Heyzor 潮汕虾枣 is one of the most iconic Teochew dishes of all times. On the surface, it may look simple – deep-fried prawn rolls – but when you dig deeper, you’ll realise that a lot of work and experience is…
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Latin: Lycium ruthenicum Chinese: 黑果枸杞 English: Black Goji What are Black Goji Berries 黑枸杞? Grown high on the Tibetan plateau in western China, is a thorny flowering plant whose family is commonly known as the Russian box thorn in Europe….
Latin: Parmotrema perlatum English: Black stone flower, Kalpasi Sanskrit: Shaileyam Tamil: Kalpasi, Marapasi Malayalam: Adal Poove, Celeyam, Kalpuvu Kannada: Kalahu, Kaluhuva Marathi: Dagad Phool Hindi: Pathar ka phool, Dagad Phool Urdu: Riham karmani What is Kalpasi? Also known as ‘black…
Latin: Lactarius deliciosus English: Saffron milk cap, Red pine mushroom French: Lactaire délicieux Italian: Sanguinaccio (Calabria), Sanguinin (Liguria), Lardaru Sanguignu nel salento (Puglia), Rossella, Sanguinello, Pennenciole, Pennecciola, Pineggiola (Toscana), Sanguinoso (Umbria) Spanish: Mízcalo, Niscalo, Rebollón, Robellón Portuguese: Sancha, Tancha, Pinheira,…
Khanom Jeen Namya ขนมจีนนำ้ยา is typical dish in southern Thailand. Deceptively simple, Khanom Jeen Namya ขนมจีนนำ้ยา is composed of a plate of rice noodles, served drenched in a rich creamy fish curry, topped with boiled egg, basil and other fresh…
Latin: Boesenbergia rotunda English: Fingerroot, Galingale, Tumicuni Cambodian: K’cheay ខ្ជាយ Thai: Krachai กระชาย Indonesian: Temu Kunci Vietnamese: Ngải Bún, Nga Truật Chinese: Aochunjiang 凹脣薑 Dutch: Temoe Koentjie What is Fingerroot? Fingerroot, Boesenbergia rotunda, belongs to the ginger family called Zingiberaceae….
ordyceps Militaris seems to be a more sustainable and affordable alternative to Ophiocordyceps Sinensis, unless you are filthy rich. But you have to be realistic about what you can get out of Cordyceps Militaris, because it may not be as effective as its wild ancestor. Furthermore, you have to be careful about contamination by consuming only fresh or dried whole Cordyceps Militaris, not in supplement form.
Originally from a Chinese Teochew 潮汕 streetfood, “Tsuiguey” 水粿 – also spelled “Chwee Kueh” is likewise popular in Singapore and Malaysia as a breakfast food. Tsuiguey are in fact small steamed rice cakes, topped with a kind of stir-fried fermented daikon called “Tsaibor” 菜脯.
I got to know this recipe from an episode of the Netflix series called Flavorsome Origins (风味原产地) The 20-episode first season features dishes and ingredients from the Chaoshan region in Guangdong Province in China, a Minnan culture enclave in the…
English: Asafoetida, Yellow Powder, Devil’s Dung Hindi: हींग (hīng) Bengali: হিং (hiṅ) Malayalam: കായം (kāyaṃ) Tamil: பெருங்காயம் (perunkayam) French: Merde du Diable German: Teufelsdreck Dutch: Duivelsdrek Afrikaans: Duiwelsdrek Swedish: Dyvelsträck Finnish: Pirunpaska, Pirunpihka Estonian: Juudavaik Turkish: Şeytan tersi, Şeytan boku,…
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