Napoleon US, millefeuille France, millefoglie Italy
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nātif Middle East (medieval)
A nougat-like confection made with honey, egg whites and nuts, perfumed with musk, ambergris and mastic.
nātif
A general Japanese term encompassing all sorts of sweets and snacks. These can be both sweet and savory, ranging from candy bars to seaweed snacks.
okashi
olie bollen, oliekoecken Netherlands
Literally “oil balls” or “oil cakes” these are the Dutch version of doughnuts. They are usually in the form of ping-pong-ball-sized fritter,, sprinkled generously with powdered sugar. For a 17th century recipe see Peter Rose’s translation at
www.kookhistorie.nl. See also
doughnuts. oliekoecken
Sandwich cookies made by the Nabisco Company since 1912. According to some accounts, more of these chocolate-colored disks filled with a shortening-based, vanillin-flavored “cream” have been sold than any other factory-made cookie (450 billion as of 2002). Presumably American children like them so much because they are fun to pull apart – it can’t possibly be the taste.
Oreos