Crossword: Food Frenzy

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ACROSS

5 Scottish savory pie, or film director Paul
6 A traditional soup in Mexico or the Philippines, or Ricky Martin’s first pop endeavor
10 1971 Woody Allen comedy
12 “Joy of Cooking” author ___ Rombauer
13 Fermented Korean side dish
15 Unleavened, Passover cracker
16 Character played by Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
19 “Top Chef” host ___ Lakshmi
21 Icon known for his love of peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwiches
23 Hot sauce with recognizable rooster logo
24 French pancake
25 Pickled whitefish feature of a Nordic julbord
26 Gordon Ramsay show

DOWN

1 Popeye’s leafy green of choice
2 Clarified butter
3 Polish Fat Tuesday pastry
4 Chobani or Stonyfield, to name a few
7 Danish table cheese that lends itself to slicing, grilling, and melting
8 Chickpea, in Veracruz
9 High-protein Andean grain
11 Champagne, in Spain
14 Standard fare on many an Easter table, in Athens
15 Corn, by another name
16 Staple in Indian cooking, or Golden State’s #30
17 Syrup not known for its speed
18 A doughy, New Orleans fritter
20 Whisk this for a vegan egg alternative
22 Diet eschewing carbs and embracing fats, with the aim of “ketosis”
24 Alternative to a flour tortilla