its salty taste, Nabulsi can be soaked in cold water until the salt content has reached the desired level.
Nabulsi was originally made in the city of Nablus or Nabulus, Nabuls in CisJordania, Palestine. This city it is located north of Jerusalem. Nablus is one of the oldest cities of the world.
Nacatamales like regular tamales but wrapped in a banana leaf, and larger – a specialty of the central areas of Mexico.
Nacatamales also refer to one of Honduras Christmas foods which are like the Mexican Tamales, but are larger and moister with a more gelatinous dough and are wrapped in banana leaves.
Nachos are a Tortilla chips that is topped or served with melted Cheese and chilies, most often slices of Jalapeno. Nachos can also be topped/served with freshly made chopped tomatoes (Salsa) or tomato-based sauce as in the picture below.
Nachos is a food from Northern Mexico where Tortilla chips are called Totopos (crunchy corn Tortilla chips). The dish is created by Ignacio Anaya, a Mexican.