Glutinous rice is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia,and the northeastern regions of South Asia,which has opaque grains,very low amylose content,and is especially sticky when cooked. It is widely consumed across Asia.
Roe,or hard roe,is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries,or the released external egg masses,of fish and certain marine animals such as shrimp,scallop,sea urchins and squid. As a seafood,roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes,and as a raw ingredient for delicacies such as caviar.
Malaysian cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices found in Malaysia,and reflects the multi-ethnic makeup of its population. The vast majority of Malaysia's population can roughly be divided among three major ethnic groups:Malays,Chinese and Indians. The remainder consists of the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia,the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia,the Peranakan and Eurasian creole communities,as well as a significant number of foreign workers and expatriates.
A mooncake is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest while a legend connects it to moon watching,and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is widely regarded as one of the four most important Chinese festivals.
Zongzi,rouzong,or simply zong is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves,or sometimes with reed or other large flat leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling. People in the Eastern world often translate this dish into English as rice dumplings or sticky rice dumplings,although the Chinese government has registered Zongzi as the formal name in global use.
Balut is a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled in urine and eaten from the shell. It is commonly sold as street food most notably in the Philippines,Cambodia and Vietnam. The term comes from the Filipino language.
Aspic or meat jelly is a savory gelatin made with a meat stock or broth,set in a mold to encase other ingredients. These often include pieces of meat,seafood,vegetable,or eggs. Aspic is also sometimes referred to as aspic gelée or aspic jelly. In its simplest form,aspic is essentially a gelatinous version of conventional soup.
Romanian cuisine is a diverse blend of different dishes from several traditions with which it has come into contact,but it also maintains its own character. It has been mainly influenced by Turkish and a series of European cuisines in particular from the Balkan Peninsula,or Hungarian cuisine as well as culinary elements stemming from the cuisines of Central Europe.
Filipino Cuisine is composed of the cuisines of more than a hundred distinct ethnolinguistic groups found throughout the Philippine archipelago. A majority of mainstream Filipino dishes that compose Filipino cuisine are from the food traditions of various ethnolinguistic groups and tribes of the archipelago,including the Ilocano,Pangasinan,Kapampangan,Tagalog,Bicolano,Visayan,Chavacano,and Maranao ethnolinguistic groups. The dishes associated with these groups evolved over the centuries from a largely indigenous base shared with maritime Southeast Asia with varied influences from Chinese,Spanish,and American cuisines,in line with the major waves of influence that had enriched the cultures of the archipelago,and adapted using indigenous ingredients to meet local preferences.
Cypriot cuisine is the cuisine of the island of Cyprus,shared by both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.
Chinese Indonesian cuisine is characterized by the mixture of Chinese with local Indonesian style. Chinese Indonesians,mostly descendant of Han ethnic Hokkien and Hakka speakers,brought their legacy of Chinese cuisine,and modified some of the dishes with the addition of Indonesian ingredients,such as kecap manis,palm sugar,peanut sauce,chili,santan and local spices to form a hybrid Chinese-Indonesian cuisine. Some of the dishes and cakes share the same style as in Malaysia and Singapore,known as Nyonya cuisine by the Peranakan.
A rice cake may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped,condensed,or otherwise combined into a single object. A wide variety of rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten. Common variations include cakes made with rice flour,those made from ground rice,and those made from whole grains of rice compressed together or combined with some other binding substance.
Peranakan cuisine or Nyonya cuisine comes from the Peranakans,descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang,Malacca,Singapore and Indonesia,inter-marrying with local Malays. In Baba Malay,a female Peranakan is known as a nonya,and a male Peranakan is known as a baba. The cuisine combines Chinese,Malay,Javanese,South Indian,and other influences.
An acquired taste is an appreciation for something unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it. It is the opposite of innate taste,which is the appreciation for things that are enjoyable by most people without prior exposure to them.
Javanese cuisine is the cuisine of Javanese people,a major ethnic group in Indonesia,more precisely the province of Central Java,Yogyakarta and East Java.
Century eggs,also known as alkalized or preserved egg,are a Chinese egg-based culinary dish made by preserving duck,chicken,or quail eggs in a mixture of clay,ash,salt,quicklime,and rice hulls for several weeks to several months,depending on the processing method.
Teochew porridge is a Teochew rice porridge dish often accompanied with various small plates of side dishes. Teochew porridge is served as a banquet of meats,fish egg,and vegetables that is eaten with plain rice porridge. It may be simply prepared plain,or include sweet potatoes. The rice grains,while softened from cooking,are still whole and not in an overly starchy state. Because the porridge is served plain,it is suitable to accompany salty side dishes. The recipe originated in Chaozhou and was later modified by early immigrants prepared in Malaysia and Singapore over the generations to suit local tastes.
Pastil is a Filipino packed rice dish made with steamed rice wrapped in banana leaves with dry shredded beef,chicken,or fish. It originates from the Maguindanao people and is a popular,cheap breakfast meal in Mindanao,especially among Muslim Filipinos. Pastil is also known as patil,patel,patir,or pater in Maranao;and paster in Iranun.
