| TABBOULEH | Middle Eastern salad of Lebanese origin made with cracked wheat and finely chopped tomatoes, cucumber, mint, parsley etc. (9) |
| MINCE | Small creatures hoarding nuts, to start with, and finely chopped food |
| TABOULI | Salad of cracked wheat and parsley (7) |
| FILAGREED | Out of jail, one prisoner being embraced and finely bedecked with gold? |
| CAYENNE | Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red. (7) |
| STRUDEL | A baked sweet of Austrian origin, made of thin layers of pastry with a filling usually of fruit (7) |
| BAZARGAN | Bag Zara crumpled with name for a Middle Eastern salad (8) |
| SALSA | Spicy sauce of chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers, commonly served with Mexican food, as in the echinacea cultivar Sombrero ___ Red! (5) |
| PASTA | Food of Italian origin made from flour, water and egg (5) |
| CHUTNEY | A spicy condiment of Indian origin made of fruit or vegetables (7) |
| BRUSCHETTA | Dish made with raw chopped tomatoes on bread (10) |
| PIRIPIRI | A Portuguese hot sauce of African origin made from red chilli peppers (4-4) |
| CHUTNEYS | Pickles of Indian origin, made from fruit, vinegar, spices, sugar, etc (8) |
| LILLE | Last of Israeli pounds deposited in banks of Lebanese city (5) |
| RAITA | An Indian condiment of finely chopped cucumber and mint in yogurt, served with curries (5) |
| PATE | Top of the head / rich paste or spread of finely chopped and spiced meat or fish |
| STEAKTARTARE | Finely chopped raw beef, with onions and seasoning, topped with raw egg yolk |
| CHAP | Guy with cracked area of skin (4) |
| SAKI | Alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice (4) |
| GEMAYEL | Surname of a family of Lebanese political rulers (7) |
