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Naan
A leavened, oven-baked flatbread from South Asia, slapped onto the searing wall of a tandoor and pulled off in chewy, blistered ovals.
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Table of contents
| Naan | Nachos | Nasi Goreng | Nougat |
List of Foods That Start With N
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Nachos
A Tex-Mex snack of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese — invented in 1943 by a Mexican maître d' as a quick meal for US Army wives, now a global sports and cinema staple.
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Nasi Goreng
Indonesia's national fried rice dish — cooked with sweet soy sauce (kecap manis), shrimp paste, and chillies, topped with a fried egg and prawn crackers, and rated among the world's best foods.
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Nougat
A chewy or brittle confection of whipped egg whites, honey or sugar syrup, and nuts — ancient in origin, found from Italy to Iran to Australia, with wildly different textures depending on the type.
About foods starting with N
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