Festival Foods

noun a small mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming, typically filled with meat or vegetables

• The delicate dumpling was carefully crafted by the skilled chef.
• Let's grab some dumplings for lunch, I'm craving them!
• These dumplings are the bomb, you have to try them!
• The dumpling of wisdom is filled with knowledge and experience.

noun a type of German sausage made from pork and seasoned with various spices, typically served grilled or fried

• The traditional German dish consisted of bratwurst served with sauerkraut and mustard.
• I love grilling bratwurst during summer cookouts.
• Let's grab some bratwurst and beers for the game tonight.
• His attitude towards authority earned him the reputation of being a bratwurst among his peers.

noun a type of grilled ground meat dish, typically made with a mixture of beef, lamb, and pork

adjective describing the type of dish mentioned above

• The traditional Romanian dish known as mititei is made with a mix of minced meat and spices.
• Let's grill some mititei for the barbecue this weekend.
• I could really go for some juicy mititei right now.
• The team's chemistry on the field was like the perfect blend of spices in a batch of mititei.

noun a small snack or light meal, typically eaten between regular meals

• The catering service provided a variety of short eats for the event.
• Let's grab some short eats from the food truck for a quick snack.
• I'm craving some short eats, let's hit up that new street food joint.
• In times of stress, I find comfort in indulging in some delicious short eats.

noun a popular North Indian dish consisting of spicy chickpeas (chole) served with deep-fried bread (bhature)

• Chole bhature is a popular North Indian dish consisting of spicy chickpea curry served with deep-fried bread.
• Let's go grab some chole bhature for lunch, I'm craving it!
• I could really go for some bomb chole bhature right now, it's so tasty!
• The chole bhature was like a party in my mouth, bursting with flavors and spices.

noun a sweet Indian dessert made by deep-frying a wheat flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes and then soaking it in sugar syrup

• The jalebi was served as a traditional Indian dessert at the wedding.
• I can't resist grabbing a jalebi whenever I pass by the sweet shop.
• Let's grab some jalebi and chai for a quick snack.
• Her words were as twisted and sweet as a jalebi.

noun a type of Indian sweet or dessert

• The mithai was served at the end of the formal dinner party.
• Let's grab some mithai from the sweet shop on our way home.
• I'm craving some mithai right now, let's go get some!
• Her words were like mithai to my ears, so sweet and comforting.

noun a popular Indian street food consisting of a hollow, crispy puri filled with flavored water (pani) and other ingredients such as tamarind chutney, chaat masala, potato, onion, and chickpeas

• Pani puri is a popular Indian street food made of hollow puri filled with flavored water, tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion, and chickpeas.
• Let's go grab some pani puri from the street vendor, it's so delicious!
• I could eat pani puri all day, it's bomb!
• The burst of flavors in pani puri is like a party in your mouth.