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10 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Khao Niao Mamuang (ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง) — Mango Sticky Rice
Khao niao mamuang is Thailand's best-known sweet: long-grain glutinous rice from the north, soaked overnight and…
Tarta de Santiago (Saint James Almond Cake)
Tarta de Santiago is Galicia's flourless almond cake — ground almonds, sugar, eggs and lemon zest, and essentially…
Kraków Lattice Cheesecake (Sernik Krakowski)
Sernik krakowski is the lattice-topped baked cheesecake of Kraków: a slab of twice-ground full-fat twaróg beaten…
Picarones (Peruvian Squash and Sweet Potato Rings in Chancaca Syrup)
Picarones are Lima's criollo answer to the Spanish buñuelo: a yeast-raised batter of boiled zapallo macre and sweet…
Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead)
Pan de muerto is the round, butter-and-egg enriched sweet bread baked across central Mexico for Día de Muertos…
Dorayaki (どら焼き)
Dorayaki are two small honey-sweetened castella pancakes sandwiching a mound of tsubu-an, the chunky sweetened…
Sicilian Cannoli (Cannoli Siciliani)
Cannoli are Sicily's great pastry: a Marsala-and-lard dough rolled paper-thin, wrapped around metal tubes…
Rosogolla (রসগোল্লা)
Rosogolla is Bengal's defining sweet: fresh cow's-milk curd, chhena, kneaded to a completely smooth paste, rolled…
Hong Kong Egg Tarts (蛋撻)
The Hong Kong egg tart is a small fluted tart of barely-set egg custard in a short, buttery biscuit crust, sold…
Tarte Tatin (Tarte des Demoiselles Tatin)
An upside-down apple tart from Lamotte-Beuvron in the Sologne, where the Tatin sisters ran the hotel opposite the…