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.
Adzhika
Adzhika refers to Georgia's spiced paste, spicy or hot pepper relish/ condiment used in cooking and preparing various Georgian dishes. Adzhika can be added to all kinds of meat, with Plov or even dotted on Manti. It is not only popular in Georgia, but also all over the former Soviet Union. Adzhika can be purchased in any supermarkets in the country, other European markets and even in Russian food stores in the United States. If Adzhika is not available, it can also be easily prepared at home by following the instruction below: . Ingredients: 1 cup raw chopped red bell pepper (cored and seeded) 1 cup raw chopped chili pepper ½ cup of peeled garlic ¼ cup of coriander seeds 2 teaspoons of Khmeli-Suneli (optional) 1 cup of shelled walnuts Grind ingredients together in mortar or food processor. Walnuts give the Adzhika its required thickness, so keep adding them until the final product reach a butter-like consistency. To store Adzhika, refrigerate it in a covered container. Khmeli-Suneli is a herb and spice mixture which can be bought in some spiced markets. If not available, it can also be prepared at home, but if time is limited, just omit it from the recipe. Below, however is the procedure on making Khmeli-Suneli: 2 tablespoons dried marjoram 2 tablespoons dried dill 2 tablespoons dried summer savory 2 tablespoons dried mint 2 tablespoons dried parsley 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons dried ground marigold petals 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek seeds crushed bay leavesFrittata
Frittata comes to us from the Italian word "fritta" for "fried." It is made made from beaten eggs into which various ingredients (cooked and chopped vegetables, etc) are thoroughly mixed with cheese before cooking and the complete mixture is then fried slowly over a medium flame in extra virgin olive oil.
Pongal
Pongal refers to an Indian food, particularly from Tamil Nadu which is a mash of rice and lentils boiled together and seasoned with ghee, cashew nuts, pepper and cummin seeds. Pongal is one of the foods which are eaten for breakfast with variety of other side dishes like Sambar and coconut chutney.