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Calais in Pas-de-Calais in Picardy

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calamondin (orange)

[English] plural calamondin oranges

The calamondin or calamansi lime is a citrus fruit found in the Philippines though it is actually a hybrid and not found in the wild. Sour, small and round, it is often described as a cross between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a kumquat. It looks rather like a tangerine and is used to flavor foods and drinks

Calcutta in West Bengal

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calico bass

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A name for crappie, a sunfish found in the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley. It has soft, lean white flesh and little flavour.

California avocado

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A name for Hass, a widely available variety of avocado with black, knobbly skin.

California chile

[English] plural California chiles

Anaheim or California chillis are long, sweet, mild to hot chillis, suitable for grilling. They are often grilled and then used in salads, or for stuffing with cheese. They are often bright yellowish-green but there is a red variety known as the colourado chilli and a green known as the California Green. Anaheim chillis are rarely dried but are usually used fresh. They are native to Kenya but are now grown in the United States.

California corvina

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A variety of croaker or drum fish. A deep-bodied seawater fish which can be cooked in many ways. Croakers or drums are so named because of the croaking and drumming which accompanies their mating.

California Green chile

[English] plural California Green chiles

Anaheim or California chillis are long, sweet, mild to hot chillis, suitable for grilling. They are often grilled and then used in salads, or for stuffing with cheese. They are often bright yellowish-green but there is a red variety known as the colourado chilli and a green known as the California Green. Anaheim chillis are rarely dried but are usually used fresh. They are native to Kenya but are now grown in the United States.

California

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California rolls

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Developed by Japanese immigrants in the United States. Poached fish are rolled in rice, nori and sesame seeds.