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Dal
A South Asian lentil or split-pea soup tempered with spiced oil — one of the oldest and most nutritious staple foods across India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
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Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
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Jam
Crushed or pureed fruit cooked with sugar to a thick, spreadable preserve — one of the oldest methods of preserving the harvest before refrigeration.
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Pho
Vietnam's national noodle soup — a clear, deeply aromatic bone broth simmered with charred ginger and onion, star anise and cinnamon, served over rice noodles with thinly sliced beef or chicken and a platter of fresh herbs.
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Tea
The leaves of Camellia sinensis brewed in hot water — the world's most widely consumed beverage after water, with thousands of regional traditions from Japanese matcha ceremony to British afternoon tea to Indian masala chai.
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