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Sfincione is a thick, spongy flatbread originating from Palermo, Sicily. It is traditionally topped with a sauce made from tomatoes, onions, anchovies, and caciocavallo cheese, then baked in rectangular trays. The name derives from the Latin "spongia," meaning sponge, reflecting its airy texture. Sf...

Lahoh is a spongy, fermented flatbread originating from the Horn of Africa and Yemen, prepared by pouring a yeasted batter onto a hot, lightly oiled griddle. The cooking process, which often involves covering the pan, yields a cooked top covered in characteristic air pockets while the bottom remains...

Set Dosa is a South Indian breakfast item consisting of a set of two or three small, thick, soft dosas served together on a single plate. Made from a fermented batter of rice and urad dal (black gram), it produces a spongy, slightly tangy pancake with a pale golden surface and minimal crispness. The...

Canjeero, also spelled canjeelo, is a traditional Somali flatbread made from a lightly fermented batter of sorghum or corn flour. It is cooked on a circular metal griddle, resulting in a soft, spongy texture that is similar to Ethiopian injera but usually smaller and thinner. The flatbread is natura...

Codium fragile is a marine green alga with dark green, forked, cylindrical branches whose soft, spongy texture results from its siphonous internal structure. Native to parts of the Pacific, several subspecies have spread widely beyond their original ranges and can colonize rocky shores, shellfish be...

Codium tomentosum is a dark green green alga found on European Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Its thallus has a soft, spongy texture and consists of cylindrical branches that divide repeatedly in a dichotomous pattern. The plant can grow to about 30 centimetres in length and is attached to rocky...

Codium decorticatum is a green alga in the family Codiaceae. It forms a spongy thallus made of cylindrical branches that divide repeatedly, giving the plant a bushy or branched appearance rather than the flat blades seen in many other seaweeds. The species occurs on tropical and subtropical marine c...

Avrainvillea nigricans is a tropical green alga in the family Dichotomosiphonaceae. Its dark green thallus has a dense, spongy texture and commonly develops on sand, mud, or other soft substrates in sheltered lagoons, reef flats, and shallow coastal areas. The species is intended for marine biology...

Avrainvillea erecta is a siphonous green alga (Udoteaceae) found in tropical marine habitats, characterized by erect, spongy thalli composed of densely interwoven medullary filaments.

Codium fragile, commonly called dead man's fingers, is a green alga with a soft, spongy, branching body. It occurs in temperate marine environments and has spread beyond parts of its original range through human activity and natural dispersal. The species became established on the Atlantic coast of...