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Dishes made with peanut

50 dishes from around the world that list peanut as a main ingredient.

Tangyuan汤圆 / 湯圓 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreGlutinous rice balls, often filled, served in sweet or savory broth Sweet or dessert, Snacks HotteokVegetarian호떡 🇰🇷 South Korea and 2 moreKorean street pancake with a sweet, nutty filling Street food, Snacks Apam balikVegetarian 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA folded sweet pancake filled with peanuts and sugar, sold at roadside stalls Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time Briouatبريوات 🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan turnovers with sweet or savory fillings, wrapped in thin pastry Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks Ais kacangVegetarian‏اءيس كاچڠ 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreShaved ice dessert with beans, sweet corn and colourful syrups Sweet or dessert, Snacks ChikkiVegan 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA brittle Indian sweet made from nuts and jaggery or sugar Sweet or dessert, Snacks MahuaVegan麻花 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreTwisted strands of dough, deep-fried and eaten sweet or savory Sweet or dessert, Snacks MunguzáVegetarian 🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet porridge of whole corn, milk and sugar served at winter festivals Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time KobaVegan 🇲🇬 MadagascarA Malagasy sweet cake of peanuts, sugar and rice flour wrapped in banana leaves Sweet or dessert, Snacks Yusheng魚生 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 6 moreRaw fish and shredded vegetable salad tossed for luck at Chinese New Year Salad or side, Dinner GajakVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp Indian sweet made from sesame seeds and jaggery Sweet or dessert, Snacks CajuzinhoVegetarian 🇧🇷 BrazilA Brazilian party sweet shaped like a tiny cashew, made with peanuts and sugar Sweet or dessert, Snacks Laba congee腊八粥 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreA Chinese festival porridge with grains, beans, nuts and dried fruit Main dish King KongVegetarian 🇵🇪 PeruLayered Peruvian dessert with cookies, milk filling and pineapple sweet Sweet or dessert Pé de molequeVegan 🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet made with peanuts and unrefined sugar Sweet or dessert, Snacks

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