The Glorious Food Glossary
The Glorious Food Glossary tells you everything important about the world of food. The Food Glosssary is all about different kinds of food from all over the world and how they are prepared and what their main ingredients are.
Moreover, the glossary is all about what people all over the world are eating and drinking and their activities, festivities, marriages, etc that involves food.
This Food Glossary is all about food . . . glorious food. We tell you about the food, some stories about them and we try our best to make photos of them as we travel around the world. As of now, we are featuring extensively foods from Germany, the Philippines and the State of Kerala, India, but we will add more pictures for you to enjoy as we discover the food of the world... as we travel around the globe.
All articles are available through the search function or via the A to Z line at the top of every page.
Knäcke (Knaecke)
Knäcke (Knaecke) also called Knäckebrot (Knaeckebrot) refers to crisp or crispy bread. In Germany, they can be bought in plastic packs with at least 6 pieces plain or with assorted nuts, like white and black sesame seeds, poppy seeds, pine nuts or pumpkin nuts or mixed nuts, like the one in the picture below.
Theeples (with Recipe)
- Theeples (with Recipe) : Theeples is a Greek recipe for Christmas that is also known as sweet fried bow knots.
Camaron Rebosado
In the food context, "Camaron Rebosado" is a popular Filipino dish consisting of deep-fried, battered shrimp. The name comes from Spanish, with "camarón" meaning shrimp and "rebosado" translating to battered or coated. This dish reflects the Spanish influence on Filipino cuisine, which has been enriched by over 300 years of Spanish colonization.
Feng / Feng Curry / Curry Feng
Feng or Feng Curry or Curry Feng refers to a spicy Eurasian curry dish containing minced beef or pork; minced pig’s kidney, liver, stomach, tripe and tongue; and various spices. Moreover, Feng is a spicy curry with pig entrails, organs or offals. Feng is traditionally eaten by Eurasians on Christmas and New Year’s Day. It is said that this curry is best eaten a day older, when the meat and the liver soaked up the taste of the curry sauce.
Akotonshi
Akotonshi refers to the traditional Ghanaian stuffed crabsAkotonshi (Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs)
Ingredients
1 tsp salt
3cm fresh ginger
6 cloves
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 bell peppers, finely chopped
2 generous pinches of paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp dried shrimp
100g whole-wheat breadcrumbs
1 hard -boiled egg, chopped
1 spring parsley
1kg crab meat
If using fresh crabs clean and dress them then place the crab meat in boiling salted water along with the ginger and cloves.