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Tori is a Japanese word for "Chicken". Examples of Japanese dishes made from chicken meat or Tori are Tori No Karaage (deep-fried chicken) and Tori No Tsukune (stewed chicken dumplings)

Torkari refers to the Bangladesh dish made of vegetables cooked in spicy curry, such as Bandhakopir Ghonto which is also known as Bandhakopir Torkari which is made of vegetables such as cabbage, potatoes and green peas. Torkari is also known as Tarkari.

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Torley is an Egyptian Casserole of ground meats and sliced vegetables arranged in layers. Flavorings and seasonings are tomato juice, onions, and salt and pepper.

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Torrone refers to Sardinian nougat which is traditionally soft with a slight honey fragrance.

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Tort is the Russian word for cake

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Torta is the Italian word for cake or pie, as in Torta di mele (apple pie)

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Torta de viana refers to a Portuguese dish of Swiss roll type cake that is filled with lemon curd.

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Torta di frutta is the Italian term that refers to fruit tart, a small open pie with a fruit filling or a pastry cup with a filling of fruit with no top crust

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Tortang Ipon refers to a Filipino dish, particularly of the Ilocos Region of the Philippines made of very tiny fish called "Ipon" that come out for two (2) weeks after the full moon during the "ber" months, as in September , October and so on. Tortang Ipon is made by cooking these tiny fish with beaten egg, then fried. It simply means Omelette with "Ipon". Ipon is a prized fish from the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley Region of the Philippines, but it is also found in Southern Region and it is called Dulong. Ipon is actually fries of the Goy fish or in some instances, the fries of the Anchovy. It is calles "Silver fish" in English. (Please see article about Ipon)

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Tortarya refers to a kind of baked specialty from the Philippines, particulary from Sariaya, Quezon which is sweet, with saucer-like shape and laden with coconut.

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