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.
Masala-Flavored Noodles
Masala-Flavored Noodles refer to a ready-to-cook noodle products which are available in India with an authenthic Indian taste, that of Masala.
When I was in Allepey, Kerala, India, for a while I craved for noodles and what they have given me from the food shops are also "very Indian" because even the ready-to-cook noodles are flavored with Masala and I loved it of course. I brought some packs on my way home to Germany.
I am missing the taste of Masala, I searched for Masala in the spice section of groceries here in Germany, but found only Garam Masala which has not the same taste like that of Masala I have tasted in Kerala.
In Allepey, they were laughing at me, because only little children are offered these ready-to-cook noodles. The adults will always like the traditional everyday dishes that they have. I am so happy no one shared my Masala noodles.
I added this particular food in my Glossary because it sustained my cravings while I was travelling. I enjoyed my usual noodles with a twist. It is one food whihc I will never forget and whenever I eat noodles, I will remember my happy times in Allepey, Kerala, India
While travelling to Munnar, it was so hard for me to find an eatery, but I found this one place near the Echo Point, a Thathukkada, a roadside eatery where I had my breakfast, a very good Malayalee vendor offered me ready-to-cook noodles and he cooked it for me with lots of slices of red onions. He also have some hard-boiled eggs and Masala tea. What a gracious cook.
Pickled
Deutsch: Einlegen
Pickling is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine to produce lactic acid, or marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar (acetic acid). The resulting pickled food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a salty or sour taste.
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.
Food Information: The 2009 Top 50 World's Best Restaurant
1. El Bulli, Spain (1)
2. The Fat Duck, UK (2)
3. Noma, Denmark (10)
4. Mugaritz, Spain (4)
5. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain (26)
6. Per Se, US (6)
7. Bras, France (7)
8. Arzak, Spain (8)
9. Pierre Gagnaire, France (3)
10. Alinea, US (21)
11. L'Astrance, France (11)
12. The French Laundry, US (5)
13. Osteria Francescana, Italy (new entry)
14. St. John, UK (16)
15. Le Bernardin, US (20)
16. Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville, Switzerland (27)
17. Tetsuya's, Australia (9)
18. L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, France (14)
19. Jean Georges, US (17)
20. Les Creations de Narisawa, Japan (new entry)
21 Chez Dominique, Finland (39)
22. Ristorante Cracco, Italy (43)
23. Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany (35)
24. D.O.M., Brazil (40)
25. Vendome, Germany (34)
26. Hof van Cleve, Belgium (28)
27. Masa, US (re-entry)
28. Gambero Rosso, Italy (12)
29. Oud Sluis, Netherlands (42)
30. Steirereck, Austria (new entry)
31. Momofuku Ssam Bar, US (new entry)
32. Oaxen Skargardskrog, Sweden (48)
33. Martin Berasategui, Spain (29)
34. Nobu, UK (30)
35. Mirazur, France (new entry)
36. Hakkasan, UK (19)
37. Le Quartier Francais, South Africa (5)
38. La Colombe, South Africa (re-entry)
39. Asador Etxbarri, Spain (44)
40. Le Chateaubriand, France (new entry)
41. Daniel, US (41)
42. Combal Zero, Italy (re-entry)
43. Le Louis XV, France (15)
44. Tantris, Germany (47)
45. Iggy's, Singapore (new entry)
46. Quay, Australia (new entry)
47. Les Ambassadeurs, France (45)
48. Dal Pescatore, Italy (23)
49. Le Calandre, Italy ( 36)
50. Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden (new entry)
Source: S. Pellegrino
Note: the numbers in bracket is for 2008 Ranking. We will come up with the past lists soon and more information about the addresses and names of the chef of the 2009 list.