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Keşkek

Keşkek is a traditional ceremonial dish from Turkey and Azerbaijan made by slow-cooking meat and whole wheat until they...

Traditional Savory Turkish Wedding

8.6 Great

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Harees

Harees is a savory dish consisting of crushed wheat and meat slow-cooked together and then beaten or blended into a smoo...

Traditional Savory Slow Cooked Gulf

8.5 Great

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Asure

Asure, often called Noah's Pudding, is a traditional Turkish dessert made from a mixture of grains, fruits, dried fruits...

Traditional Sweet Festival Turkish

8.5 Great

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Champurrado

Champurrado is a traditional Mexican warm beverage thickened with masa de maíz, a dough made from nixtamalized corn. It...

Traditional Warm Mexican Sweet

8.5 Great

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Bubur Sumsum

Bubur sumsum is an Indonesian dessert consisting of a warm, creamy porridge made from white rice flour and coconut milk....

Asian Sweet Indonesian Coconut

8.4 Great

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Bubur Cha Cha

Bubur cha cha is a traditional dessert porridge popular in Malaysia and Singapore, closely associated with Peranakan or...

Mixed Asian Sweet Malaysian

8.3 Great

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Hobakjuk

Hobakjuk is a traditional Korean porridge made by boiling and mashing sweet winter squash, typically kabocha, and thicke...

Korean Traditional Asian Sweet

8.3 Great

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Tejate

Tejate is a traditional cold beverage originating from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, with roots tracing back to pre-Colum...

Traditional Mexican Pre Columbian Oaxacan

8.3 Great

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Jatjuk

Jatjuk is a traditional Korean rice porridge distinguished by the inclusion of finely ground pine nuts. The preparation...

Korean Traditional Asian Sweet

8.2 Great

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Jareesh

Jareesh is a savory porridge central to the culinary traditions of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly within the Najd r...

Traditional Savory Middle Eastern Saudi

8.2 Great

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Polenta Uncia

Polenta uncia is a traditional savory porridge originating from the Lake Como region of Lombardy, Italy. It is prepared...

Italian Alpine Traditional Savory

8.2 Great

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Atole

Atole is a traditional hot beverage originating from Mesoamerica, with roots in pre-Columbian civilizations such as the...

Traditional Warm Mexican Sweet

8.2 Great

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Colada Morada

Colada morada is a traditional, thick beverage originating from Ecuador, deeply associated with the Day of the Dead fest...

Traditional Ecuadorian Sweet Festival

8.2 Great

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Laba Zhou

Laba zhou is a Chinese multi-grain porridge traditionally consumed during the Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth d...

Traditional Chinese Sweet Festival

8.1 Great

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Babao Zhou

Babao zhou, or eight-treasure porridge, is a traditional Chinese dish made from glutinous rice combined with a variety o...

Traditional Chinese Sweet Festival

8.1 Great

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Heukimjajuk

Heukimjajuk is a traditional Korean porridge made by finely grinding and cooking black sesame seeds with soaked rice and...

Korean Traditional Asian Sweet

8.1 Great

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Atol de Elote

Atol de elote is a traditional warm beverage and porridge originating from Central America, with strong roots in Guatema...

Traditional Sweet Central American Guatemalan

8.1 Great

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Api

Api is a traditional, thick, sweet beverage originating from the Andean regions of Bolivia and Peru. It is made by simme...

Traditional Warm Sweet Bolivian

8.0 Great

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Lapsi

Lapsi is a sweet, pudding-like porridge made from cracked wheat, which is slow-cooked with ghee, sugar or jaggery, and w...

Indian Traditional Sweet Gujarati

7.7 Good

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Mazamorra

Mazamorra is a corn-based porridge eaten across Latin America, with regional variations ranging from Colombia's sweet mi...

Traditional Sweet Latin American Corn

7.6 Good