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English: Okra/Okro, lady’s fingers, bhindi, gumbo Scientific name: Abelmoschus esculentus Moench Nigerian Igbo: ọkwurụ Bantu: kingombo Portuguese: quiabo Spanish: quimbombó, guigambó French: gombo Arabic: bamia Hindi: bhindi Bengali: dherosh Tamil: vendai kai Bahasa melayu: Bendi Thai: กระเจี๊ยบเขียว Vietnamese: Đậu bắp…
Mandarin Chinese: Xian Ya Dan 咸鸭蛋/ Xian Dan 咸蛋 Cantonese Chinese: Haam Aap Daan 鹹鴨蛋 / Haam Daan 鹹蛋 Minnan Chinese: Giam Aa Nng 鹹鴨卵 / Giam Nng 鹹卵 Japanese: 鹹蛋 Bahasa melayu: Telur masin Tagalog: Itlog na maalat Salted…
Chinese: 龟苓膏/龜苓膏 Guilinggao is an ancient medicinal desert, which hails from the county of Wuzhou 梧州 in Guangxi province in China. Legend has it that during the Era of the Three Kindgoms (AD 220-280), military strategist Zhu Geliang led his…
English: Silver/White Pomfret Scientific name: Pampus argenteus Chinese: 鲳鱼 Bahasa melayu: Ikan Bawal Putih Thai: ปลาจะละเม็ดขาว Vietnamese: Cá chim trắng Cebuano: Salay Winaray: Sandatan Malayalee: വെളുത്ത ആവോലി Silver pomfrets thrive in the warm seas of the Indian Ocean, and are an important…
Chinese: 魚露 Ancient Chinese: 鮨 Korean: Jeotgal 젓갈, Jeot 젓 Japanese: 魚醤 Thai: nam pla น้ำปลา Vietnamese: nước mắm Tagalog: patis Ancient Greek: Garos γάρον Latin: Garum, Liquamen English: Worcestershire sauce, fish pickle, fish sauce I am very fortunate to have an understanding partner, who lets me cook whatever I…
English: Cellophane noodles, Chinese vermicelli, Bean threads, Bean thread noodles, Crystal noodles, Glass noodles Mandarin Chinese: Fen Si 粉丝/粉絲 Minnan Chinese (Hokkien): Dang Hoon 冬粉, Sio Hoon 細粉 Cantonese Chinese: Sai Fan 細粉, Fan Si 粉絲 Japanese: Harusame 春雨 Korean:…
Cantonese Chinese: Yi Min, Yi Fu Min 伊麵, 伊府麵 Minnan Chinese: Yi Mi 伊麵 Mandarin Chinese: Yi Mian, Yi Fu Mian 伊面/意面, 伊府面 Some time ago, I introduced Yi Min in the recipe “Cantonese Lobster Noodles 龙虾上汤焖伊面”. I could…
Alaea is a traditional red Hawaiian sea salt made from minimally-processed Pacific sea water blended with a touch of Hawaiian red clay. The salt is rich in trace minerals, and the small amount of harvested reddish Hawaiian clay (“Alae”) further…
Scientific name: Amaranthus dubius/Amaranthus mangostanus L. Mandarin Chinese: Xiàn Caì 苋菜/莧菜; Or 青香苋、红苋菜、汉（汗）菜、红菜、野刺苋、米苋、人旱菜，杏菜、莹莹菜、玉米菜、米谷菜、云仙菜 Cantonese Chinese: Yin Choy 莕菜 Minnan Chinese: Heng Tsai 荇菜 English: Red spinach, Chinese spinach Vienamese: Rau Den Thai: Phak Khom ผักโขม Khmer: Ptee Bahasa Melaya: Bayam…
Scientific name: Vigna umbellata Mandarin Chinese: Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆/飯豆 English: Red rice bean I know I have not been posting for a long time. That is because I have been away, trying to recover from a serious bout of…
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