Glossary C
Charakku refers to a fish curry made with roasted coriander, fenugreek, mustard, cumin, fennel, black pepper, garlic and ginger which has medicinal qualities and assist in the digestion of food.
Charakku is one of the dishes in Jaffna, North of Sri Lanka where dishes tend to have lots of gravy, including Charakku.
Charapa refers to a river tortoise from the Amazon region of Peru.
Charentais Melon refers to a French cantaloupe melon with a particularly juice, sweet flesh. Charentais Melon is looking similar to cantaloupe, but slightly smaller and veined and is incredibly fragrant and tender melon, known to induce swooning.
Charlas also spelled Charllas or Saarlas refers to South Indian salad made from mixture of slices of fresh cucumber tomatoes, onions, chilies and curd. Some are also using Vinegar as dressing instead of curd.
Charlas is also known as Kuchember or Kachumber. (please see also article and photo of Kuchember)
Below are pictures of plain Charlas with just small slices of onions, tomatoes and cucumber and Charlas with curd which is often prepared as part of a meal for important occassions in Kerala, such as Wedding, first Communions and other important festivals.
Below is a set of meal served in a paper plate during a Wedding party in Allepey, Kerala, India with Biryani, Beef Masala and Charlas
