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Belizean Mint Cacao Sorbet

A refreshing Belizean-inspired sorbet that blends rich cacao with cool mint, bright lime, and a hint of vanilla. Dairy-free and deeply chocolatey, it’s a vibrant, palate-cleansing treat.

🇧🇿 Belize$$

Beignets de Morue Saint-Pierrais au Citron Vert

Crisp, herb-flecked salt-cod fritters scented with lime in the Saint-Pierre style—light inside from sparkling water and baking powder, golden and delicate outside. Best served hot with fresh lime wedges. Note: soak and desalinate salt cod 12–24 hours in advance.

🇵🇲 St. Pierre and Miquelon$$

Qifqi

Qifqi are Albanian rice-and-herb fritters bound with egg and pan-fried in olive oil and butter, served hot with a garlicky lemon yogurt and crumbled feta.

🇦🇱 Albania$$

Sugar Cakes

Traditional Caribbean-style Sugar Cakes made with grated coconut and a spiced sugar syrup, brightened with ginger, vanilla, and lime zest. Chewy, fragrant, and colorful, they’re an easy stovetop sweet perfect for gifting or celebrations.

🇧🇧 Barbados$

Romkugler

Romkugler are classic Danish no-bake rum balls made from cake crumbs, cocoa, butter, jam, and a splash of dark rum, rolled in sprinkles, coconut, or tart raspberry dust. Rich, fudgy, and perfect for using leftover cake, they’re a festive bite-sized dessert.

🇩🇰 Denmark$$

Mawuyu Mousse

A silky, tangy mousse showcasing mawuyu (baobab) powder folded into whipped cream and milk, lightly sweetened and set with gelatin or agar-agar. Finished with crunchy roasted peanuts and sesame, dark chocolate, and bright citrus zest.

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe$$

Oka i'a

Oka i'a is a Samoan raw tuna salad lightly cured in lime juice and folded with rich coconut cream, then tossed with tomato, cucumber, onion, and chili. Bright, creamy, and refreshing with a gentle heat.

🇼🇸 Samoa$$

Pikliz

Pikliz is a bright, fiery Haitian pickled slaw of cabbage, carrots, and Scotch bonnet peppers in a tangy vinegar-lime brine—crisp, zesty, and perfect as a condiment or side.

🇭🇹 Haiti$

Conakry Dèguè

Conakry Dèguè (Thiakry/Degue) is a creamy West African millet-and-yogurt dessert, lightly spiced with vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and dotted with raisins and coconut.

🇬🇳 Guinea$$

Kachkéis Mousse

A silky, savory mousse of Luxembourgish Kachkéis lightened with whipped cream, brightened by white wine, Dijon, and lemon, and set with a hint of gelatin. Chilled and spooned onto rye bread, then finished with fresh chives.

🇱🇺 Luxembourg$$

I've been...

Belizean Mint Cacao Sorbet

Beignets de Morue Saint-Pierrais au Citron Vert

Qifqi

Sugar Cakes

Romkugler

Mawuyu Mousse

Oka i'a

Pikliz

Conakry Dèguè

Kachkéis Mousse

I've been...

Belizean Mint Cacao Sorbet

Beignets de Morue Saint-Pierrais au Citron Vert

Qifqi

Sugar Cakes

Romkugler

Mawuyu Mousse

Oka i'a

Pikliz

Conakry Dèguè

Kachkéis Mousse