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Tufahije refer to Balkan apple cakes filled with nuts or walnut-filled apple cakes which is one of Bosnia's popular dessert like the Baklava. Tufahija (the singular formm of Tufahije) is the Bosnian national dessert originating from Persia, probably introduced by Ottomans.

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Tulsi is a Hindi word for basil

Tulum Peyniri refers to Turkey's very sharp and salty cheese wrapped in goat skin. The city of Erzincan which is located at the upper part of the Euphrates River in the Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey is famous for its Tava Leblebi and other foods like Tulum cheese

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Tulya is a Filipino word for clams whose broth boiled together with malunggay leaves is good for women who just gave birth as the drinking the tulya broth will make them develope more

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Tum is a Thai word which means "pounding using a mortar and pestle"

Tum Kaa Gai means chicken in coconut soup.

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Tumpeng refers to Indonesian cone-shaped rice; a turmeric-tinged yellow rice piled high into a cone and served with an assortment of dishes; a pyramid of fragrant yellow rice surrounded by assorted Indonesian dishes. The tip of the Tumpeng is offered to the eldest guest.The height of the cone symbolizes the greatness of Allah or God, and the food at the base of the cone symbolizes nature’s abundance. The yellow tinge in the rice symbolizes wealth and high morals.

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Tuna is a Maori term for eel

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Tuna heke is a Maori term for freshwater eels

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Tunsoy (Sardinella fambriata) ais a Filipino term for a kind of fish, an adult fimbriated sardines.